User Manual - StreetWise CADLink
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1. When the StreetWise application is opened a dialogue box opens and requests a device I D or Sygic Navigation licensing information This rare condition is an indication that the StreetWise licensing files in the tablet s internal memory have been erased or corrupted The device will need to be reactivated by your agency s StreetWise administrator using the following procedure 1 Manually shut down and restart the tablet If this does not clear the problem proceed to step 2 2 Open the device settings menu and navigate to Manage Applications Scroll to the StreetWise application icon and select 3 Click of Force Close then click on Clear Data Return to the normal application menu and reopen StreetWise CADlink Re enter the proper device I D number and license provided to you by StreetWise at the time of initial installation on this device For assistance contact StreetWise Technical Support 51 gt lt streetwise CADlink The tablet is providing continuous audible navigation directions to an unknown location and will not stop even though StreetWise has been shut down In rare circumstance a software failure or force close may result in a situation where navigation continues despite the StreetWise application being closed To force cancel navigation follow these procedures Reopen the StreetWise application Use the home screen options to re send recent alerts to the tablet so tha2. Once again these waypoint icons are interactive Clicking on any waypoint icon on the map will cause a text box to appear containing the information text that was entered by the originating tablet along with the date and time the waypoint was created and by whom This is illustrated in the following figure 29 X streetwise CADlink 9 Tactical Point mn vil 2 Stagg O Benstend May 71 7074 1 5501 PM EDT ating 135 58991 00 8195 72 9 When multiple information waypoints are dropped for the same incident the icons will number sequentially The following illustration shows this feature in use where a fire company has been requested to perform damage assessment in a specific neighborhood area The company has placed information waypoints on each structure as they move from house to house The assessment is being monitored by the command post in real time and damage conditions can be retrieved for each structure by simply clicking on the desired waypoint 30 gt lt streetwise CADIlink The process of deleting a tactical information waypoint is the same as the removal of all other waypoints First click the button for Delete Point on the tactical map options menu After clicking that button touch the screen precisely on the waypoint that is to be removed A warning prompt will appear to ensure the action is intended Once acknowledged the waypoint will be removed from this tablet and all other tablets Note that
3. The process of placing a hazard waypoint is quite simple Clicking on the blue hazard point button will activate the feature and prepare the software for waypoint placement When the button has been activated but before the waypoint is placed the icon will change to loaded color as illustrated here This indicates that the next spot that is touched on the tactical map will be the specific location where the waypoint is placed Simply touch the map at the precise location you wish the waypoint to appear Keep in mind that once the waypoint is placed it cannot be relocated Instead it must be removed and placed again It is helpful to have the map zoomed in to the view needed for accurate placement Once the location on the map has been touched the application will bring up a text entry prompt along with the device s virtual keyboard The message can be typed in using the virtual keyboard as illustrated in the following figure After the message has been entered by keyboard or voice dictation click O K and the message will be relayed to the server After several seconds the server will send the waypoint out to all tablets The waypoint will appear on each tablet s tactical map in either the street map view or satellite view in the exact location where it was placed on the originating tablet as illustrated in the following figure 24 streetwise CADIlink The waypoint icons are interactive Clicking on any waypoi
4. easy way to create a new preplan from scratch editing an existing preplan may be better performed from the preplan itself If a tablet has been assigned permissions for preplan editing by the agency administrator the preplans are fully editable from the tablet Preplans may also be edited through the web interface Additional information on this process will be found in this user manual in the section on web interface features Preplan Retrieval Preplans that have been synchronized to the StreetWise server and aa PREPLAN processed can be retrieved and viewed on the tablet device Clicking on the Preplan list icon on the left hand side of the StreetWise home screen will bring up a list of available preplans for your agency Note that when there are no preplans available in the system for your agency the icon will be greyed out The preplan list will display differently depending on whether or not there is an active alert on the screen When there is an active alert on the screen regardless of whether the tablet has engaged on that alert the list will sort by geographic proximity to the location of the alert The distance from the alert in miles will be shown next to the preplan This will permit the user to quickly find the closest matching preplan to the location to which they are responding In addition the preplans of any nearby exposures will also naturally be at the top of the list When there is no active alert on the screen the prepl
5. gt lt streetwise CADIlink Table of Contents kan abo od a ee ee ee eee 3 Starting StreetWise CAD IIA Ka an ena nari 3 Re Se an naa ee 3 See CONE CUN N an na aa 6 Home Screen Options MenU ooo ooooooooomouk kaoto ta nan an ema 7 Receiving and Reviewing Alerts xiictscasvstestusnestdedannpanenssiosataicaiteslnalueniesibedeiinaiebaddsnmelceaslvsleedaaansabeiteainninansnosodssaansleutrees 7 Engaging and Disengaping On AleftS o oooooooooooooooooooos EE 9 Navigation anad ROUTINE on ERE 9 Interactive Tacca MaD aa isi 14 Atomatic Vehicle Location AV na aa 18 Pyare an PON erste ers area E EA 19 Group Messap IN Ema ee ang aan an Ne an 22 Sek Naa Na ON na E 23 Tactical ara VV AV Dn E canton ap cecasncpspeenussoueaacas E A 26 Tercatat 28 Status Tinesra mp Re ae an aa ant 31 Preplan Surveys and Survey Management ooooo Woo 32 Performing A Preplan Survey Using The Tablet coooooooWoooooo anna 33 Restarting A SAV COS UNV OY a Maba on nan oa bai 36 Pen am ROU OW er en 39 Poto RE E E eee 41 Usine the Web Mer nanas ae 44 Manually Sending an AO ba E bssicnabaauatsnnian baunbeeedusiioniap an nas Bab na 45 EADE PEO lan Sa SA An MA Pa AN Na PA sien eeseateecs 46 Adding Attachments to the Pre inin 47 Working With The Organization Log ooo oo mna 48 POUDIE OO UNS o iona nE E E E S 51 gt lt streetwise CADlink StreetWise CADIink Response Information Software by Hangar 14 Solutions LLC JHANGA
6. information should be prefilled by StreetWise and should not be changed User Street Wise pe asswor ti Organization Hangar 14 Saluktiot LORKA AUE Where prompted enter the password as 4321 and click Login The following screen will appear indicating that login was successful and the application is linked back to the server 37 gt lt streetwise CADlink Welcome Back Tap a survey to conduct interviews Pre Incident Planning Survey interviews 2 Attachments 0 Version 15 This screen will also indicate how many incomplete surveys have been saved on this device without synchronization to the StreetWise server Click on the Pre Incident Planning Survey bar to bring up a list of these surveys as shown in the following figure The list includes the date and time the survey was saved allowing the user to determine which survey he she wishes to retrieve Pre Incident Planning Survey Conducted 2 Completed 0 Not Compieted 2 Attachments 0 Ad df anal inte Tap and hold on any survey in this list to bring up the menu of choices shown in the following figure 38 gt lt streetwise CADlink Continue Clear View That survey can be viewed continued or even deleted clear by clicking the appropriate choice Once a survey has been completed and submitted for synchronization it can be viewed on the device or the web interface While the Preplan Wizard is a fast and
