A GPS map is easier to use when each asset can be recognized immediately and only appropriate actions appear for its tracker. This ALTAGAMA GPS update introduces custom PNG marker icons, smoother device editing from the map, and independent control over GPRS, SMS, and call commands. It also corrects the interpretation of status information transmitted by equipment compatible with the binary H02 protocol.
Custom PNG icons for GPS markers
Users can upload their own PNG icons and use them to represent devices on the map. Instead of relying only on default symbols, a business can adapt markers to the types of vehicles, assets, or services it manages.
An icon can represent a truck, motorcycle, ambulance, machine, or a category defined by the organization. When reviewing the map, operators recognize the asset type more quickly and can focus on relevant equipment.
- Visual identification: distinguish categories without opening each device.
- Faster operation: find vehicles or assets by their appearance on the map.
- Custom organization: use symbols aligned with business activity.
- Consistent presentation: maintain a shared visual reference for operators and supervisors.
For legible results, use a simple PNG image with good contrast and details visible at a small size. The icon helps identify a device, but it does not change its position, status, or transmitted information.
Real uses for custom markers
An assistance company can use different symbols for tow trucks, ambulances, and supervision vehicles. A construction operation can distinguish machinery, trucks, and mobile equipment. An integrator can organize a customer's devices according to recognizable commercial categories.
Icons can also support internal procedures. A fleet may represent owned and leased equipment with different symbols, provided that the convention is clear to account users.
Optimized device editing from the map
The update improves the workflow for editing devices while the user works on the map. Operators can move from visual supervision to tracker information with less friction, make the required adjustment, and continue monitoring.
This is useful during installation, reassignment, or data review. A technician can locate the marker, open the corresponding device, and verify that the correct equipment is being modified. In accounts with many assets, retaining map context reduces confusion between similar names.
Disable commands by channel
ALTAGAMA GPS can control available commands according to their communication channel:
- GPRS: instructions delivered through the tracker's data connection.
- SMS: commands sent as text messages to the device number.
- Call: actions using a phone call when supported by the equipment.
Administrators can disable each type independently. A business can hide a channel unsupported by the model, prevent use of an uncontracted service, or restrict actions outside the operational procedure.
For example, one device may accept data commands but not SMS; another may use SMS only as a backup; and equipment without call capability does not need to display that option. Configuring channels reduces unnecessary attempts and helps users select compatible actions.
Benefits of command controls
- Fewer errors: prevent selection of a channel unsupported by the tracker.
- Greater operational control: align available actions with account policy.
- Fewer unexpected costs: disable SMS or calls when they should not be used.
- Clearer interface: show operators only relevant alternatives.
Disabling a channel in ALTAGAMA GPS does not physically reconfigure the tracker. For a secure setup, the integrator should also understand model capabilities, protect account access, and verify the effect of every instruction before using it.
Corrected status for binary H02 trackers
The update corrects status interpretation in messages using the binary H02 protocol. This allows ALTAGAMA GPS to represent the condition communicated by compatible equipment more reliably.
Status can provide context in maps and other views, but exact information depends on the message sent by the tracker. The correction does not add a signal that the device does not transmit; it improves interpretation of the available signal.
Using the capabilities together in a GPS operation
An operator can recognize a vehicle through its custom icon, edit it from the map, and see only authorized command channels. When compatible binary H02 equipment is used, ALTAGAMA GPS interprets its status correctly. Together, these changes reduce search time, prevent inappropriate actions, and improve map interpretation.
Technical summary for integrators
The account accepts PNG files as custom marker icons. Device editing is optimized within the map workflow. Each tracker can independently disable commands through data, SMS, or calls, while actual availability also depends on connection and model. Binary H02 processing adjusts interpretation of the transmitted status.
ALTAGAMA GPS combines GPS maps, devices, custom icons, commands, alerts, trip history, and protocol compatibility for fleets, assets, and integrators.
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