Simacan product updates
Updates March 2025
Experience the new map display in the Simacan Control Tower
The map in our Control Tower has received a major upgrade! Thanks to the latest WebGL technology, the map is now faster, smoother, and more detailed than ever before. This enhances navigation and provides greater visibility for your transport operations.
What's improved?
- Smoother and deeper zooming for a detailed view of routes and locations.
- Street names remain visible, without being obscured by traffic information.
- Roadworks, closures, and diversions displayed directly on the map.
- Emission zones clearly marked, helping you comply with environmental regulations or avoid restricted areas.
WebGL required
The updated map runs on WebGL, a standard feature in modern browsers. You can check if WebGL is supported on your device by visiting https://get.webgl.org/. If it is not supported, the Control Tower will automatically switch back to the previous map version, but you will miss out on the latest features.
Updates January 2025
Emission zones visible in the Control Tower
All emission zones (ZEZ and LEZ) currently enforced in the Netherlands are now displayed on the map in our Control Tower. Simacan users can instantly see the applicable emission classes (such as Euro standards) and access restrictions for each zone.
With our technology, these environmental zones are integrated into the map data. Vehicles will soon automatically follow permitted routes, avoiding restricted zones, whether the destination is inside or outside an environmental zone. Legislation evolves quickly, but our platform adapts seamlessly and stays up-to-date.
This functionality will soon be available for multiple European countries, further enhancing cross-border transport efficiency and compliance. Stay tuned for updates.
Snoozing exceptions: now even easier
With the improved ‘snooze’ functionality in the Simacan Control Tower, managing exceptions has never been easier. If you want to temporarily hide an exception, you can now remove it from view with a single click. Choose from preset snooze durations (30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, or indefinitely) or set a custom end time.
As noted in the previous product update, collaborating organisations can now independently snooze exceptions, ensuring each team remains focused on the most urgent transport issues.
Towards accurate mileage tracking
We are evaluating how to calculate actual (measured) mileage as accurately as possible. This involves accounting for varying input from different Fleet Management Systems (FMS). A key focus is precise monitoring of stops, as the calculation of driven miles directly depends on this. Stay tuned for updates.
Pin important trips and always stay up-to-date
Simacan users can now ‘pin’ specific trips in their overviews ‘Trips’ and ‘Exceptions’. This feature is especially useful for trips you want to continuously monitor and quickly locate. Pinned trips are prominently displayed at the top of the trip overview, regardless of any applied filters or exceptions. This ensures a more efficient and time-saving workflow.
Automatic rerouting at road closures
We improve our platform by taking road closures into account. In the Control Tower, we display the (suggested) diversion route and calculate travel times. This enhances the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and provides insights into any route changes compared to the original plan.
Simacan users gain more insight into trips scheduled on roads affected by closures, enabling them to proactively address disruptions. The Control Tower’s trip details screen now shows both the original route (without closures) and the rerouted (proposed) route. The closures causing the detours are clearly highlighted. Additionally, users can see the impact of the reroute on travel time from location A to B.
Improvements are also implemented in the overviews ‘Trips’ and ‘Exceptions’: users can easily filter trips impacted by road closures. These are now marked as ‘Trips with detours.’ These enhancements provide users with greater control over their transport processes, allowing proactive responses to changes. This leads to more efficient planning and improved communication with customers.