7. link on the left hand side A scrollable list of all of the agency s preplans will appear as shown in the following figure To open and work with any individual preplan click the link on the right hand side under view for that preplan in the list The preplan will load on the screen as shown in the following figure 46 gt lt streetwise CADIlink FIRST WATER CONSTRUCTION FIRE SYSTEMS tut SUPPLY amp FEATURES amp SECURITY RETURN TO LIST LIFE BULOING SYSTEWS SPEC VA ATTACHMENTS SAPETY suUTEITNES HAZARDS amp PHOTOS Lawless Small Plane Mechanics 123 Lindbergh Lane Type Business Access Restrictions Yes Height imitations 10 feet in access drive Water Supoly Body of water pond lake river inacequate water supply Y Sprinklers Standpipes Lightweight Components Y The preplan display is scrollable As with the tablet preplan display the preplan is formatted in a tabbed display The first tab of the preplan screen contains the First Due section which is a collection of the most critical items needed during a response This section automatically builds off of the answers to questions in the body of the survey and it not editable The rest of the tabs lay out in the same order as the tablet display Using the web interface the preplan can be edited Click directly on the text in any particular survey answer to bring up the edit form for that answer In the following example illustration the user click
8. navigation system to self calculate the next fastest route to the location Avoid Next will present the user with the option of telling the navigation router to avoid a portion of the upcoming route and can be specified for 500 yards 1 mile 5 miles 10 miles 15 miles or 20 miles The router will then self calculate a new route that does not utilize the designated section of the original route Travel via allows the user to specify that the router calculate a route that uses a specific location address or point on the map as specified by the user in this menu It is important to note that whenever the navigation and routing feature is being used on the device the software can be toggled back and forth between the StreetWise home screen and the navigation screens WITHOUT deactivating any navigation that is underway to a designated navigation target To toggle back and forth click the small navigation toggle button located in the upper left hand portion of the screen next to the StreetWise logo shown in the following detailed figure sstreetwise ALERT NOT ENGAGED View route On the navigation screens this toggle button reads Alert to indicate that clicking it will move to the StreetWise home alert screen On the home alert screen the button reads Nav to indicate that clicking it will move the navigation and routing screens To end navigation to a target return StreetWise to the home alert screen using the nav
9. of the initial tactical map display of an incident in street map view Tactical Feature Buttons streetwisd A A Q gt Tablet Status Incident Location Icon The tactical feature buttons are located in the upper portion of the screen If the tablet is not currently engage in an alert some of the tactical features will be unavailable and their icons will be greyed out The tablet status information is provided in the upper right corner of the screen The map is finger interactive Sliding a finger on the screen from left to right or up and down will move the map in the same direction The map also uses what is known as a pinch zoom interface Placing the thumb and forefinger on the screen simultaneously and squeezing them together will result in the map zooming out Spreading the thumb and forefinger apart will result in the map zooming in Most icons appearing on the map are interactive as well For instance clicking a finger on the incident s star marker icon will cause a text box to appear that contains the incident alert text received from the CAD system To make any text box disappear click anywhere on the map outside of the text box 14 gt lt streetwise CADlink As indicated earlier the initial tactical view will appear in either street map view or satellite view based on the preference settings A different view can be selected at any time the tactical map is active by using the device option menu butt
10. the necessary field data and geographic coordinates to create the GIS shapefile and then our GIS technical staff can work to create the appropriate file for your agency While the conversion of existing GIS files for use in StreetWise is included in the initial setup fee there is an additional charge for customized GIS file development As hydrant points are displayed on the map the refresh speed of the map will decrease slightly because the hydrant points must be drawn in proper location over the base map For this reason the default setting for the tactical map is with the hydrant display turned off This provides maximum refresh speed to the map for the majority of calls where hydrant locations are not immediately needed 19 gt lt streetwise CADlink To activate the display of hydrants click on the device s options menu while displaying any view of the tactical map Click on the button labeled Hydrant View This will cause the tactical map to display a table with options on how you would like to view the hydrants Delete Point Locate Me Locate Alert Street View Hydrant View The table offers the view selections illustrated in the image below Set Hydrant Display Options Hide All 1000 ft Radius of Alert 2000 ft Radius of Alert 5000 ft Radius of Alert 500 ft Radius of My Position Show All May Be Slow The distances are references to radius around the incident location as it was mapped from th
11. they are dynamically grouped by the server into 17 gt lt streetwise CADlink an interactive group that can share tactical functions in order to enhance incident command and control Therefore certain features are available only when the tablet is actively engaged on a call Automatic Vehicle Location AVL StreetWise CADlink uses the built in GPS capability of the Android tablet to capture the location of the tablet and provide its geographic coordinates to the StreetWise server The server is then able to provide that information for display on the tactical map Though this feature is freguently referred to as automatic vehicle location or AVL this common industry term is a bit of a misnomer for StreetWise CADlink The displayed location will be the location of the tablet not necessarily the vehicle For instance if the tablet is removed from the vehicle and taken with the apparatus crew on an area search the location of the crew with their tablet will display rather than the location of their now empty apparatus At any time the tactical map is accessed whether there is an active call on the device or not the location of that particular tablet self location will be displayed on the map The location of the tablet being held will appear as a small blue tablet icon with a star in the center To quickly self locate the user can access the tactical map options menu and select the Locate Me button The display will re center
