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title: "Time Tracking Settings: GPS Location, Geofencing & Location Stamps"
url: "https://help.ontraccr.com/en/article/time-tracking-settings-gps-location-geofencing-location-stamps"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-05-26T23:10:08.775Z"
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# Time Tracking Settings: GPS Location, Geofencing & Location Stamps

## 📍 **Time Tracking Settings: GPS Location, Geofencing & Location Stamps**

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### ✅ **What This Covers**

This article explains how to use GPS tracking features in Ontraccr’s Time Tracking system, including:

-   Enabling location tracking globally
-   Active vs passive **geofencing**
-   Clock-in and clock-out boundaries
-   Time card **location stamps**

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### 🧭 **Where to Find These Settings**

In the **Web App**:

1.  Navigate to **Settings > Time Tracking > GPS Location**
2.  You’ll find:
    -   ✅ GPS Tracking toggle (global on/off)
    -   ✅ Enable Clock-In Geofencing
    -   ✅ Enable Passive Clock-In Geofencing Mode
    -   ✅ Enable Clock-Out Geofencing
    -   ✅ Enable Location Stamps

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## 🌍 **Global GPS Tracking Toggle**

**What it does:**

Turns GPS location tracking **on or off platform-wide** for time tracking.

-   Toggle is located at the top-right of the **GPS Location** page
-   If **off**, all geofencing features and location stamps are disabled

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## 📌 **Clock-In Geofencing**

**What it does:**

Restricts workers from clocking into a project **unless they are physically at the job site** (within a geofence).

**How it works:**

-   Requires a **geofence radius** to be set for each project
-   Common ranges: 50 meters and up
-   Worker must be inside the radius to clock in

**Use Case:**

Prevents users from clocking in from home or while commuting.

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## 🧭 **Passive Clock-In Geofencing Mode**

**What it does:**

Allows workers to clock in **outside** of a geofence — but the system will flag it.

**How it works:**

-   Workers can clock in from anywhere
-   Time card is **flagged** with a red asterisk
-   Approvers see a **GPS map** of the clock-in location
-   Helps identify potential time theft, without blocking clock-ins

**Why it's useful:**

-   Less disruptive than strict blocking
-   Still gives visibility and oversight

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## 📌 **Clock-Out Geofencing**

**What it does:**

Requires workers to be within the geofence **to clock out**.

**How it works:**

-   Same logic as clock-in geofencing
-   If the worker leaves the site without clocking out:
    -   They must notify a supervisor or admin to do it for them
    -   Or use **passive mode** to allow flexible clock-out with flagging

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## 📍 **Enable Location Stamps**

**What it does:**

Captures and stores a **GPS snapshot** at clock-in and clock-out.

**Where it shows up:**

-   In each time card under the **Entries** tab
-   Map view shows:
    -   The actual clock-in/out location
    -   The assigned project location
    -   Visual comparison for geofence breaches

**Why use it:**

Gives approvers a map-based validation of where time was tracked — even if no geofence was in place.

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### 💡 **Pro Tips & Edge Cases**

-   🚧 Geofencing only works if project addresses are accurate
-   ⚙️ You can enable both active and passive modes simultaneously (clock-in + clock-out)
-   📱 GPS tracking only applies to **live time tracking methods** (not manual entry or forms)