Circle Geofence
In Arabicالمنطقة الجغرافية الدائرية
A geofence defined by a centre point and a radius in metres; the quickest type to draw.
What is a circle geofence in fleet management?
A circle geofence is set by a centre point and a radius in metres. It suits small, compact sites such as a fuel station, a factory gate or a water filling point, and suits long or irregular sites poorly.
A circle works with alarm rules and reports exactly as a polygon does; the difference lies in how precisely it follows the site and how fast it is to draw.
How it works
- 1A centre point is set
- 2A radius in metres is chosen
- 3Platform measures distance from the centre
Why does a circle geofence matter in fleet management?
When you have hundreds of similar sites, such as fuel stations or customer outlets, circles save hours of drawing. But a large circle near a main road catches passing traffic and logs phantom visits, while a very small one misses real visits because of GPS error.
What you gain
- Sites set up in minutes
- Fast coverage of repeated sites
- Full alarms and reports, no complex drawing
How does Safee help you use circle geofences?
Safee offers the circle as its own geofence type, working with entry and exit alarms, time-inside alarms and visit reports just as a polygon does. It is the fastest option when you need to cover dozens of similar stations or outlets in a day.
A field example
A water-tanker operator in Jeddah fills at 12 desalination points and delivers across the city, and one client kept disputing the number of trips billed. It drew an 80 m circle around each filling point and tracked entries and exits. Trips per tanker were now taken straight from the report rather than drivers' logbooks. Billing disputes stopped, and two tankers were found logging trips that never happened.
Frequently asked questions
When should I use a circle rather than a polygon?
Use a circle for small, compact sites and a polygon for large or elongated sites, or those next to main roads.
What radius suits a fuel station?
Usually 50 to 100 m, depending on the forecourt size and how close it sits to the road.
Want to put this to work in your fleet?
Talk to a Safee fleet expert about your vehicles and how you operate, and we will suggest what fits.
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