12. top of the home page This will load the web interface login page illustrated in the following figure Login to your account Next enter the user name and password you were provided Click Submit and your agency s web interface home screen will open as shown in the following figure You may select the features using the menu located on the left hand side of the page 44 X streetwise CADlink Manually Sending an Alert To send an alert manually to all the tablets in your organization click on the Send Alert link The alert entry screen will load as shown in the following figure A _ A Ol f MA A Home send Alert Nature Of Call Organizaton Mooresville Address Details 45 gt lt streetwise CADlink Enter a properly formatted address into the Address text box and enter any details or text message you wish to appear in the alert text area of the tablet application into the Details text box Please note that additional entry information may be reguired for departments whose tablets are activated only for calls assigned by specific unit Contact your agency administrator for more information if reguired for your agency Click on the Submit button The alert will be formatted and sent to the StreetWise server for processing The alert will then be sent to all tablets within about ten seconds Editing Preplans To work with the agency s preplans click the Preplans
13. waypoint deletion is permission protected Depending on your agency s system permission settings you may not be able to remove waypoints that were not placed by your tablet When a tablet drops a tactical information waypoint a timestamp for that action is automatically logged in the agency log file and can be retrieved later from the web interface See the Agency Log section of this manual for more information Status Timestamp Recording As has already been described in this user manual many actions conducted by a tablet that is engaged in a call are automatically logged with a timestamp in the agency log file In addition to the automatic timestamps the tablet has the ability to transmit manually triggered status timestamps that are recorded in the agency log file These tablet specific timestamps can then be retrieved later using the web interface see the Agency Log section of this manual when preparing the incident report or for other agency records and investigation files To send a status timestamp to be logged on the server click on the timestamp button in ar the tactical feature bar at the top of any tactical map view A drop down list of available Y status conditions is displayed as shown in the following figure 31 gt lt streetwise CADlink CANCEL En Route Arriving On Scene Patient Contact Made Situation Controlled Available In Quarters Select the status condition that you wish to record a ti
14. AD alert Clicking the Navigate to button will bring up the Navigate To screen which allows entry of a new navigation target using various types of location methods A second important feature found on the navigation and routing options screen is the Route Button which is used to bring up the Route Options screen shown in the following figure 11 gt lt streetwise CADlink streetwise ALERT NOT ENGA View route a 1380 Oe x Chr m Aj Pm td H Ol te Fiternalve route Cancel route LN A To J summary Ha O ig Show route Show route as abet b Aesan Show route demo NSUUCTHONS Mages Show on map Back This Route Options screen allows the user to view the route in various formats Show on Map displays the overall route from start to finish Show Route Instructions displays a list of route directions and Show Route As Images displays the route as a scrollable collection of static images An important feature of the Route Options screen is the Alternative Route feature Clicking the Alternative Route Button will present the user with various options for altering the existing route to the navigation target as shown in the following figure streetwise ALERT NOT ENGAGEL Alternative route Compute alternative Avoid next Avoid traffic delays Travel via Reset to original Back 12 gt lt streetwise CADIlink Compute Alternative will ask the
15. If not the log will indicate the server will reattempt after 60 seconds 2 If the log indicates the hydrant points were loaded properly attempt a tactical map display with an alert active in the alert text area and click on the option for hydrant display The hydrants should now display correctly 3 Ifthe log continuously indicates that the hydrant points failed to load after numerous attempts notify your agency StreetWise administrator and contact StreetWise Technical Support A pre plan was conducted using the survey on the tablet device but it does not subsequently appear in the list of available preplans either on the tablet or on the web interface preplan menu Preplan synchronization and processing can take up to a half hour If after that time the preplan has still not synchronized through the system use the following procedures 1 Goto the device s application menu and scroll to the application icon for SurveyToGo Click on the icon to launch the SurveyToGo interface 52 gt lt streetwise CADIlink The user will be prompted for a password Other information should be prefilled by StreetWise and should not be changed Where prompted enter the password as 4321 and click Login SurveyToGo will open and the opening screen will indicate whether there are any incomplete surveys on this device that have not been synchronized to the StreetWise server If the number is greater than O click on the Pre Inc
16. RI X streetwise CADlink Tablet System Settings After installing StreetWise CADlink the settings of the tablet should be adjusted for maximum efficiency and effectiveness of this software It may be necessary when installing other software to the device to periodically verify that the settings have remained properly set Because the process of changing settings varies from device to device as well with different versions of the Android operating system only the general description of the setting is supplied here For details on changing system settings for your particular device refer to the device operating manual or supplier Note that some of these system settings will reduce battery life but will achieve maximum efficiency of the software It is recommended of course that power be supplied to the device whenever it is not in a mobile condition out of the vehicle e The wireless connectivity used by this device should be set for maximum availability This may require access to the advanced wireless settings changing the setting to have device maintain connectivity even when in sleep mode e For cellular broadband devices data must be enabled over the mobile networks e Inthe location settings the device should be set to use wireless networks and GPS satellites for maximum location efficiency e The camera settings should be set to default to a modest resolution normal quality and 1 megapixel or less are desirable settings Star
17. a direct menu that allows you to set the radius in which hydrants or water points are displayed This will be further explained in the section of this manual on Hydrants and Water Points The StreetWise server uses a customized parser to extract the incident location out of the alert message it receives from a client s CAD system Occasionally the location of an incident as sent by the CAD system does not contain adequate or specific enough information for the StreetWise server to determine the location of the incident If the server cannot reliably determine the location of the incident the automatic location feature of the map will not function In such a case the tactical map can still be displayed but it will center to a default location in the agency s jurisdiction and a text box will indicate the alert could not be mapped This condition is illustrated in the following figure Google Street View is an interactive photo feature produced and maintained by Google Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from 16 gt lt streetwise CADlink positions along many streets in the world It was launched on May 25 2007 in several cities in the United States and has since expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide StreetWise CADlink had leveraged the Google Street View feature into its tactical map options Where available Street View images appear after cli
