Map: Map Settings - Mobile

The DSPTCH Map contains Map Settings that allows you to choose what information to display on the Map, and how the information is displayed on the Map.

Map Buttons

On the Map Screen, there are three (3) buttons that allow you to change your orientation or the content displayed on the map:

Compass
My Location
Layer Tray

Compass

By default, the Map is oriented Due North, with the cardinal direction North being the top center of the screen. With two fingers, you can rotate the map clockwise or counterclockwise, changing the orientation of True North to a different direction on your screen.

Once True North is no longer at the top center of the screen, the Map Compass will appear. Tap the Map Compass to reset the orientation of the Map, returning True North to the top center of the screen.

To reorient the map North, click the compass

If the map is oriented True North, the compass disappears

My Location

On the Map Screen, you can scroll and zoom to different parts of the Map. The My Location button lets you reset the map view to your current location. To orient the map window onto your current location, tap the My Location button to fly to your current location. When the Map is oriented on your current location, the My Location button will turn blue.

The My Location icon will turn blue once the map is centered on your location

Layer Tray

To change the appearance of your map, press the Layer Tray button in the top left corner of the map.

Once selected, the Layer Tray will appear from the bottom of your screen, where the Search Bar is typically located.

Swipe up to expand the Layer Tray, and scroll to find additional configurations.

To close the Layer Tray, swipe down or tap the ✖️ button in the top right of the Layer Tray.

The Layer Tray button changes the map's appearance

Layer Tray Configuration

In the Layer Tray, there are options to configure the style of the underlying map, the interactive locations on the map, and the non-interactive layers that show onto of the map.

Map Type
Site Type
Weather Layer

Map Type

Explore is the default map, displaying road names and Points of Interest. Satellite displays the terrain and ground cover as captured from an aerial view of the Earth. Traffic shows road congestion and closers adjacent to the road network.

Explore
Satellite
Traffic

Site Type

The selected Site Type determines what interactive locations are displayed on the map, as well as the DSPTCH locations that are returned by search. If you are only interested in a particular type of Location, you can filter the map to only the locations of interest.

All
Wind
Solar
Battery
O&G
Power Plant

Because of the massive number of Oil & Gas locations in North America, you must select O&G to search for Oil & Gas Locations. This allows for optimal performance and enhanced searchability.

Filtering to Solar sites removes other site types such as Wind

Filtering to just Wind sites removes the Solar sites

Site Type Filters also apply to search:

Weather Layer

Weather Layer is a non-interactive way to display weather conditions on the map. When a Weather Layer is selected, you can still search and click on locations. The colors and Icons displayed by a Weather Layer provide information as to current weather conditions.

To remove a selected Weather Layer, tap on the Weather Layer highlighted in blue.

Relevant Weather Layers are:

Air Temperature
Relative Humidity
Cloudiness
Accumulated Precipitation
Precipitation Intensity
Wind Speed & Direction
Wind Speed

Red: Warmer, Green: Cooler Air Temperature

Violet indicates where precipitation has recently occurred

Red indicates heavy rain, Yellow indicates medium rain, Green indicates light rain

Bigger Arrows: more wind Direction: where wind is blowing