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BikeTrax GPS Platform 5 was released at at 08:23 UTC and the system load and performance are stable. Please contact us if any issues arise.

With the release of Traccar 5 platform provided by PowUnityBikeTrax GPS Platform 5 in the near future, we have many new updates to announce.

Modern web app

There is a brand new modern webapp which will contain all the new features going forward. This is a mobile-friendly PWA (progressive web app) which brings much more usability, functionality, and ease.

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Don’t worry if you aren’t ready to switch over yet, you can go to the legacy login page from the main login image-20240318-133932.pngImage Added page, or there is a button to switch back to the legacy app from the modern app in the settings page switch to legacy.png , or you can just navigate to this URL (this link will only work after the update has gone live): https://traccariot.powunity.com/legacyHere are a list of additions and improvements in this portion of the platform.

Please be sure to check out the changes in how geofences are added and enabled over at <insert geofences page link> Geofences and information on the new reports at Reports.

Here is a list of additions and improvements in this portion of the platform.

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titleModern web app updates:

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Show arrows for route points - show moving direction instead of dots

  • Add logs report page - a new option to see raw device data directly from the web app

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Default map option

  • Improved live routes

  • Direct calendar creation - simple calendar can now be defined directly from Traccar web app.

  • Events drawer on the main screen

  • Address search on the map

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  • Google Maps layers

  • Links to Google Maps and Street View

  • Map compass and scale controls

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GPX geofence import

  • Responsive design enhancements

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Migrated maintenance screens

  • Updated reports to use configurable grid instead of fixed table layout

  • Dynamic map layer switching in the web app without page refresh

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  • New combined report option

  • Faster reports - summary, trips and stops now have a fast option with some reduction in accuracy

  • Trip parameters can be configured per device

  • Major UI redesign for the modern web app

  • Geofence management support in the modern app

  • Fixes for broken maps, including Yandex

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Device list filtering and sorting

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Handle 12 hour time format

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Clickable route report points

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Configurable information in the device list

  • Custom marker color for devices - for example you can color device based on ignition

  • Custom report and geofence colors

  • Many new map layers and overlays

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  • Map view for trips, stops and route reports

  • Multiple devices support for the summary report

  • Sounds for web notifications

  • Device images - you can upload an image per device to display in the popup

  • WebSocket connection keepalive; no more random error popups

  • Performance improvements in the modern app to handle large number of devices

  • Option to access last position in computed attributes

  • Show driver name instead of ID

  • Persisted device filtering

  • More sorting and filtering options for devices

  • Show geofences on most of the screens with map

  • Show device count by status

  • Search field in settings on mobile

  • A feature to adjust speed limits threshold

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BikeTrax GPS API/Server

There’s also been a lot of changes to the Traccar API. BikeTrax GPS server however the API has remained stable, save a couple minor changes. There has only been the moving of the list of geofences from devices to positions as the parent entity. If you query for an Event , servertime has been renamed to eventtime.

The list of notable features are included herebelow.

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titleTraccar API/Server updates:

  • Device link sharing - create temporary links to track individual devices

  • Event to notify about sent queued commands

  • List of current geofences moved from devices to positions

  • Automatic command triggering by events

  • Sending commands to groups of devices

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  • API for deleting positions

  • Commands allowed for readonly users

  • A fix for motion event duplication

  • GPX export - an API endpoint to export positions in GPX format.

  • Token API authentication - token can now be used directly for all API calls

  • Support KML export - new API endpoint to export positions in KML format

  • Support CSV export - new API endpoint to export positions in CSV format with all attributes as separate columns

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Computed attributes testing

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  • Events are now using GPS time when possible instead of relying on server time