18. and the message will be relayed to the server After several seconds the server will send the waypoint out to all other engaged tablets The waypoint will appear on each tablet s tactical map in either the street map view or satellite view in the exact location where it was placed on the originating tablet as illustrated in the following example where the hazard waypoint has been placed in a lot used for school bus parking to identify a hazardous spill area 26 gt lt streetwise CADlink Displaying Event t4 Again the waypoint icons are interactive Clicking on the waypoint icon on the map will cause a text box to appear containing the hazard text that was entered by the originating tablet along with the date and time the waypoint was created and by whom This is illustrated in the following figure PUGASED Kuat 7365 7 Stl wee Tae 1 gt a Ae PROD Hazard wat blocked O Binstead May 21 2014 1 6247 PM EDI laring 35 586726 80 820062 The process of deleting a waypoint is the same First click the button for Delete Point on the tactical map options menu After clicking that button touch the screen precisely on the waypoint that is to be 27 gt lt streetwise CADlink removed A warning prompt will appear to ensure the action is intended Once acknowledged the waypoint will be removed from this tablet and all other tablets Note that waypoint deletion is permission protected Depending on
19. ans simply display as a basic list as illustrated in the following figure and n a will appear in the distance field The sort order can be changed to view the preplans on the list by selecting Name to order them in alphabetical order Address to view them in order of the numerical value in the address or Distance to view them in closest proximity to the location of the alert this is how they default when first viewed 39 gt lt streetwise CADlink streetwise Select Preplan to View Epic Chop House 104 Normandy Road n a Station 115 Town Homes 106 Locomotive Lane Station 115 106 Locomotive Lane Unit 208 Edgecomb 1130 bechtel street Jewelers on Main 118 Main Street The preplan system in StreetWise CADlink consists primarily of basic textual data collected in the field by the survey tablets along with any photos or sketches made on the device or any attachments uploaded through the client web interface The goal is the rapid collection indexing and storage of basic information needed for situational awareness during the response Preplans display in a tabbed layout that is grouped to provide you with quick access to necessary information needed quickly while responding on a call The First Due information comes up on the first tab by default and contains critical pieces of information typically needed prior to arrival at the incident The First Due tab is followed by 7 additional tabs of information e Water Supply
20. be greyed out This icon indicates the availability of pre incident plan information see Pre Incident J Plans Feature If pre incident plan data is available the icon will be active and bold If no pre incident plan data is available the icon will be greyed out When the icon is not greyed out clicking on it will bring up a list of available pre incident plans This icon indicates the preplan wizard Selecting this icon will start the preplan wizarrd allowing you to create a preplan from scratch using 109 pre determined guestions Once completed this survey will upload and be avalible on every device in your department See Preforming A Preplan Survey Usint the Tablet Page 33 This icon indicates the availability of photos that have been shared by units engaged on a the same alert as this tablet see Photo Share Feature If photos have been shared for this incident the icon will be active and bold If no photos have been shared the icon will be greyed out In addition this icon acts as an activation button to retrieve the thumbnail list of available shared photos for this engaged alert When the icon is not greyed out clicking on it will access the shared photos gt lt streetwise CADlink Server Connectivity In the event the tablet loses network connectivity due to loss of broadband service or other networking malfunction the background screen of StreetWise CADlink will turn yellow as indicated in the f
21. button and the attachment button are not currently supported in the survey synchronization and should not be used The stop button would permit the user to end the survey This is particularly useful if for instance the user had to leave the occupancy to respond to a call and planned to return later to complete the survey When the stop button is clicked the following screen prompt appears Exit Survey Press Yes to save and close Press No to close without saving Press Cancel to go back to the survey If the user wishes to discard the survey and start over at a later time simply click the no button To save the survey so that it can be continued later press the yes button Restarting A Saved Survey To restart a survey that has been saved the user will need to access it directly from the surveying application that is part of StreetWise called SurveyToGo A survey that was saved to the device before completion cannot be accessed directly from the StreetWise home screen Go to the device s application menu and scroll to the application icon for SurveyToGo as shown in the following illustration 36 gt lt streetwise CADIlink D redbox ee Peo P Gulickofrice emote Roboform Seti ngs Streeiwite CAD Superuser Survey OGt n SVOX Grace US SurveyToGo application icon Click on the icon to launch the SurveyToGo interface The user will be prompted for a password as shown in the following illustration Other
22. cking the Street View button in the tactical map options menu An example is provided in the following figure The Google Street View is a 360 degree panoramic view that is completely interactive Sliding a finger left or right on the screen will have the effect of rotating the camera view in the same direction Pinch zoom also functions on the Google Street View In the bottom left corner of the Google Street View there is a small icon known as a pegman When dragging the pegman icon a small shaded circle will appear on the Street View imagery Click on the pegman and drag the pegman s shaded circle down the public right of way releasing it at any point where you wish to reset the view The Street View will effective move to that location and reset to display the Street View from that location if available Note that Google Street View is NOT available for each and every street or public right of way in the United States and Canada If the screen of the tactical view remains black several seconds after clicking the Street View button in the tactical map options menu this is an indication that a Street View is not available for that location Tactical Features As indicated earlier several advanced tactical command and control features are available in the tactical map display of StreetWise CADlink The following sections of this user manual will describe each of these features in detail When tablets are engaged on a call
23. ded to StreetWise technical support for conversion and replacement in the StreetWise server Group Messaging The tablet can be used to send a broadcast text message to other tablets that are engaged on the same call The Group Message Button is located in the row of tactical feature Q buttons at the top of the tactical map screen It is only active when this tablet is engaged on an alert Clicking on the Group Messaging Button will bring up a text entry prompt along with the device s virtual keyboard The message can be typed in using the virtual keyboard as illustrated in the following figure All units report to Staging Officer in arrival and remain until assigned Staging Officer ts Chief 251 Executive Justice As an alternative Android tablet devices typically are eguipped with speech to text capability Depending upon the type of hardware the user may be able to activate this feature from the keyboard and dictate the message directly into the device without typing For specific information on the availability and use of this feature refer to the user manual for your tablet device or contact the manufacturer or service provider 22 gt lt streetwise CADlink After the message has been entered by keyboard or voice dictation click O K and the message will be relayed to the server After several seconds the server will send the message out to all tablets that are engaged on the same call The alert text wil
