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Home screen

This is the main screen where most interactions take place and where the core utilities of the application appear. 
Some of the following features may be available on the Home screen depending on the permissions from your operator.
Icon
Name
Description
Menu icon
Menu
Opens the navigation menu.
The Tracking icon
Track Me
Periodically sends your location to your organization for the duration you choose.
The Check In icon
Check In
Sends your location and timestamp to the server.
The Publish icon
Alert Publishing
Displays the login screen on tapping the icon. After logging in the alert template screen appears that has the list of alert templates to publish alerts.
The Change view icon
Change view
All
—Displays all activities including reports, tracking, and registration.
Inbox
—Displays all alerts that have been sent to you.
The Alerts icon
Alerts
Displays the number of unread alerts as a badge on the icon.
The Red Knob icon
Red knob
Slide the red knob to view the following options:
  • Report
    —Sends information to the central operations center of an organization. Users can select a template to send a report.
  • Emergency
    — Sends duress messages.
The Map icon
Map
Displays the location details for an alert or event that appears in the Inbox. A map view replaces the Latest Activities List. On the map, the user can view who and what is around them in real time.