User Guide
0 mins to read
•Geotab Camera Add-In for Surfsight Camera
User Guide
0 mins to read
•Learn how to use the Geotab Camera Add-in for the Surfsight camera, a solution that allows users to view live video feeds and video recordings, create rules and exceptions to detect distracted driving behavior, harsh driving conditions, and more. This guide includes sections on adding cameras to assets, viewing and modifying installed cameras, viewing camera footage, and creating rules.
The Geotab Camera Add-In for the SurfsightTM camera allows users to view live video feeds and video recordings, create rules and exceptions to detect distracted driving behavior and harsh driving conditions, and much more.
The Add-in is only available for Customers enrolled in the Order Now program that ordered their Surfsight cameras via Order Now on the MyGeotab Marketplace. Currently, the Add-in is not available for Customers who purchased Surfsight cameras through a Partner.
✱ NOTE: The Geotab Camera Add-In does not have a separate menu item in the MyGeotab navigation menu.
Before you can use the Geotab Camera Add-In for the Surfsight camera, you must add a camera to an asset in the MyGeotab database.
Prior to adding a camera to an OEM Telematics device, please ensure that the OEM telematics device has been properly enrolled and activated. Once this has been confirmed, you may proceed with the steps outlined in the following sections.
If you are uncertain if your OEM telematics device has been successfully enrolled and activated, please reach out to your Reseller for further assistance.
✱ NOTE: To add a camera to an asset using the Geotab Camera Add-In, the camera must be ordered through the Geotab Marketplace using the Order Now program, and the serial number must match a GO device that has already been added to the database.
✱ NOTE: To add a camera to an asset using the Geotab Camera Add-In, the camera must be ordered through the Geotab Marketplace using the Order Now program, and the serial number must match a GO device that has already been added to the database.
Before any assets are removed from MyGeotab, it is important to first unpair any existing cameras from the assets. This will allow the camera to be paired to another asset in the future (either by moving it into a new asset or installing another telematics device in the asset).
NOTE: In the event an asset is removed from the MyGeotab database without having the camera unpaired, the support team will need to be engaged to help correct this and allow the camera to be reused with another telematics device.
To unpair camera:
Navigate to the Vehicles & Assets page then, click Paired cameras. On the Cameras page, the table displays a list of currently installed cameras, the current assigned driver, the associated IMEI numbers, and the serial number of the paired GO device.
To view the camera status on the map, hover over the asset on the map. In the pop-up window, the Camera feed field displays Live if the asset is moving and camera footage is available, or Offline if the vehicle is not moving.
There are various options to view camera footage, outlined in the sections below.
Click on the asset, then select Live video from the dropdown menu. The camera footage opens on the right side of the page. Click the Play icon to start viewing the live camera footage.
You have the option to create rules and record camera footage for certain driving events.
✱ NOTE: You can add conditions as needed to create complex rules.
✱ NOTE: The existing camera diagnostics available are:
Diagnostic Description | Surfsight Event Name |
---|---|
Driver drinking or eating detected (1 = detected) | Food and Drink |
Driver smoking detected (1 = detected) | Smoking |
Driver handheld mobile device usage detected (1 = detected) | Cell Phone Use |
Uncategorized driver distraction detected (1 = detected) | Distracted Driving |
Driver seatbelt status from camera system (1 = unbuckled) | Driver Unbelted |
Other general driver concern detected (1 = detected) | Button Pressed |
Camera fault: all power removed - device restarted (1 = fault occurred) | Power Disconnected |
Camera SIM cover opened (1 = opened) | Cover Opened |
ADAS following distance | Tailgating |
Camera Lens Obstruction Detected (1 = detected) | Lens Obstruction |
Camera vibration while in standby mode (1 = vibration occurred) | Jolt (Camera wake from Vibration) |
Camera unauthorized access (1 = detected) | Wrong Pin Code |
The process to create rules and record camera footage for certain driving events for OEM Telematics devices is the same as the one listed above.
When creating advanced rules which include OEM Telematics data alongside camera events, please ensure that the rule conditions take into account the reporting frequency of your OEM. Camera events will not be affected by OEM reporting frequency. Expected reporting frequency can be found in the individual OEM Data Sets. If you require reporting frequency for an OEM not listed below, please reach out to your Reseller for further assistance:
Ford Data Set GM Data Set Volvo/Mack Data Set International/Navistar Data Set Hino Data Set John Deere Data Set Caterpillar Data Set Vermeer Data Set PSA Data Set MBCS Data Set Renault Data Set
Please refer to the Support Document for the Geotab Camera Add-In (For Internal-Use only).