24. dentification Evidence location identification oe a ee NS Search area completion progress The process of placing a tactical information waypoint is similar to the other waypoints Clicking on the red numbered point button will activate the feature and prepare the software for waypoint placement When the button has been activated but before the waypoint is placed the icon will change to loaded color as illustrated here This indicates that the next spot that is touched on the tactical map will be the specific location where the waypoint is placed Simply touch the map at the precise location you wish the waypoint to appear Keep in mind that once the waypoint is placed it cannot be relocated Instead it must be removed and placed again It is helpful to have the map zoomed in to the view needed for accurate placement 28 gt lt streetwise CADlink Once the location on the map has been touched the application will bring up a text entry prompt along with the device s virtual keyboard After the message has been entered by keyboard or voice dictation click O K and the message will be relayed to the server After several seconds the server will send the waypoint out to all other engaged tablets The waypoint will appear on each tablet s tactical map in either the street map view or satellite view in the exact location where it was placed on the originating tablet as illustrated in the following figure
25. e CAD alert The exception is the 1 000 ft Radius of My Position option which displays hydrants in a 1 000 foot radius of your AVL location and will change as you move Hydrant display is illustrated in the following figure 20 gt lt streetwise CADIlink streetwise A A Q lt gt Once the hydrant locations are mapped on the tablet they become interactive StreetWise is capable of displaying up to four fields of information for each hydrant or water point The data in these fields is determined and supplied by your agency at the time of the setup Your agency can also determine the order in which the information is to display Clicking directly on any hydrant or water point icon brings up the data stored for that location in a text box as illustrated in the following figure streetwise A A QD Hydrant Water Pt 466 gpm flow 2009 04 25 4 3 inch valve 390 KELLY SI lat ing 35 581624 B80 820227 p LX 4 A a g wis 0701 4 Looge EAE L 11 19 m7 Fa 21 gt lt streetwise CADlink In the example above this department chose to display the results of the latest flow test performed on the hydrant followed by the date of that test the size of the hydrant valve and its actual street address Hydrant information is not field editable Updates or changes need to be made through the originating agency that provided the data files at the time of setup Revised hydrant data files can be provi
26. e Construction amp Features e Fire Systems amp Security e Life Safety e Building Systems amp Utilities e Special Hazards e Attachments amp Photos 40 gt lt streetwise CADIlink streetwise FIRST WATER CONSTRUCTION FIRE SYSTEMS DUE SUPPLY amp FEATURES amp SECURITY RETURN TO LIST LIFE BUILDING SYSTEMS SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS SAFETY R UTILITIES HAZARDS amp PHOTOS Lawless Small Plane Mechanics 123 Lindbergh Lane Mu ites Type Business Access Restrictions Yes Height limitations 10 feet in access drive Water Supply Body of water pond lake river Inadequate water supply Yes Sprinklers Standpipes None Lightweight Components Yes There will be times when the size or nature of an occupancy requires more detailed information than is provided for in the basic preplan survey instrument performed on the tablet In some cases the use of third party preplanning software for creation of detailed floor plan drawings and site layouts may be desirable If you have these types of drawings you may convert them into a JPEG to directly attach them to the preplan using the web interface You may also change them into a PDF and attach them to the preplan using the web interface though when selected they will open in another program not in the preplan itself Additional permitted attachments types of Word documents and Excel spreadsheets Attachment uploading is described in the section of this manual on Using Th
27. e StreetWise server and attached to the preplan The document will appear as an icon The name of the document can be edited using the previously described edit method Stored Chemical List docx r YA streetwise Working With The Organization Log When your agency s tablets are active and engaged on alerts the StreetWise server logs certain processes and records any status timestamps that are submitted by the tablets see section on Status Timestamp Feature This effectively creates a running log of the activities associated with each incident 48 X streetwise CADlink to which an agency responds so long as the responding units are equipped with tablets and use their Engage Button to engage and disengage on the calls To work with the organization log file click on the Log link on the left hand side of the web interface This organization s running server log will appear as shown in the following figure Search Evert iD Alert iD c3 ca Device Name Description The log entries are automatically sorted by Alert ID first the second column appearing in the log from oldest alert to latest alert The list is then sorted again by Event ID the first column appearing in the log which is a server assigned sequencing number assigned to each and every log entry This essentially provides a log that is sorted by both the sequence of alerts and then the sequence of events within that alert To print any specific s
28. e Web Interface Photo Sharing The use of highly mobile tablet computers provides a wide range of opportunities to enhance mobile response software In the case of the photo sharing feature StreetWise CADlink leverages the capabilities of the device s built in camera Photos may be instantly shared among tablets that are engaged on the same call This feature can be useful in many ways with the following list providing some examples Current conditions photo to provide enhanced arrival size up to incoming units Remote access to show conditions at a distant portion of an incident Disaster damage assessments se on a Display of hazardous conditions to other units to enhance safety 41 gt lt streetwise CADlink This feature is available only when the tablet is engaged on an active alert To activate the feature click on the Photo Share PHOTO SHARE nd button on the StreetWise home screen The device s camera software will launch and the user can point the device and click the shutter command to capture the photo as shown in the following figure Note that the screen appearance may vary from what is shown here since different devices have slightly differing layouts for their camera software After verifying that the photo is acceptable click the O K button and the photo will be uploaded to the StreetWise server where it will be made available to all other units engaged on that same alert This process may take up to t
