Adding Point and Radius Areas

Mapping an incident-affected area using a point and radius highlights the area on the map in a circle.

About this task

The radius can be increased or decreased as needed to cover the affected area.

The default value can be changed by setting the following context property: Rapid Response > Incident > Areas > Default Radius

Procedure

  1. Click the Menu tab.
  2. Click Manage Incidents.
  3. Search for or create an Incident record.
    The Incident step is selected.
  4. In the Incident step, click the Affected tab.
  5. On the Affected tab's pane title bar, click the Add Point and Radius Area button:
    A circle.
    A Point and Radius section is added to the tab.
    A point and radius section with fields for Name, Point, Radius, Action, and Evac.
  6. Plot the center of the affected area on the map:
    1. On the map toolbar, click the Plot Circular Area button:
      A circle.
    2. Press Ctrl on the keyboard and click the center of the affected area on the map.
  7. Provide the following information about the incident:
    Name
    Type a name for the affected area.
    Point
    Automatically populated when the record is saved.
    Radius
    Adjust the side of the circle by typing the length of the radius.
    Evac
    Select whether the area needs to be evacuated.
    Action
    (Optional) Define the street speed of the area.
  8. If you make a mistake while defining the area on the map, you can undo the last change made by clicking the Undo Latest Change button in the lower-right corner:
    An X.
  9. Save the Incident record:
    1. Click the Save button:
      Diskette.
    2. When prompted to save the incident data, click OK.

    The Point field is automatically populated with the latitude and longitude coordinates of the center of the circle.

  10. To create an area to which a priority can be applied:
    1. In the lower-right corner of the section, click the Create Priority Area button:
      A plus sign in a circle.
    2. When prompted to create a priority area based on the current evacuation area, click OK.
      The name of the area is copied to the Priority tab.
    3. Click the Priority tab, click the priority area, and define the area's Priority.
    4. Click the Save button:
      Diskette.