Crew map
See where your crew is, only while they’re on the clock
Northdesk’s crew map shows who is on the clock and where, live, from their phones. Look back at anyone’s day as a route: on a job, driving or stopped.
Why contractors want a crew map
When a client calls asking when the crew will arrive, when a delivery needs someone at the gate, or when you need to send the closest person to a problem, you need to know where people are without five phone calls. A crew map answers that at a glance.
Live, from the phones they already carry
- Live positions, refreshed every 30 seconds.
- Status on the left: on a project, driving, or at the shop.
- Each day as a route with a timeline, to look back at where the time went.
- Only while people are clocked in. Off the clock, nothing is tracked.
Fair to your crew
Tracking only while someone is clocked in is a clear rule your crew can agree with: the company sees the working day, and nothing else. It also protects everyone when a client disputes when the crew arrived or left.
Trucks, too
Crew and truck tracking sit together, so you can see vehicles alongside people. Tools and materials are tracked by place as well: the shop, the yard, every truck and every site.
Tied to the schedule and the clock
The crew map is part of the same system as the schedule and the time clock. Your Dashboard shows who is on site at each project today; the map shows where everyone else is. With the Texts add-on, a crew member can tap “On my way” and the client gets a text from your company with the arrival time.
Questions people ask
Does the crew map track people off the clock?
No. Positions are recorded only while someone is clocked in.
How often does the map refresh?
Every 30 seconds.
Do I need GPS devices in the trucks?
Not for the crew map: it uses the crew’s phones. Vehicle tracking can be shown alongside.
Can I see where someone was yesterday?
Yes. Each day can be replayed as a route with a timeline: on a job, driving or stopped.
Related
- Crew time trackingCrews clock in from their phones, on a project, driving or at the shop.
- Construction schedulingThe calendar and crew schedule show who is on which project each day.
- Gutter contractorsLots of small jobs, lots of driving, and customers who need you back every year.
- HVAC contractorsThe first hot week of summer brings every lead at once, and the slow months live on tune-ups.
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