29. e functioning The main alert screen turns yellow to indicate that communication with the StreetWise server has been lost It is normal for this to occur for a few seconds from time to time as the cellular system adjusts to changes in the tower assignments or when traveling through areas of low cell coverage The software should automatically reconnect and any missed messages or functions will then be pushed to the tablet by the server If however the screen remains yellow for an extended period of time this is an indication of a more serious connectivity issue Try the following steps 1 Check to be certain the device has not been inadvertently switched into airplane mode and that the wireless connection option being used 3G 4G or WiFi is still turned on 2 Shut down and restart the StreetWise application Verify whether the connectivity issue is unique to the StreetWise application by using another application that accesses broadband such as the Browser or YouTube If other programs also have no connectivity try manually shutting down the tablet and restarting If connectivity is not restored the problem is likely a hardware issue Contact your agency StreetWise administrator or the hardware provider s technical support 4 If other programs are functioning correctly with connectivity and restarting the StreetWise program does not clear the issue notify your agency StreetWise administrator and or contact StreetWise Technical Support
30. e received by the tablet after the current alert being viewed in the main alert text area Pressing either of these buttons will scroll through the alerts either forward or backward sequentially with the numbers updating accordingly X streetwise CADlink Finger scrolling through alerts You can also scroll through multiple alerts either forward or backward in sequence by dragging a finger across the alert text area of the home screen Drag left to right to move backward in time and right to left to move forward in time Engaging and Disengaging on Alerts When an active alert is on the home screen with the information displayed in the alert text area pressing on the Engage Button will send a request to the StreetWise server to engage your tablet on that particular alert The server will acknowledge this request and will then dynamically group the tablet with any other tablets that have engaged on this alert allowing these tablets to tactically interface with each other through StreetWise tactical features The process of engaging on the alert may take several seconds after the engage button has been activated Once the tablet has been engaged on the alert the engagement status on the home screen will indicate that the tablet is engaged and will provide the alert number to which the tablet is assigned This is important because it is still possible to scroll to other alerts on the home screen while engaged on an alert The display of the aler
31. ection of the log file simply use the computer mouse to highlight all entries associated with that section or alert while holding down on the mouse button In the following example the user is preparing to print the log entries associated with Alert 8835 Search c4 Dewice Name Descrwhon Once the desired alert entries are highlighted use the web browser s Print Selection command to print only the highlighted items in the log This is shown in the following figure 49 gt lt streetwise CADlink streetwise CADIink aay Print Select Printer 2 LaserJet 1200 ae Xerox WorkCentre 6400X os Microsoft XPS Document Writer Nitro PDF Creator 4 Status Ready PJ Print to file Location Comment Find Printer Page Range AI Number of copies 1 Selection Current Page Pages 1 Collate Enter either a single page number or a single page range For example 5 12 2 Lae Print Selection Command This method can also be used to copy the selected items so that they can be pasted into another program Simply highlight the desired log entries then right click for the copy command 50 X streetwise CADlink Troubleshooting NOTE This agency s StreetWise Administrator is StreetWise Technical Support line 800 718 8027 The StreetWise Alert Home Screen is yellow and the application does not seem to b
32. ed on the Type answer in this preplan The text of this preplan entry may now be changed After editing the text click on Save This will complete the edit process for that preplan survey question and the corrected text will now appear in the preplan as well as on all the tablets in your department Edit Value Adding Attachments to the Preplans Certain third party attachments can be added to the preplan from the web interface Attachments cannot currently be added from the tablet preplan display 47 gt lt streetwise CADlink With a preplan open in the web interface select the Attachments amp Photos Tab Click the small upload icon located in the lower right hand corner of the main tabs section at the top of the preplan display oe te 5 t streetwise a RE WATER CONSTRUCTION FIRE SVETEME Dug SUPPLY A FEATURES A SPTUSETY RETUR TO USI wi tL CANS SYSTEMS sprei KETAT AMPAT amp SAFETY amp UTA iri amp AZARDS A Pentol Lawiess Small Plane Mechanics 123 Lindbergh Lane uP A file selection window will appear as illustrated in the next figure Select File Click on the Browse button and use the standard Windows explorer windows to navigate to the desired file Acceptable file types are JPEG picture files PDF files and Microsoft Word and Excel files Select the file and click Open The filename will appear in the attachment window Click Save and the file will be uploaded to th
33. ident Planning Survey bar to bring up a list of these surveys The list includes the date and time the survey was saved allowing the user to determine which survey he she wishes to retrieve If the missing survey is among this list it is an indication that the survey was no fully completed It is possible that a question was missed or the completion checkmark at the end of the survey was not selected to begin the synchronization process Tap and hold on any survey in this list to bring up the menu of choices shown in the following figure That survey can be viewed continued or even deleted clear by clicking the appropriate choice If this process fails to result in synchronization from the device contact your agency StreetWise administrator and or StreetWise Technical Support 53
34. igation toggle button then click on the Nav Cancel Button Once initiated the navigation and routing to a target will continue until canceled Even if the alert is deleted from StreetWise navigation to that alert will continue until canceled Navigation must be canceled by manual order of the user In rare circumstance a software failure or force close may result in a situation where navigation continues despite the StreetWise application being closed To force cancel navigation follow these procedures 1 reopen the StreetWise application 2 use the home screen options to re send recent alerts 3 select any alert and click the Nav to Alert Button 4 toggle back to the alert screen and then click the Nav Cancel Button 13 gt lt streetwise CADlink Interactive Tactical Map Most of the critical activities related to advance situational awareness will take place on StreetWise CADlink s tactical map This is also where the tactical feature activation buttons are located When an active alert is on the home screen with the information displayed in the alert text area pressing on the Tactical Map Button will open the tactical map page and the map will automatically center on the location of the incident which will be designated by a star marker icon The type of initial map display street map or satellite map will depend on the preference that was set in the home screen options menu The following figure illustrates the features
35. igure below Streetwise NAV NOT ENGAGED No Alerts Any such out of network condition may be temporary such as when driving through a tunnel and will typically self correct within a few seconds Any alerts or other communications destined for this tablet will be held by the server until connection is restored and will then push to the tablet automatically in the sequence received Should the condition fail to correct follow these procedures 1 Verify that all networking and broadband settings on the tablet are active and the tablet is not in airplane mode 2 Check your connectivity using another application such as the Browser or YouTube in order to determine whether the device s network connectivity is functioning If not technical support from the device manufacturer or broadband carrier may be necessary 3 If all other networking is functional and the problem is limited to StreetWise contact your agency system administrator or StreetWise technical support X streetwise CADlink Home Screen Options Menu While on the home screen of StreetWise CADlink clicking the tablets normal application options menu button will bring up the StreetWise home screen options as shown in the following figure The function of each option is described below Shut Down This button is used to completely shut down the StreetWise application Set Insistent ON or OFF This button is a toggle button which switches the software
