Shared Maps

Observations shared from the FireMapper iOS and Android apps are organised into individual maps. When a feature is uploaded by FireMapper, it is organised in this table alphabetically by map name, and grouped by the organisation that owns the map.

Download Map: displays multiple formats to download the map in including KML, KMZ, GPX, GeoPDF and Compressed Zip Folder.

Archive Map: moves a map into the archive, meaning it is no longer visible in the FireMapper shared map lists.

Map Properties: allows viewing and editing the properties of the map.

Map Properties Dialogue

All map specific management is done through the Map Properties dialogue.

• Map Name must be at least 5 characters long and can only contain letters, numbers, and spaces.

• Map Type can be set. The following map types are available:

  • Fire Incident

  • Storm & Flood Incident

  • Search & Rescue

  • Training / Exercise

  • Hazard Reduction

  • Pre-incident Plan

  • Data Collection

  • Police Operation

  • Other

• Map Streaming allows real-time automatic pushes of all map edits into your GIS systems. Contact us to set this up.

• Map Tokens shares the map with those outside of your agency or hierarchy subgroup. Read More.

• Intra-agency Sharing shares the map with users within your agency, but outside of your FireMapper hierarchy subgroup.

Intra-agency Sharing

If your profile has a FireMapper hierarchy set up, you will see the Intra-agency Sharing option in the Map Properties dialogue.

FireMapper Hierarchy

The FireMapper hierarchy is a way to organise your agency’s users and maps into a tree-like structure, typically defined by region or function. This separation ensures that users only see maps that are relevant to them, resulting in a cleaner and more organised Shared Maps experience, as well as increased organisational responsibility at more local levels.

Note

FireMapper supports linking separate subscriptions together to enable flexible sharing of maps between brigades or teams. If your subscriptions are “linked”, sharing maps will be easier.

Using Intra-agency Sharing

To share maps within across the FireMapper hierarchy, select the Intra-agency Sharing option in the Map Properties dialogue of the map of interest. Then, tick the groups you want to share the map with. You can select multiple groups, or even the top-level group to share with all users in your hierarchy. Changes are applied instantaneously and reflected in the Shared Maps list of FireMapper users on their devices and in the Portal.