Manage Speeding Events

Head contractors can use Virtual Superintendent to monitor and manage speeding events within project boundaries and on public roads along haul routes.

You can configure speeding thresholds, adjust speed limits for specific areas, review speeding events, and set up notifications to identify and respond to speeding behavior.

Permissions

To access the Speeding Configuration page (Menu > Speeding Configuration) to manage speed bands, you must have the following permission:

• Spoil Admin

How Speeding Events Are Generated

Virtual Superintendent uses three methods to detect speeding events:

1. Machine Speed Limits - Triggered when a driver exceeds the speed limit configured for a specific on-boarded machine. Machine speed limits take priority over all other speeding rules. These limits are typically configured when plant equipment is on-boarded on the Plant page (Menu > Plant).

   If a machine has a speed limit configured, any speeding event for that machine is generated using the machine speed limit, even if other speeding rules also apply.

   For more information, see On-board and Manage Plant Equipment.

2. Geofence Speed Limits - Triggered when a driver exceeds the speed limit configured for a geofenced area. Geofence speed limits are set by head contractors on the Maps page (Menu > Maps) using geofences created for specific site locations. A speeding event is generated when a driver exceeds the speed limit configured for the geofence they are currently within.

   For more information, see Create and Manage Geofences on the Map.

3. Map Matching Speed Limits - Triggered when a driver exceeds the speed limit recorded for a public road for a specified duration. This method uses road speed limit data to detect speeding events on public roads. However, if the map data doesn't match the current road speed limit, incorrect speeding events can be generated. To improve accuracy, projects can also use local government road speed limit data instead of standard map matching data.

   Contact support@virtualsuper.com to discuss availability in other regions.

Configure Speed Bands

Head contractors can configure speeding thresholds for a project using speed bands.

Speed bands group roads by their posted speed limits. Each speed band defines how much a driver can exceed the speed limit, and for how long, before a speeding event is generated.

To configure speed bands:

1. Sign in to Virtual Superintendent.
2. Click Menu > Speeding Configuration. The Speeding Configuration page opens.

3. Configure individual speed bands for your project:

   
   
   • From Speed Limit - The minimum road speed limit for the band. After the first band, this value is automatically populated based on the previous band's maximum speed limit.
   • To Speed Limit - The maximum road speed limit for the band.
   • Min Duration (s) - The number of seconds a driver must exceed the configured speed threshold before triggering a speeding event.
   • Allowance (KPH) - Fixed speed allowance above the road speed limit, measured in kilometers per hour. See the Understand allowances section below for more information.
   • Allowance (%) - Percentage allowance above the road speed limit. See the Understand allowances section below for more information.
4. Click Add Row to add additional speed bands as required, then configure each new band. To remove a speed band that is no longer needed or was added by mistake, click the Delete icon beside the row.
5. Click Save. Your project's speed band configuration is updated, and the changes apply to all users within the project.

Understand allowances

Allowances can use either speed (KPH) or a percentage, but not both. For example, if you have a road with a speed limit of 70 km/h and you set an Allowance (KPH) of 5, drivers must exceed 75 km/h for the configured minimum duration before triggering a speeding event.

If you have a road with a speed limit of 100 km/h and set an Allowance (%) of 10, the threshold becomes 110 km/h.

Configure Speed Adjustment Geofences

Use a speed adjustment geofence to override the road speed limit used for speeding detection within a specific area.

For example, you can create a geofence around a highway off-ramp and apply a higher speed limit to allow for the transition from highway speeds to local road speeds. This can help reduce unnecessary speeding events caused by sudden changes in road speed limits.

To configure a speed adjustment geofence:

1. Sign in to Virtual Superintendent.
2. Click Menu > Maps. The Maps page opens.
3. Pan and zoom the map to the location you want to add a geofence geometry using your mouse or type a location into the Search field.
4. Click the Edit Geometries icon on the map toolbar to open the editor panel.
5. Click the Draw Polygon icon.
6. Click the first location on the map. A dotted line connects the first point to the mouse cursor.
7. Click a second location and repeat as often as needed to create a map geometry surrounding an area.

8. Double-click the final boundary location. The Add New Polygon dialog opens.

   

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9. Enter a geofence name.
10. Open the Purpose dropdown and select Speed Adjustment.
11. Specify the speed limit within the borders of the geometry in the Speed Limit (km/hr) field.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Save Changes. The speed adjustment geofence is added to the map. Click the geofence to view its name and details.

Configure Variable Speed Zones

Variable speed zones allow you to apply different speed limits to the same area at different times of the day. This is useful for locations where speed limits change based on scheduled conditions, such as school zones that operate reduced speed limits during weekday pick-up and drop-off periods.

To configure a variable speed zone:

1. Sign in to Virtual Superintendent.
2. Click Menu > Map. The Maps page opens.
3. Click the Edit Geometries icon on the map toolbar to open the editor panel.
4. Click the Draw Line icon.
5. Click a point location on the map over the road you want to edit. A dotted line connects the first point to the mouse cursor.
6. Click the second location along the road and repeat as often as needed along the road.

7. Double-click the final location. The Add New Line dialog opens.

   

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8. Enter a name and description of the line.
9. Open the Conditional Speed Limit dropdown and select the applicable days, times, and speed limits.
10. Enter the normal road speed limit in the Speed Limit km/hr field (the speed limit that applies when the specified conditions are not met).
11. Click OK.
12. Click Save Changes. The line is added to the map. Click the line to view its name and description.

View Speeding Events

You can review speeding events from the Events, Maps, and Reports pages in Virtual Superintendent.

The Events page

Use the Events page (Menu > Events) to review speeding events and identify patterns of speeding behavior across your project. You can filter events by user, role, plant role, and other criteria to focus on specific drivers, groups, or types of equipment.

The Maps page

Use the Maps page (Menu > Maps) to investigate speeding events alongside machine movements and site activity. You can view recent machine positions from the last 30 minutes or use the Timeline feature to replay historical movements and review the circumstances surrounding a speeding event.

Viewing speeding events alongside machine location data can help you understand where and when an event occurred, and identify contributing factors such as road conditions, or transitions between speed zones.

To view speeding events on the map:

1. Sign in to Virtual Superintendent.
2. Click Menu > Maps. The Maps page opens.
3. Click the Users, Layers and Charts button in the upper-left corner. The side panel slides opens.
4. Click the Layers tab.
5. Expand the Events section, then toggle Speeding on. Speeding event pins appear on the map.

Enable the Colour Positions by Speed option to visualize machine speeds along their routes.

To enable this option:

1. Click the User tab on the side panel.
2. Click Settings. The Settings panel opens.
3. Select the Colour Positions by Speed checkbox.
4. Click Done.

Speeding reports and dashboards

Head contractors can request a Chain of Responsibility (CoR) dashboard to analyze speeding events across their project. CoR dashboards are available from the Reports page (Menu > Reports) and can be shared with other head contractor users and subcontractor administrators.

Projects with Advanced Reporting enabled can also create their own custom dashboards and reports to monitor speeding trends, investigate incidents, and track compliance over time.

For information about sharing dashboards and reports with other users, see Share Reports with Other Users.

Contact support@virtualsuper.com to request a CoR dashboard or to discuss enabling Advanced Reporting for your project.