A GPS geofence is a virtual boundary around your site. Geofencing is an optional setting. When an admin turns it on, SiteKey checks that people are on site when they sign in, and the on-site list records where they were.
A geofence is a virtual perimeter drawn around a location, in this case your worksite. With location-aware sign in, the record shows who signed in and where they were standing when they did it.
Your live on-site list is also your evacuation list. If it includes people who signed in from somewhere else, or misses people who never signed in, it is wrong during the evacuation. Your attendance and time records go into client reporting and compliance, and clients will doubt them if anyone could have faked a sign in.
The location check happens at the moment of sign in and sign out, at the site boundary. It does not track where workers go during the day. It also protects workers, because in an emergency the people on the evacuation list are the ones who get accounted for.
If people can sign in from anywhere, someone will sign in before they reach the site, and the evacuation roll will list people who are not there.
When people leave without signing out, the list still shows them on site. The location check applies to leaving as well as arriving.
If a client or auditor suspects sign ins can be faked, they discount all of the records. A sign in with a verified location is harder to dispute.
SiteKey uses the GPS in the phone people already sign in with. There is no hardware at the gate, no tags and no separate app.
SiteKey is a flat rate of $30 a month for an office and $50 a month for a worksite. There are no per-user fees and no per-scan costs, and the price stays the same when you take on another crew. GPS geofencing is included in SiteKey site access management at the same flat rate. See full pricing on the SiteKey homepage.
A geofence is a virtual boundary drawn around a place using GPS coordinates. Software can then tell whether a device is inside or outside that boundary. On a worksite it is used for location-verified sign in, which confirms that a person signing in is at your site when they do it.
No. SiteKey checks location at the moment of sign in and sign out, against the site boundary. It does not follow people through their day or record where they go off site. The check keeps the record of who is on site correct, and a worker who is on that list gets accounted for in an evacuation.
The on-site list is your evacuation roll in an emergency and the source of your attendance and compliance records. Clients and auditors rely on it too. If people can sign in from anywhere, the list stops matching who is on site. A geofence ties each sign in to the site.
No. SiteKey works through the browser on the phone workers already have. They scan the site QR code, the sign-in page opens, and the phone's own GPS confirms they are within the site boundary. There are no gate terminals to install or power, no tags or fobs to issue, and no app to download.
SiteKey is a flat rate of $30 a month for an office and $50 a month for a worksite, and geofencing is included at no extra charge. There are no per-user or per-scan charges, and the price stays the same as your crew grows. Every site you add gets its own QR signs and live on-site list, and an admin can turn on a geofence for it.
Tell us about your site and we will set up sign in with the geofence turned on, usually within a few days.
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