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Q: What is geofencing and how does Radar handle it?

Geofencing creates a virtual boundary around a real-world location. When a device with your app enters or exits that boundary, Radar fires an event. You define the geofences (a store, a job site, a delivery zone) and Radar's SDK handles the detection in the background without draining the device battery.

Q: Can Radar track deliveries or field workers in real time?

Yes. Radar's trip tracking feature follows a device along a route and provides live ETAs, distance remaining, and arrival detection. This is used for delivery tracking, field service dispatch, and fleet management. Events fire at key milestones (started, approaching, arrived) that you can act on via webhooks.

Q: How do Radar webhooks work with n8n?

When a location event fires (geofence entry, trip arrival, place visit), Radar sends a webhook payload with the event details: user ID, location, timestamp, and geofence metadata. n8n can receive this webhook and trigger any downstream action -- sending a notification, updating a database, posting to Slack, or calling another API.

Q: What platforms does Radar support?

Radar provides SDKs for iOS (Swift), Android (Kotlin/Java), React Native, Flutter, and web. The SDKs handle background location permissions, battery optimisation, and platform-specific quirks so your development team does not need to manage each platform independently.

Q: How accurate is Radar's location detection?

Accuracy depends on the device and environment. Radar combines GPS, Wi-Fi, and cell tower signals to improve accuracy, especially in urban areas. For geofencing, the platform supports radius-based and polygon-based geofences, and you can adjust the confidence threshold to balance accuracy against battery usage.

Q: Is Radar suitable for asset tracking (not just people)?

Radar is designed for mobile devices running iOS or Android, so it works for tracking people carrying phones or tablets. For tracking physical assets like containers or vehicles, you would typically pair a GPS tracker device with a gateway that forwards location data to Radar's API or directly to your n8n workflow.

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About Radar

Radar is a geofencing and location tracking platform that gives developers the building blocks for location-aware applications. It provides SDKs for iOS and Android that handle geofencing, trip tracking, place detection, and address autocomplete — the infrastructure layer so you do not have to build location services from scratch.

The core use cases are straightforward: trigger an action when a user enters or leaves a geographic area (geofencing), track a delivery driver’s route in real time (trip tracking), or detect when someone arrives at a known place like a store or warehouse (place detection). Radar handles the messy parts — battery-efficient background location, cross-platform consistency, and accuracy in urban environments where GPS signals bounce off buildings.

Radar sends events via webhooks when geofence entries, exits, and other location triggers fire. This makes it a natural fit for n8n workflows: a geofence entry can trigger a notification, update a CRM record, log a delivery arrival, or kick off any downstream process. For businesses building apps that need to react to where people or assets physically are, Radar provides the location layer without the R&D cost. Our integration team can wire Radar events into your existing systems.

Radar FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about how Radar consultants can help with integration and implementation

What is geofencing and how does Radar handle it?

Can Radar track deliveries or field workers in real time?

How do Radar webhooks work with n8n?

What platforms does Radar support?

How accurate is Radar’s location detection?

Is Radar suitable for asset tracking (not just people)?

How it works

We work hand-in-hand with you to implement Radar

As Radar consultants we work with you hand in hand build more efficient and effective operations. Here’s how we will work with you to automate your business and integrate Radar with integrate and automate 800+ tools.

Step 1

Define Your Location Use Cases

We map out exactly what location events your business needs to react to: geofence entries at customer sites, delivery arrivals, field worker check-ins, or proximity-based notifications. Each use case gets specific geofences, triggers, and downstream actions defined.

Step 2

Set Up Geofences and Places in Radar

We create your geofences in Radar’s dashboard — either as circular radius zones or custom polygons for irregular areas. For businesses with many locations (retail chains, service territories), we use Radar’s bulk import to load geofences from a spreadsheet or database.

Step 3

Integrate the Radar SDK into Your App

Your development team (or ours) integrates the Radar SDK into your iOS or Android app. We configure background location permissions, tracking granularity, and battery optimisation settings appropriate for your use case — high-frequency for delivery tracking, low-frequency for occasional check-ins.

Step 4

Wire Up Webhooks to n8n

We configure Radar to send webhook events to an n8n workflow. Each event type (geofence entry, geofence exit, trip started, trip arrived) triggers a specific workflow path. n8n processes the event and routes it to the right destination: a notification system, CRM, database, or reporting tool.

Step 5

Test with Real Devices in the Field

We test the full chain with real devices at real locations: walking or driving through geofences, completing mock deliveries, and verifying that events fire correctly and downstream actions complete. This catches issues with geofence sizing, webhook reliability, and edge cases like poor signal areas.

Step 6

Monitor and Tune

After launch, we monitor event volumes, latency, and accuracy using Radar’s dashboard and n8n execution logs. We adjust geofence sizes, tracking frequency, and confidence thresholds based on real-world performance data to get the right balance of accuracy and battery life.

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