36. l automatically appear over the tactical map view of the engaged tablets as shown in the following figure Clicking OK will clear the text box off of the tactical map view If an engaged tablet is not currently using the tactical map view for instance checking the navigation or routing the group message will be held by the server and will display on the device as soon as the user returns to any tactical map view When a tablet sends a group message a timestamp for that action is automatically logged in the agency log file and can be retrieved later from the web interface See the Agency Log section of this manual for more information Sticky Hazard Waypoints This tactical map feature is available whether the tablet is engaged on an active alert or not Hazard waypoints also known as sticky waypoints are used to identify a particular hazard or warning condition that is not necessarily related to any specific incident This feature is used to drop a waypoint onto the map that will appear in the exact location where it was placed and will be visible to all tablets in the agency at any time they are using the tactical map in either street map or satellite view Some examples of sticky waypoint uses are 23 gt lt streetwise CADlink Road closures Hydrants out of service Sprinkler systems deactivated Trees or wires blocking roadway Flooding i 2 3 4 5 6 Known mental or violent patient
37. mestamp for and the textbox will clear from the screen The timestamp request will be sent to the server for recording in the agency log Note that the status condition will not be transmitted back to your agency s computer aided dispatch system CAD for automatic radio free status tracking unless that option has been purchased by your agency and installed by your CAD vendor Preplan Surveys and Survey Management StreetWise CADlink is capable of managing your agency s pre incident planning program The basic components of a preplan program are Obtaining the preplan data in the field Storing the preplan data in a secure setting Distributing the preplan data to response apparatus So sa Retrieval of the preplan data during a response StreetWise CADlink has the capability to manage each of these components with minimal effort by the agency Preplan data is collected by personnel in the field using the tablet computer and then effortlessly transmitted back to the main StreetWise servers where it is stored in a high security system The information is available to each tablet as a synchronized and continuously updated preplan list making distribution to all response units automatic At any time a tablet user can request the preplan data for a specific facility and it is quickly transmitted to the tablet where it can be viewed Storage and 32 gt lt streetwise CADIlink transmission processes are encrypted and no preplan data is
38. nt icon on the map will cause a text box to appear containing the hazard text that was entered by the originating tablet along with the date and time the waypoint was created and by whom This is illustrated in the following figure streetwise rn Ay O NY Advisory 42 L Apa 2014 B00 55 PH a pi ale 0 135 6012 an 79545 ten Lt S 2 En The process of deleting a waypoint is an egually simple two step process First click the button for Delete Point on the tactical map options menu After clicking that button touch the screen precisely on the waypoint that is to be removed A warning prompt will appear to ensure the action is intended Once acknowledged the waypoint will be removed from this tablet and all other tablets Note that waypoint deletion is permission protected Depending on your agency s system permission settings you may not be able to remove waypoints that were not placed by your tablet 25 gt lt streetwise CADlink When a tablet drops a sticky waypoint a timestamp for that action is automatically logged in the agency log file and can be retrieved later from the web interface See the Agency Log section of this manual for more information Tactical Hazard Waypoints This tactical map feature is available only when the tablet is engaged on an active alert Tactical hazard waypoints are used to identify a hazard or warning conditions that are A related to the specific incident on
39. on The following figure illustrates the initial tactical map display in satellite map view In either tactical map view the tactical map options menu can be activated by using the device s options menu button The options menu appears as illustrated in the following figure Delete Point Locate Me Locate Alert Map Mode Street View Hydrant View The tactical map options include the following selections Delete Point this button is used to delete waypoints and will be explained in the section of this user manual on Waypoints Locate Me this button will quickly center the map on the map location of this tablet based on the GPS coordinates of the tablet The tablet s icon will be shown on the map 15 gt lt streetwise CADlink Locate Alert this button will guickly center the map back on the incident location marker This is a useful tool when you have been moving the map around and need to guickly return the map to the incident location Map Mode this direct menu allows you to select from four different map views Streets Only default map Streets and Satellite Satellite Only Terrain Once you have selected you may switch between the other features of StreetWise and the map will hold the view and last position of the map Street View this button is used to switch to the Google Street View feature which will be explained in the section of this manual on Google Street View Hydrant View this button is
40. on the location of that device on the tactical map The self location feature is shown in the following figure When the tablet is engaged on an active alert the locations of all of the other tablets that are also engaged on that particular alert will display on the tactical map as well The other engaged tablets display as a small green tablet icon and their tablet name label will appear on the map nearby Clicking 18 X streetwise CADlink directly on the tablet icon will also bring up a text box displaying their tablet name for easier reading when needed The tablet locations update at intervals of five seconds The following figure illustrates the display of both the home tablet lower right and a second unit upper left engaged on the same alert streetwise Ad Hydrants and Water Points The tactical map is capable of displaying interactive icons showing the locations of fire hydrants or water points This feature is available only when the tactical map is displaying an active alert This display is developed from the information and data supplied by the client agency If the agency s water department city engineering or public works department has a file from geographic information software GIS known as a shapefile already prepared with the hydrant locations and data this can be provided to StreetWise CADlink for conversion and use in our program If not we can provide guidance to the agency on how to collect
