Locations

Locations in ControlCom Connect provide geographical context and organizational structure to your IoT deployment, making it easier to manage distributed installations and visualize your deployment geographically.

Overview

Locations represent the physical places where your assets and devices are installed. They help you organize your IoT ecosystem by physical space, providing a geographical context for your devices and assets. Locations can represent various physical spaces such as:

• Buildings and facilities
• Floors within buildings
• Rooms or areas within floors
• Outdoor installations
• Utility service areas

By organizing your devices and assets by location, you can more easily manage and visualize your IoT deployment, especially when dealing with multiple sites or complex facilities.

Creating Locations

To create a new location in ControlCom Connect:

1. Navigate to Administration > Locations
2. Click [New Location] button to create a new location
3. Enter a name for the location
4. Optionally, provide geographical coordinates (latitude/longitude)
5. Optionally, associate the location with a physical address
6. Configure additional properties as needed
7. Click "Save" to create the location

Location Properties

Locations in ControlCom Connect have the following properties:

• Name: A descriptive name for the location
• Geographical Coordinates: Latitude and longitude for mapping
• Customer: Optional association with a customer and an address
• Map Configuration:
  • Zoom level
  • Bearing (map rotation)
  • Pitch (3D perspective)
• Dashboard: Optional association with a specific dashboard
• Diagram: Optional association with a specific diagram

These properties allow you to customize how locations are displayed and organized in the platform.

Mapping Features

ControlCom Connect provides mapping features for locations, allowing you to visualize your IoT deployment geographically. Key mapping features include:

• Interactive maps showing location positions
• Customizable zoom levels for different detail levels
• Map rotation and 3D perspective options
• Custom map features and overlays
• Integration with address geocoding

These mapping features help you understand the geographical distribution of your IoT deployment and navigate between different locations easily.

Assigning Assets and Devices

You can assign assets to locations to organize them by physical space:

1. Navigate to the location
2. Select the "Assets" tab
3. Click "Attach Asset"
4. Select the assets you want to assign to the location
5. Click "Save" to confirm the assignments

Location-specific Dashboards

You can create dashboards specific to a location, allowing you to visualize data relevant to that physical space:

1. Create a new dashboard or select an existing one
2. Associate the dashboard with a location in the asset configuration page
3. Configure the dashboard with widgets relevant to the location's assets

Location-specific dashboards appear on the assets page, providing quick access to relevant visualizations.

Location-specific Diagrams

Similar to dashboards, you can create diagrams specific to a location:

1. Create a new diagram or select an existing one
2. Associate the diagram with a location in the asset configuration page
3. Configure the diagram to represent the systems and processes at that location

Location-specific diagrams provide SCADA-like visualizations of the systems at a particular location, making it easier to monitor and control location-specific processes.