Geofencing
A virtual geographic boundary used to automatically trigger events when a vehicle or person enters or exits the area.
Full definition
Geofencing is the practice of drawing a virtual boundary around a real location, a retailer outlet, a depot, a distributor's godown, so that software can automatically detect entry and exit. The fence is typically a circle of 50-200 metres around a lat-long pin. When a geofenced device crosses the boundary, the platform fires an event: visit started, visit ended, vehicle arrived, vehicle departed.
In distribution, geofencing is the backbone of trustable beat coverage, route adherence, and POD validation. Without it, a salesperson or driver can claim visits they never made. With it, only physical presence counts.
Attendance tracking and distribution tracking features ship with geofencing turned on by default for every outlet and depot.
Real-world example
A DSR's phone enters the 100 m geofence around Sharma Kirana Stores at 10:47 AM, the system automatically starts the visit timer.
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Applicable industries
This term is relevant across the following SpireStock-supported industries.
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