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Spatial Management Client

This topic describes the Spatial Management Client.

The Spatial Management Client provides a state of the art visual interface which shows the location of tags in real time, allowing an authorized user to monitor employees, contractors, and visitors in hazardous areas, to respond immediately to emergencies, and to locate high-value assets.
Notes: For optimal GUI performance:
  • Use only Internet Explorer 6.0 with the Adobe® Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Viewer for your browser.
  • Maximize the Spatial Management Client for the best results.
  • Restart the GUI whenever you change the screen resolution.
  • Do not use browser functions. For example, using the Back, Forward, and Refresh buttons in the browser can lead to inconsistent displays of areas, tags, and menu options.
For keyboard accessibility of the GUI, edit the Mouse settings.
  1. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Accessibility Options.
  2. On the Mouse tab, select Use MouseKeys. This option allows you to control the pointer with the numeric keypad on your keyboard.
The Spatial Management Client retrieves all tags for an area in the following cases: In all other cases, tags are only refreshed when they change their position or they change their alert state.

If you experience problems with the Spatial Management Client, refer to the troubleshooting tips in the product documentation for possible solutions.

Tags

For tags displayed on the Spatial Management Client, use the following features:
  • Tag Details: Click a tag to display details about the tag including its tag ID, coordinates, and the class it belongs to. If there is an alert associated with the tag, you can acknowledge it by clicking Acknowledge Alert.
  • Label: Hold down the Ctrl key and click a tag to display the Label window. Select the information to be displayed for the tag when you hover over it. For example, select Label to display the label text defined for the item, select Tag ID to display the tag ID, or select X, Y, or Z to display location coordinates for the tag.
  • Select Commands: Hold down the Alt key and click a tag to display the Select Commands window. You can select from the following commands:
    • Delete Tag - Removes the tag from the area, leaving the item definition untouched. This action is relevant in scenarios where tags leaving the area cannot be monitored at all times by gates or exit zones. For example, if a tag has left the area, but this has not been recognized by the event provider, you can manually clean up the area by selecting the tag and deleting it.
    • Show this Tag only - Filters to show only the selected tag. This is a special tag filter and cannot be saved as a preference. Changing the tag filter or changing the area will take the tag filter away.
    • Draw Tag's Trajectory - Starting at the point you select this, a line for the current path of the selected tag is drawn until you select Stop Drawing Tag's Trajectory. If you change the area and then come back to the view for the selected tag, you should still see the trajectory line. This action is only possible for one tag. When you select another tag for trajectory, the line for the previously selected tag is removed.
    • Stop Drawing Tag's Trajectory - Stops drawing the line for trajectory, if Draw Tag's Trajectory was selected. Otherwise, choosing this command has no effect on the tag.

Zones

Note: In the Spatial Management Client, the term barrier zone is a synonym for a boundary zone, which is defined in the Boundary Zones portlet.
For zones that are displayed on the Spatial Management Client, use the following features:
  • Zone details: Click a zone to display details about the zone including name, function, coordinates, and number of tags in the zone.

    This feature also allows following actions for a zone:

    • Hide zone:: If you select this, the zone is hidden (but tags are still displayed). To show the zone again, use the Current tag count by zone/area window.

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