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Native Map

Native Map is an in-house map service based on OSM (Open Street Map) data. It supports the whole planet and also gives all users the possibility to contribute and update map data. All updates are pulled from OSM servers on a daily basis, so the native map is always as accurate as possible.

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Native Map

To choose Native Map, follow the guide on how to select a map for your application.

Themes

Themes give you the option of a standard theme (what you’re used to) or a low-contrast theme. 

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We’ve optimized the low contrast theme for geofences, tracks, and similar data. It's much easier to spot your fleet data on the map with a subtler color scheme (see below for a comparison).

Standard theme Low Contrast theme
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Using GpsGate as a geocoder

GpsGate is the default geocoder of the server but not the only one available.

If you're using a different geocoder and want to select GpsGate as a geocoder of an application, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to your application properties.

2. Under Maps and Geocoders

3. Select Map: Native and Geocoders: GpsGate

3. Click on Save at the bottom of the page, to save your application configuration.

Selecting Native Map

To select Native Map as your default map for your application:

1. Select Map > Native Map

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If you use legacy licenses

If you use legacy licenses, you'll additionally need to enter the Service Account key (having a key is not necessary if you use the pay-as-you-go model).

To do so, follow these steps:

1. Obtain a GpsGate Map client API key by emailing support@gpsgate.com. Please supply the hostname or IP address of the server(s) that will use the API key.

2. In Site Admin, navigate to Maps and Geocoders

3. Enter the API key provided by GpsGate Support 

4. Click on Save

About OSM (OpenStreetMap)

OpenStreetMap is an open-source map data service created by users all around the world.

“OpenStreetMap powers map data on thousands of websites, mobile apps, and hardware devices. OpenStreetMap is built by a community of mappers that contribute and maintain data about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much more, all over the world.”

As a “mapper” you can improve the speed data for your area, read more at https://www.openstreetmap.org/about

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