The geofence is a circular digital fence that covers a location based on the longitude/latitude coordinates associated with a location and helps drive geofence-reliant features, such as confirming if a time punch was made on-site, restricting employees from clocking in while outside a geofence, and more.

The longitude/latitude is generated when you first enter the address for a location or when it is imported from a CSV file. Changing the address after the longitude/latitude has already been generated does not change the existing geofence. If there is no available address for a location, such as a service building alongside a road, you can enter the latitude/longitude for a location manually.

Table of Contents

• Adjust Geofence
• Entering Coordinates Manually

Adjust Geofence

After a location has GPS coordinates, a geofence will be generated around the coordinates.

1. Click Time.
   
2. Click and drag the circle around the radius or use the "Geofence radius" field.
   

Please Note

• When adjusting the geofence, make sure that it covers where employees are working and where they may clock in from. The GPS coordinate does not need to be at the location, it can be placed between where the employees start their day and where they work.
• Avoid making the GEOFence too small. While an employee may be at the job site, their device may place them outside the GEOFence of the location when clocking in/out. 

Adjust Latitude/Longitude

The GPS coordinates of a location can be edited from the "General" tab of the location.

Moving GPS Coordinate

You can move the GPS coordinate manually by clicking and dragging the PIN to the desired spot.

Entering Coordinates Manually

If there are no GPS coordinates to adjust or they are incorrect, you can enter the GPS coordinates manually after getting them from other sources, such as Google Maps or Bing Maps.

Finding GPS Coordinates

If you are not familiar with finding GPS coordinates, refer to any of the steps below.

With Google Maps

• Go to Google Maps and search for the best area that would contain the location.
• When you find the desired location, right-click on the map and click the coordinates at the top of the list. The coordinates will be copied to your clipboard.

With Bing Maps

• Go to Bing Maps and search for the best area that would contain the location.
• When you find the desired location and right-click on the map to see the GPS coordinates at the bottom of the menu. Copy and paste these coordinates into the GPS fields for your Location in ExakTime Connect.