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How to use geo-targeting with IWA

Weather feeds from the NWS contain geo-location information that can provide a more precise area for targeting weather related alerts than by county alone. When a weather alert feed contains a geo-location, depending on how you configure your weather alert template and alert rules, you can use the geo-location from the feed to define the targeting of users based on their location. You can enable geo-location targeting by selecting a location on the map in a weather alert template and selecting to target users in those locations.
Geo-targeting settings
The following matrix shows how the geo targeting settings in alert templates and alert rules impact the use of maps from the alert template and feed in triggered alerts. In the matrix, a bold 
Yes
 means that the map from the weather feed is used in the triggered alert. An italicized 
Yes
 means that the map from the alert template is used.
If
Alert template
Has Map
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Has Geo Targeting – Users
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Has Geo Targeting –Organizations
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Feed
Has Polygon
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Alert rule
Uses Geo Information from feed
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Then
Triggered alert
Has Map
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Geo Targeting – Users
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Geo Targeting –Organizations
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes