View external events on the live map

Log in to the

BlackBerry AtHoc

management system.

Click

View Live Map

. The live map opens in a new browser tab.

Click in the top navigation bar to open the External Layers panel.

On the

External Layers

panel, click to expand the

External Events

section.

In the

Event Types

section, select the event types to display from the pull-down list.

Optionally, in the

Time Filter

section, from the pull-down list, select the time period to display on the map. You can select from 30 minutes to 72 hours. The default is 2 hours. External events that occur in the selected time period are displayed under the Time Filter pull-down list and appear on the map. The severity and the time elapsed since the event occurred are displayed.

Optionally, in the

External Events

section, do any of the following:

Click an external event to highlight it in the panel. The shape associated with the event is highlighted on the map.
Click to hide an event on the map.
Click to display a hidden event.
Click to zoom the map to an event.
Select or deselect the
Show All
option to display or hide all events on the map. All events are displayed on the map by default.

Optionally, click an event on the map to display a pop-up with details about the event. The details pop-up includes the following information about the event:

Title
Source
Severity
Event Type
The date and time the event was published.
Description. This description is from the original feed source and is not modified by
BlackBerry AtHoc
.
The number of users who are impacted by the event, based on their geolocation.

Optionally, click to dock the external event pop-up to the right side of the map.