Access the situation map

This section describes how to work with the map, which provides a highly visual way to share information among end users that are part of a distribution list to which you are publishing. The map displays shapes, incoming alerts, people, and alert responses. It also includes links to multimedia files that are shared with mobile team members.

To open the map, click 

Situation

 in the navigation bar, and then click 

Map

.

The Map screen opens and displays three colored tabs on the side: 

Display

, 

Inbox

, and 

Tools

. These tabs allow you to manage objects, people, and shapes on the map and work with incoming alerts from mobile users and outside organizations.

When multiple people, pins (markers), alert responses, and incoming alerts are clustered together within a small area of a map, the Situation Map displays a large circle with a number on it, called a cluster, to let you know that multiple objects exist in that location.

Single-clicking on a cluster causes the list of clustered objects to appear in the Tools tab in the sidebar. Double-clicking on a cluster zooms the map in far enough to show each individual object in the cluster.