Jun 28 2010
Although our iPhone app works, the iPad gives us many more capabilities, so we will be developing an app for it soon. In the meantime, search the app store for “GPS Insight” and download it for free.
The first screenshot for the iPad app is shown below:
GPS Insight iPad App coming soon
There is a lot of potential for this app, so please let us know what would be convenient for you, and we will make sure to consider it for inclusion.
Thanks,
Rob.
Jun 26 2010
We have new Mapping and Dashlet functionality for users of touch-pad devices such as the iPad and iPhone.
Touchpad clients such as the iPad and iPhone do not allow the same “drag and drop” or “pan” capabilities as a mouse and a browser, so we had to make a few additions.
The new scroll arrows allow you to easily move through a Mapping Dashlet. Clicking the middle square button will zoom to fit the vehicles on the map, or vehicle/group that is shown within that map (such as the “WEST” group here):
New Scroll Arrows
We added a new arrow “popup” which allows you to move Dashlets around within your dashboard. Click up, down, left, or right and the Dashlet will move accordingly. To access this feature just click on the 
icon. Then to close it, click that icon again.
New Arrow Popup
Here is an example of the new navigational features on an iPhone:
New Features on an iPhone
Bear in mind that on an iPhone, the main product is functional, but you will need to zoom/pan around since the resolution is pretty small. On an iPad you will still need to zoom a bit in order to ensure your finger “clicks” the appropriate icons/vehicles, etc.
We also added a new feature to the Dashlet Dock, called “Add-Dashlet”. You will now notice a plus sign (+) to the right of each Dashlet name. Clicking the plus sign will load the Dashlet. Originally, to add a new Dashlet you would have to drag and drop. Now both options are available.
Dashlet Dock with new "Add-Dashlet" functionality
These new features are available to everyone, but were added specifically for touch-pad users. If you have a suggestion for a new feature or for a specific device, please let us know.
Thanks,
Rob.
May 24 2010
I finally received my 3G iPads today for myself & a few developers (and my wife…). The iPad is VERY cool. I’ll still stick to my Kindle for reading (minimally my constant emails will distract me from the Kindle App), but everything else will be iPad.
Using GPS Insight on the iPad works pretty well.
Here are a few screen shots:
GPS Insight dashboard, reports, maps, & landmark creation screens on the iPad
The dashboard allows you to run reports, click to zoom into specific vehicles, minimize and delete dashlets, as well as edit properties:
GPS Insight dashboard on an iPad
Edit dashlet properties within GPS Insight on an iPad
Running and clicking through reports, creating landmarks, and several other capabilities are all supported natively.
Right now you can’t add or move dashlets, since that requires a “drag” action which isn’t really available on a touchscreen Apple device.
So we will add functionality to allow customers to do that — a simple click event on the available dashlets, as well as arrow buttons on each dashlet and map will help to fix that limitation of these devices.
I’m not sure how many of our customers use iPads (we’ve had several requests for support though). They should be happy once this is complete (maybe by the end of this week).
We also have an iPhone App which is installable through iTunes — we haven’t gotten it on the App Store yet, but it’s a simple install if you want to contact us for a copy.
Here are a couple more screenshots of GPS Insight on the iPad (note this vehicle is parked slightly outside the landmark — easy to adjust though, with or without an iPad):
GPS Insight mapping on the iPad
Editing a complex landmark within GPS Insight on the iPad
Let us know how you like using the iPad within GPS Insight.
One tip: set up your dashboards in advance, then choose between them on the iPad — it’s easy to pull up several saved dashboards.
Thanks,
Rob.
