Live map

Access to

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settings

: You can click the Settings icon () to go directly to the Map Settings in the

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management system.

Basemap layers improvements

: The Basemap Layers list is now organized so that the most commonly-used map types appear at the top of the list. All Basemap Layer components are localized.

Dynamic map zoom

: When an operator is following a specific user or user group (distribution list), when the live map automatically refreshes, the map keeps focus on the followed user or group.

External layers

: Public layers can be viewed on the External Layers panel on the live map. Administrators can add up to 30 external layers in the Map Settings. Once added, data from external layers update automatically on the live map. Feature, Image, and KML layer types are supported. The transparency of external layers on the live map can be adjusted. For Feature and Image type layers, a legend can be displayed if one is present in the layer source. The following external feeds are available out of the box:

Floods – NDFD Rainfall Total Forecast
Floods – Live Stream Gauges
Floods – USA Flood Hazard Area
Hurricanes – Forecast Position
Hurricanes – Observed Position
Hurricanes – Forecast Track
Hurricanes – Observed Track
Hurricanes – Forecast Error Cone
Hurricanes – Watches and Warnings
Hurricanes – Hurricane Force

Improved zoom level

: When an operator clicks on a panel to display multiple alerts or events, the map does not zoom out past where the map labels can be viewed clearly.

Layer layout and functionality

: Items in the

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, Predefined Zones, and Distribution List layers can be selected individually or by parent folder. Select a folder to display the items on the map. You can select individual folders or parent folders. Click a specific item in a folder to zoom the map to view that item.

Live map access

: The new live map can be accessed from the Recently Received Alerts section or from the "View Live Map" button on the home page, from the Sent Alerts screen, or from the Accountability Events page.

Mobile emergency

: Message updates sent for mobile emergencies are displayed on the live map in the emergency details pop-up.

Performance improvements

: Various performance improvements to live map flows were made, including caching Esri basemap layers in memory to improve the live map load time.

Redesigned user-interface

: Content on the live map was organized into the following panels:

Basemap Layers (): Select the type of map to display.
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Layers (): Display accountability events from enterprise and suborganizations, live sent alerts, live incoming alerts, and connected organizations. Live incoming alerts include Connect alerts and emergencies, check-ins, check-outs, and reports from the mobile app.
Predefined Zones (): Display predefined zones. Predefined zones are also known as imported shape layers. Select the check box beside an imported layer or shape file to display it on the map. Click the name of a displayed item in the panel to zoom the map to its location.
Distribution Lists Layers (): Display users from distribution lists. Click a selected distribution list to zoom the map out to display all users in the distribution list.

Send a quick alert

:  Operators with alert publishing permissions can draw a shape on the live map or select a predefined shape, target users in the shape, and send the targeted users a quick alert. When a shape is drawn or selected on the live map, the User Action panel opens to the Users tab. On the Users tab, select organization and attribute filters and select targeted and blocked users to refine the list of targeted users found in the shape. User information can be exported to a .csv file. Select an alert template and personal devices on the Quick Alert tab of the User Action panel. Alert templates must have the "Available for quick publish" option enabled and have "location" enabled in the alert template settings to be available for selection. On the Quick Alert tab, operators can verify the number of reachable users and publish a quick alert. The sent quick alert appears under the Live Sent Alerts in the

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Layers panel on the live map. Details about the alert can be viewed in the Sent Alerts page in the

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management system.

Shape drawing capability

: Operators can use the Draw Shapes panel to draw shapes on the live map and see the number of users in the shape.

Subscribe to geographic locations

: The ability for end users to subscribe to geographic locations of interest was added. Administrators can create user attributes that are based on shape layers on the live map. When an administrator creates the user attribute, then configures it to be visible in user profiles, users can subscribe to those locations and then be targeted in quick alerts from the live map based on those subscriptions.

Tool tip display search box

: When searching for a location, the tool tip for the search field displays the full address.

User details pop-up

: The user details pop-up for individual or clustered users displays devices, attributes, and groups. A Last Known Location timestamp is displayed on the user details pop-up.

Zoom to functionality

: The "Zoom to" function was improved so that a single click moves to the street-level view for the following alerts:

Live alerts
Live accountability events
Live incoming alerts (including emergencies, reports, check-ins and check-outs from the mobile app.)