Shared Maps Table

All the Shared Maps that you have access to are listed in the Shared Maps Table. The table can be filtered and sorted based on time, name, type, and feature count.

If you have access to multiple groups within your organisation, you will see multiple sections in your Shared Maps Table. Click on a map to open it in the Map Viewer.

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 Dialogue

All map management is done through the Map Properties dialogue. The following properties can be set for a map:

• 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 Tokens are a quick solution to grant anyone temporary access to the map. Read more…

Note

Additional map properties are available. Contact us to set these up:

• Map Streaming allows real-time automatic pushes of all map edits into your GIS systems.

• Delete Map allows you to permanently delete a map. This cannot be undone.

• Live Layers. See below

Intra-agency Sharing

If your profile has a FireMapper hierarchy set up, you will see an Intra-agency Sharing option in the Map Properties dialogue. Intra-agency Sharing adds other groups within your organisation to the map.

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

Separate subscriptions can be linked together to form one hierarchy and thus streamline map sharing.

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.

Live Layers

An existing FireMapper Shared Map can be transformed into a Live Feed. This means that the mapped data in the map will be displayed as a read-only overlay on all other maps, allowing you to easily create, manage and view authoritative datasets in FireMapper.

Enabling Live Layers

1. To set a Shared Map as a Live Layer, open its Map Properties dialogue and tick “Enable Live Layer”.

   

2. Once enabled, navigate to another map to view the Live Layer overlay. The Live Layer can be toggled on and off—as with existing Live Feeds—to maintain a clear operational picture.

   

Restrictions

There are restrictions on the types of maps that can be set as Live Layers.

• You may only have a maximum of 5 maps set as Live Layers at any given time

• Each Live Layer is limited to 500 features

Note

Contact support@firemapper.app to enable live layers for your profile.

Move Map

To move a map within the FireMapper hierarchy, open its Map Properties dialogue and select the Move Map option. Then, choose the new location within the hierarchy where you want the map to be moved. Changes are applied instantaneously and reflected in the Shared Maps list of FireMapper users on their devices and in the Portal.