Google Maps Route Navigation

Google Maps Route Navigation, Zeo Route Planner
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Google Maps Route Navigation : #PowerItWithZEO

As a fleet is inefficient without its drivers, the same way, a route planner is incomplete without the feature to provide Navigation of routes.

Zeo Route planner brings to you, the feature to view and navigate the in-app formed routes onto Google Map, at your fingertips.

Google Maps has limited use for route optimization. When you need to add a large number of stops, it is when ZEO comes in place.So you’ll find out how ZEO Route Planner will optimise your multiple stops/route and connect you directly to google maps for the navigation of those stops.

The voice-assisted navigation in google maps along with the viewable navigation overlay feature of Zeo, make the deliveries / pickups much faster and thus reduces the fuel costs of more than 10,000 drivers.

How to navigate in google map?

Set Google Map as your default navigation app:
#1. Open Zeo “Route Planner” App
#2. Go to “My Profile”
#3. Next, go to “Preferences”
#4. Select “Navigation Preferences”
#5. Select “Navigation in”
#6. From the list of available navigation apps, select Google Map.
#7. Save Changes

Sit back and relax, while Zeo plans your route:

#1. Go to the “On Ride” Section.
#2. If it’s your first route: Option to add stops will appear right away.
#3. Else, click on the “Plus Button”.
#4. Select the “New Route” Option
#5. Select any of the available options among import through excel, import through image, import through barcodes, manual search and voice search to add your stops and required details for respective stops.
#6. Done adding stops
#7. Create and Optimise Route

Where the magic happens..

#1. When you are ready to take the ride: Select “Start my trip”
#2. Click on the “Navigate” Button for the 1st stop.

Now, this will take you to Google Maps and will start the navigation of the first stop. On the “Navigation Overlay”, you can click on “Success” as that stop location arrives.

If the “Proof of Delivery” is enabled: clicking on the “Success” button, will take you to the “On Ride” section of the app and will raise a pop-up to add a signature or an image, to verify the done delivery.

Otherwise, it will remain on the Google Maps and start navigating the 2nd stop and then the rest stops, following the optimization order, until the route is completed.

A bar with the name “Exit Navigation”, will also pop up on Google Maps, if you want to exit the navigation before you arrive at your current stop destination.

Skill Based Job Assignment 9, Zeo Route Planner

Zeo provides:

Other important dependencies for the best navigation results in Google Map:
#1. Navigation Overlay
#2. Avoid (Feature to avoid tunnels, highways, trunk, bridges, ford, ferry)
#3. Proof of Delivery
#4. Side of the road
#5. Vehicle Type

These all features can be found in the app by My Profile—>Preferences.

Offline Navigation with Google Maps:

#1. First download the location of the city/state, where you want to make pickups/deliveries in Offline Maps in Google Map Settings.
#2. Go to the Zeo Route Planner app, plan the route, and switch off the mobile network/Wi-Fi.
#3. Select “Start my trip” on the On Ride section and then click on the “Navigate” Button.
#4. This action will take you to Google Maps and will navigate you efficiently to every stop as it does in the online mode.

This will save your data, and battery power along with automating your last-mile delivery, with less fuel consumption, under lesser time and distance.

Happy Routing!

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    How to Create Route?

    How do I add stop by typing and searching? Web

    Follow these steps to add a stop by typing and searching:

    • Go to Playground Page. You will find a search box in top left.
    • Type in your desired stop and it will show search results as you type.
    • Select one of the search results to add the stop to list of unassigned stops.

    How do I import stops in bulk from an excel file? Web

    Follow these steps to add stops in bulk using an excel file:

    • Go to Playground Page.
    • In top right corner you will see import icon. Press on that icon & a modal will open.
    • If you already have an excel file, press the “Upload stops via flat file” button & a new window will open up.
    • If you don’t have an existing file, you can download a sample file and input all your data accordingly, then upload it.
    • In the new window, upload your file and match the headers & confirm mappings.
    • Review your confirmed data and add the stop.

    How do I import stops from an image? Mobile

    Follow these steps to add stops in bulk by uploading an image:

    • Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
    • Bottom bar has 3 icons in left. Press on image icon.
    • Select the image from gallery if you already have one or take a picture if you don’t have existing.
    • Adjust the crop for the selected image & press crop.
    • Zeo will automatically detect the addresses from the image. Press on done and then save & optimize to create route.

    How do I add a stop using Latitude and Longitude? Mobile

    Follow these steps to add stop if you have Latitude & Longitude of the address:

    • Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
    • You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
    • If you already have an excel file, press the “Upload stops via flat file” button & a new window will open up.
    • Below search bar, select the “by lat long” option and then enter the latitude and longitude in the search bar.
    • You will see results in the search, select one of them.
    • Select additional options according to your need & click on “Done adding stops”.

    How do I add a using a QR Code? Mobile

    Follow these steps to add stop using QR Code:

    • Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
    • You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
    • Bottom bar has 3 icons in left. Press on QR code icon.
    • It will open up a QR Code scanner. You can scan normal QR code as well as FedEx QR code and it will automatically detect address.
    • Add the stop to route with any additional options.

    How do I delete a stop? Mobile

    Follow these steps to delete a stop:

    • Go to Zeo Route Planner App and open On Ride page.
    • You will see a icon. Press on that icon & press on New Route.
    • Add some stops using any of the methods & click on save & optimize.
    • From the list of stops that you have, long press on any stop that you want to delete.
    • It will open window asking you to select the stops that you want to remove. Click on Remove button and it will delete the stop from your route.