Overview of Maps

ESChat supports real-time Live Location Mapping while in call. Administrators can configure location services on a device by device basis, so you may not see a map tab.  Map contents are based on selected filters.  

Map Context Filter

The map context select filter determines the map display. Within each context, the map retains the view area, the mode, and the cluster threshold. Preset menus may be selected with the map setting modes, details, and cluster threshold levels.

Select the context for the preset menu for the map view.

 

Tap the two diamond icon in the upper right hand corner to access the preset menu. For reference, when you navigate to the map tab, the tool bar will show the currently selected filter.

 

Context Menu Definition

Preset	Definition
All Contacts	view all contacts who are signed in within the selected cluster threshold
In Call	view all contacts during a call
Selected Contacts	This option is the default after you highlight one or more contacts on the contacts tab, long press, and select "Show on Map."
Selected Groups	This option is the default after you highlight a group or channel, long press, and select "Show on Map."

 

All Contacts *note the map mode and details selected for these examples

All Contacts

 

In Call

In call shows:

Selected Contacts

selected contacts displays each highlighted contact or contacts, otherwise empty if there is no selection

 

 

Selected Group

Selected Group displays each member of a selected group, otherwise empty if there is no selection.

 

 

Geo Select Button

The Geo Select Button appears when you view available contacts on the map.  

The Geo Select Button will not be visible in every context. Tapping the button will highlight the contact(s) in the map view and make them available for a PTT call.

 

The green pins on the map screen represent available contacts. To make a PTT call to the contacts you see on the map, tap the Geo Select Button. You'll see blue check marks and the PTT screen will turn green.

 

To ascertain the identity of a user on the map, press the blue check. A double tap will bring up the coordinates and secondary menu.

 

Map Settings 

The map settings menu is reached through the Map Context Screen Menu.  Choose the mode for map viewing, and choose an optional traffic or 3D building overlay. The Cluster Threshold slider bar sets contacts in the same vicinity to group together according to your specifications. 

Map Settings:  choose Mode, Details, and set cluster threshold.

 

Open the Settings menu through the Map Context Screen button.

 

Open settings to see the mode, details, and cluster threshold options. view the standard mode

 

view satellite and terrain modes

 

 

Choose an optional overlay of traffic and/or 3D buildings.

Cluster Threshold

the cluster threshold is a slider that you can choose to view contacts grouped together in the same location.

The slider sets the relative zoom level.  Depending on the zoom level, contacts will be grouped in a cluster to represent their proximity to one another.

 

Offscreen Talker Button 

The Offscreen Talker Button appears when a selected filter contains a contact who is outside of the selected zoom level.  It will show blue as an indication that the offscreen contact has taken the floor.

 

Pin Refresh Button

Pin Refresh refreshes the screen with the last presence update available from the server.  This is not a real-time refresh, but rather the most recent presence update.

The pin refresh button is next to the context select icon.  To refresh your screen, tap the button.  You'll see the "Refreshing Pins" icon.

 

The map screen will refresh with the last presence updates.  Note:  this does not prompt a refresh to the devices represented by the pins; it is a refresh from your device to the most recent information from the server.

 

Tri Mode Selection Button

Use the map mode selection pin to center yourself on the map at any time.  Tapping the pin takes you through a cycle starting from map display, to center the map on you, to have the map follow you, and back to a normal map display that does not center you.

The Map Mode Selection pin determines how the map operates with your location. Choose between 3 settings:      Map Follows Me      Normal Map Display      Center Map on Me

 

 

The map mode selection pin is located on the lower right hand corner of the map.

 

Center map on me: the pin displays green.

 

Map follows me: the double arrow icon displays.

 

Press again, back to "normal map display:"  the pin displays white. Now the map will revert to the default display.

 

Offscreen Context Indicator

The Offscreen Context Indicator appears when there is a contact showing on the map according to the current selected context filter that is outside the current zoom level. 

 

The offscreen indicator appears as a signal that there is a contact available to view on the map but is not in your current zoom level. Note that the current selected context filter is set to "All Contacts."  Tap the indicator to zoom out to see those contacts. The second image shows the offscreen contact and a call has begun.

 

 

 

 

 

If a contact who is currently offscreen takes the floor, the indicator will turn blue.