Regional Pre-Planning

Regional Pre-Planning


Purpose


  1. To explain the how to use Regional Preplanning to preplan a higher and broader geographic area.  

  2. Sometimes you want to pre-plan a large event, something not attached to a single occupancy, or units or annotations that you want visible at a higher zoom level than your typical "building preplan"... like Landing Zones or Water Supply Fill Sites.  This is where Regional Pre-Planning bridges that gap.


Alert
ALERT: Regional Pre-Plan is currently still in BETA Testing.
Notes
NOTE: Currently viewing of Regional Pre-Plan information is not available on the Android Mobile App and is not visible for your data sharing partners.





Video







Permissions



The permissions associated with Regional Pre-Planning are in the Pre-Planning permissions bucket.


  1. Regional Preplan Layer - Read: To be able to access regional pre-plan layers
  2. Regional Preplan Layer - Update: To be able to edit existing regional pre-plan layers
  3. Regional Preplan Layer - Create: To be able to make regional pre-plan layers
  4. Regional Preplan Layer - Delete: To be able to delete regional pre-plan layers





Creating a Regional Pre-Plan



Notes
NOTE: Creating and editing a regional preplan can only be accomplished through the Web side of First Due.

1. From Response > Responder View or Pre-Planning > Pre-Plans Map select the Show/Hide Layers button:






2. Beside Regional Preplan Layers, select Edit







3. To reorder the list, drag the stack .  To edit an existing layer, select the pencil  . To delete the layer, select the trashcan  .  To create a new layer, select Create New Layer. 






4. After selecting Create New Layer, you will see a screen where you can:




a. Edit the layer name and description
b. Edit Annotations
c. Edit or add Pre-Plan Units (For more about Pre-Plan Units, see: Pre-Plan Units )
d. Search for a place or address
e. Create an annotation on the map
f. Rotate the tilted view of the map
g. Tilt or reset the map (if available)

5. If you are creating a new layer, enter a name in the Layer (required) box and, if you wish, provide a description of the layer in the the Description box.



6. To create annotations on the map, select the pencil on the top right on the map screen. Then select:




a. Line
b. Polygon
c. Circle
d. Square or Rectangle
e. Text
f. Arrow
g. Measurement (creates a line and text annotation)

NotesNOTE: For more about Annotations, see: Adding Annotations to a Pre-Plan.

To edit the Annotation, select the pencil icon on the left menu, make your modifications and then select "Accept".



Notes
NOTE: For more information about Visible Zoom Levels see: Pre-Planning: Visible Zoom Levels for Annotations and Units. Please note that these Visible Zoom Level settings are for the web view only.  On the Mobile App, all Regional Pre-Plan items will display at the "3 - Cities" zoom level and closer.
InfoINFO: For the Regional Preplan Text annotations viewed on the web, your specified text will show up at the zoom level selected and closer.  Above that level, a    icon will display.  This lets the user know that there is a text annotation in that place without crowding the map with the actual text.



7. To add Pre-Plan Units:

a. Select the PLUS icon. 



b. At the bottom of the window, select: 

 

c. From the dropdown menu, search or scroll and select the Unit you wish to use.  The Unit will populate on the screen with a "bouncing unit".  Drag the Unit to the appropriate location on the map, fill in the appropriate supplemental information and the Visible Zoom Level settings.





d. Scroll to the bottom of the window and select:

 



8. When you have completed your preplan, look to the top right of the screen and select:


9. Users can reorder the list of layers, by dragging them using the stack icon.




Viewing a Regional Pre-Plan



From the iOS mobile app: 

1. From the Map view, select the Map Layers button:

 


2. Scan down on the list and enable the regional pre-plan layers you would like to see:





From the Web:

1. Select Response > Responder View or Pre-Planning > Pre-Plans Map

2. Select the Show/Hide Layers button:  

3. Scan down to the bottom of the list and enable the regional pre-plan layers you would like to see:





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