How It Helps
Workyard’s GPS time clock captures precise arrival, departure, and address-level data—no manual input required. This gives you full confidence that every time card reflects exactly where and when work happened.
With the added power of polygon geofences, you can enhance tracking accuracy, streamline project tagging, and improve job site oversight.
How It Works
Clocking in with GPS Tracking
When a team member clocks in using the Workyard mobile app, they'll be prompted to grant the following permissions:
Location tracking: Set to Always and Precise Location: On
Motion tracking: Enabled
These permissions allow Workyard to:
Detect stops at job sites and automatically log entry/exit times
Track when a team member starts driving to calculate mileage and travel time
Update GPS location every 5 minutes while clocked in with a stable internet connection
If offline, GPS data is stored on the device and uploaded once reconnected.
GPS data is only collected between clock-in and clock-out; break-time location is hidden for privacy
The screen on the left shows the setup flow on Android, and the screen on the right shows the flow on iPhone. Both guide users to enable Precise and Always Location for accurate time tracking.
2. GPS Tracking vs. Geofence Tracking (Standard & Polygon)
Most time tracking apps rely heavily on circular geofences—basic radius zones that trigger when someone enters or exits a general area. But these come with limitations. If the job site is oddly shaped, spread out, or not set up in advance, tracking becomes unreliable.
Others rely on GPS breadcrumb trails, which show vague location dots without exact addresses or time spent, making it hard to verify worksite presence.
Workyard does it differently.
We combine precise GPS tracking with both standard circular geofences and advanced polygon geofences for the most accurate, automated tracking possible.
GPS Tracking (Core Functionality)
Captures real-time location, exact addresses, entry/exit times, and driving routes
Does not rely on geofences to function
Automatically updates every 5 minutes while clocked in
Stores offline GPS data and uploads it once reconnected
Mileage Tracking
Once a team member clocks in, Workyard automatically tracks:
Miles driven
Travel time between stops
Auto-assignment of mileage & travel time to the geofenced project the team member arrives at
Using the Data
With GPS and geofencing working together, you can:
Reimburse team members for mileage fairly
Generate expense and job cost reports
Improve route planning to reduce non-billable travel
Evaluate team efficiency based on work vs. travel time
💬 Still Have Questions?
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📧 Email: help@workyard.com
💬 Or message us using the Help icon in the web app