Using the Operations View Map Tools

Search for any address using an address geolocating service.

1. Click Address Search. The Address Search window opens.

2. In the text box, enter the address. A list of matching addresses appears.

3. In the list, locate the address. On that row, click the zoom icon to focus the map on that address.

Add shapes or text to the map.

• You can add multiple annotations, but you must create and save them one a time.

• Annotations are saved across sessions and appear in the Operations View module, Footprint module, and the mobile app.

• Saved annotations are listed in the left pane in the Annotations area.

• The annotation name is only displayed in the left pane, not in the map.

• Points and text are set to a specific scale, so these types of annotations remain the same size regardless of how much you zoom in or out.

• You can click the zoom icon on the left pane to focus the map on that annotation.

1. Click Annotations. Annotation tools appear in the left pane.

2. Select the type of annotation you want to add.

3. Adjust the annotation settings, such as name and color.

4. Click Draw.

5. Hover your cursor over the desired location on the map, then click to add the annotation. If you are adding a line or polygon, continue clicking locations on the map to draw the desired shape, then double-click or press Enter to finish drawing.

6. Click Save.

Add additional map layers for reference on top of the base map. You can edit, delete, or reorder these map layers. See Manage Map Layers.

Adjust the following map settings.

• Auto Refresh: Adjusts how often the map data automatically refreshes. If the Auto Refresh checkbox is selected, the data refreshes after the specified interval of seconds. This setting is saved across sessions.

• Coordinates: Sets the type of coordinates displayed on the map in the lower right. You can choose latitude and longitude (Lat/Long), United States National Grid (USNG), or Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM). You can also hide the coordinates by selecting None.

• Transparency: Adjusts the transparency of symbols for entries, structures, and reentry permits on the base map.

• Symbol Size: Adjusts the size of symbols for entries, structures, and reentry permits on the base map.

1. Click Map Settings. The Map Settings window opens.

2. Adjust the map settings as needed.

3. Click Save.

Measure the distance between multiple positions on the map. You can change the distance units after measuring.

1. Click Measure.

2. On the map, click the initial location you want to measure from.

3. Click the next location you want to measure the distance to. If you want to measure the distance between more than two locations, repeat this step as needed.

4. Double-click or press Enter to finish measuring. The Measurement Results window appears showing the total distance between all locations.

Download or print the current map view as a PNG or PDF file.

1. Adjust the map view, including the position, zoom level, and visible map layers and symbols.

2. In the Tools menu, click Print Map. The Print Preview window opens.

3. Do one of the following.

   • Click Download and select a file format. The file is downloaded according to your browser settings.

   • Click Print, then use your system's print window to print the map.

Download or print the charts in the right pane.

1. Expand the right pane so the charts are visible.

2. In the Tools menu, click Print Charts. A new browser window opens displaying the charts.

3. Click Print. Your system's print window opens.

4. Use your system's print window to print the charts or save them as a PDF.

Search for the address of any of the structures added to your account.

1. Click Structure Search. The Structure Search window opens.

2. In the text box, enter the address or owner's name for a structure. A list of matching structures appears.

3. In the list, locate the structure's name. On that row, click the zoom icon to focus the map on that structure.

Add map layers based on census data for housing and demographics. These layers are listed in the left pane in the Analytical Layers area.

1. Click Census. The Census window opens.

2. In the Field Select menu, select the type of data you want to display.

3. Use the Opacity slider to set the opacity of the map layer. If you want the layer to be partially visible and show layers underneath it, try setting the opacity to between 30 and 70.

4. Click Save. The map layer is added to the map.

Add a ring of a specific distance from a point. This ring is not saved across sessions. Range rings are listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

You can also add a range ring through the Annotations feature, in which case the ring is saved across sessions and is listed in the Annotations area.

1. Click Range Ring. The Add Range Ring window opens.

2. Edit the color, radius, and distance units for the range ring.

3. Click Draw.

4. Click the desired location on the map.

5. Click Save. The range ring is added to the map.

Add a layer displaying the United States National Grid (USNG), which is a grid-based coordinate system used to help describe grid locations. This grid is listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

1. Click USNG Grid. The USNG Grid opens.

2. Edit the settings. You can show or hide the labels for each cell and change the grid color.

3. Click Save. The USNG Grid is added to the map.

Add a heatmap based on the number of entries. This heatmap is listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

This feature helps you identify areas impacted by the incident. By default, areas with more entries are shaded in red and areas with less entries are shaded in green. Areas with zero entries are not shaded.

1. Click Point Density Heatmap. The Density Layer window opens.

2. Edit the shapes and colors used by the heatmap.

3. Click Save. The point density heatmap is added to the map.

Add a heatmap based on the number of entries and the distance between entries. This heatmap is listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

This feature helps you identify heavily impacted areas when there are many entries. By default, areas with more entries spaced closely together are shaded in red, whereas areas with less entries spaced further apart are shaded in green. Areas with zero entries are not shaded.

1. Click Kernel Density Heatmap. The Density Layer window opens.

2. Edit the shapes and colors used by the heatmap.

3. Click Save. The kernel density heatmap is added to the map.

Add circles representing the number of entries in an area. Larger circles represent more entries. This layer of symbols is listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

Graduated symbols have two settings that affect the number of circles displayed: tolerance and max width.

Tolerance is the maximum number of pixels between entries grouped within the same circle. For example, if you set the tolerance to 20 pixels, only entries less than 20 pixels away from each other are grouped in the same circle.

Max width determines the maximum width in pixels for any circle. If entries within the tolerance range of each other would create a circle larger than the maximum width, the circle is instead split into multiple, smaller circles.

Thus, as you increase the tolerance or max width, the map displays fewer, larger circles containing more entries per circle.

1. Click Graduated Symbols.

2. Edit the tolerance, max width, and color.

3. Click Save. Graduated symbols are added to the map.

Divide the map into a grid that is color-coded to indicate the number of entries in each cell. This grid is listed in the left pane in the Analytic Layers area.

You can choose the number of rows and columns in the grid. This number does not change as you zoom in or out.

By default, cells with many entries are darker shades of red, and cells with less entries are lighter shades of red. Cells with no entries are not shaded.

1. Click Quadrats.

2. Edit the number of rows, number of columns, and colors used for the quadrats.

3. Click Save. Quadrats are added to the map.