Creating your multi-day experience
Learn how to plan, schedule and manage check-in's for a multi-day trip in GetHomeSafe
Access to these multi-day enhancements is restricted to our Beta testing community; please contact support@gethomesafe.com to join.
Note: The Fieldworker add-on is required for a multi-day experience. The Travel and Out-of-coverage add-ons are recommended for a comprehensive multi-day experience.
Step 1: Plan your multi-day activity in the web portal
- Complete the "User & Timer" section.
- Select the "Time of Day" timer type. This will act as your first check-in time for your multi-day trip. For example: 20:00 (See screenshot below. Don't worry this can be changed by your team leader later).
- Complete the "Journey Details" section.
- Optional (Travel add-on required): Enter your multi-day waypoints.
- Complete the "Additional Information" section (if you are requiring to add supporting information and documentation to your multi-day trip).
- Once you have completed all necessary field select "Next" and select "Plan for Later" where you will be directed to Schedule your multi-day trip.
Step 2: Schedule your multi-day trip
- Name your multi-day trip.
- Select your multi-day trip start time and end time.
- To save changes select "Plan for Later".
Step 3. Starting your scheduled multi-day activity:
- Open the GetHomeSafe app.
- Your scheduled activity will appear on the main screen click "View".
- A summary of your multi-day trip will appear. To begin your multi-day trip select "Start activity".
During your multi-day trip
During your activity your team leader can adjust the timer in the web portal and:
- Set your next check-in time,
- Input the location of the user which is recorded as a manual check-in and,
- Record changes of plan in the "Note" field.
Out-of-coverage experience during your multi-day activity
Note: Currently, the out-of-coverage experience for a multi-day activity is restricted to devices from the following providers: Zoleo, Pivotel, and TrackMe and Garmin.
If you are using a GPS device you can:
- Start an unscheduled multi-day activity,
- Check-in during your multi-day activity you can set your next check-in time via your device to a future time of day and,
- End your multi-day activity from your GPS device.
Your team leader can browse previous messages and filter GPS device events in the activity timeline. For more information about managing your multi-day activity out-of-coverage check out the following article: Using your GPS device during your multi-day activity