41. rimary feature buttons activate the main features of StreetWise which are detailed in their own sections of this manual The engagement status indicates whether this tablet is currently engaged on an active alert or call If the tablet is engaged the StreetWise alert identification number will be displayed here to verify which alert the tablet has engaged on Just above the engagement status to the right of the StreetWise logo is the small navigation toggle button When the navigation and routing feature has been activated this button is used to toggle between the navigation services and the StreetWise home screen This is described in greater detail in the Navigation and Routing section of this manual The server log is a small scrolling text box that continually updates the most recent significant activities between this tablet and the StreetWise servers Information here may be useful in reviewing what the tablet is doing or in troubleshooting any software difficulties The small status icons buttons indicate the state of certain software preferences and the availability of certain features Each of these is described in the following paragraphs This icon indicates the status of this tablet s preference setting see Home Screen J Options menu relative to the audible alert notification sound If the option is set to Insistent On this icon will be active and bold If the option is set to Insistent Off the icon will
42. s audible notification for new alerts to either a single sound or a continuous repeating sound If set to Insistent ON the audible alert will sound continuously until the alert screen is acknowledged by a tap in the alert text area of the home screen A home screen icon indicates the status of the setting Delete Current This button will cause the tablet to delete only the alert that is active on the home screen and showing in the alert text area Delete All This button will cause the tablet to delete any alerts that are present on the tablet Re send Recent This button will cause the server to send any alerts it has received in the last two hours back to the tablet This action will not affect other tablets and only this tablet will receive the re sent alerts This button is important to be aware of since a user might inadvertently delete an alert that he or she needs to engage on Likewise a user might accidentally close Streetwise or a hardware conflict or memory issue may on rare occasions cause a tablet to force close the StreetWise application When this occurs all alerts on the tablet are automatically deleted The Re send Recent button can be used to retrieve any recent alerts Receiving and Reviewing Alerts When the StreetWise servers receive a call from a client s dispatch center the server determines the appropriate tablets to notify and sends the alert information to them In additional to the audible alert no
43. ser cannot advance to the next questions without answering Also the survey is of an automatic branching style meaning that certain questions will trigger the need to answer additional questions This allows the survey to be conducted quickly by avoiding many unnecessary questions altogether There are several styles of questions The following figure illustrates a text fill in style question 33 gt lt streetwise CADlink 3 of 107 Occupancy Type Choose all that apply Assembly Business Educational Factory High Hazard Institutional Mercantile Residential Storage lt 6 of 107 In addition to standard question styles there are questions that prompt for the addition of a photograph The tablet s built in camera is used for this purpose The following figure illustrates one such question In this case the survey is prompting the user to add a photo of side A of the occupancy 34 gt lt streetwise CADIlink Side A Photo Please take a photo of side A Clear Add Picture 7 of 107 The photo guestions are not mandatory and may be bypassed by simply clicking the right arrow to move to the next question If a photo is to be added clicking the add picture button will launch the tablet s camera software and allow a photo to be taken Once taken the photo can be verified for guality and either discarded or accepted Once the photo is accepted it will be attached to
44. stored directly on a tablet device significantly enhancing preplan data security Performing A Preplan Survey Using The Tablet Preplan entry is performed by clicking on the main preplan feature button on the home screen of StreetWise This activates the pre incident planning survey and may take several seconds to load The initial survey question question 1 is hidden and used by the software for automatic collection of the device D for the tablet so the survey will open to question 2 which is an instructional panel for the user as shown in the following figure This survey is used to collect pre incident planning information for emergency responders At the conclusion of the survey checking the final box indicating completion will cause the survey to be synchronized to the StreetWise CADlink server where it will be indexed and stored Since the geographic coordinates latitude and longitude of this occupancy are collected by your device during this pre incident planning survey it is important that the survey be conducted on the tablet at the occupancy location If not the latitude and longitude must be manually collected and edited using the StreetWise CADlink web Interface 2 of 107 The left and right buttons at the bottom of the survey screen are used to move back and forth through the questions Some questions will self advance upon completion In addition it should be noted that many questions are mandatory and the u
45. t an alert is present in the home screen alert text area If no recent alerts are in the system use the StreetWise web interface to manually send a test alert 3 When an alert is appearing in the alert text area click the Nav to Alert Button The application should override the existing navigation commands that have been stuck in the device and begin navigation to the new alert The usual navigation screens should now open 4 Toggle back to the alert screen and then click the Nav Cancel Button as normal Navigation should now be canceled Fire Hydrants or Water Points are not appearing on the map even though the user has selected a visible radius for Hydrant Display When the StreetWise application is first opened the server sends the latest hydrant files to the device for use in the map display Depending on the number of hydrants in the agency s system this can take several seconds If the process is interrupted by other device commands to the server such requesting a tactical map or resending recent alerts the server will reattempt to send the hydrants every 60 seconds until the file is successfully loaded to the tablet Until the file is successfully loaded the hydrants will not display on the tactical map 1 Restart the StreetWise application and watch the small server log file being written in the upper right corner of the home screen After several seconds the log will verify whether the hydrant points were loaded properly
46. t number in the engagement status can be referred to by the user to confirm which alert the tablet has been engaged on When the tablet is engaged on an incident the engage button will now toggle to become the disengage button The disengage button can be pressed at any time to disengage the tablet from the alert Again the process of disengagement must be confirmed by the server and may take several seconds When a tablet is engaged or disengaged from an alert the status timestamp for that action is automatically logged in the agency log file and can be retrieved later from the web interface See the Agency Log section of this manual for more information Navigation and Routing When an active alert is on the home screen with the information displayed in the alert text area pressing on the Nav to Alert Button will activate the navigation and routing feature and the location of the incident will automatically be entered in as the navigation target The Nav to Alert Button will also toggle to become a Nav Cancel Button The tablet will switch screens to the navigation feature and within a few seconds a navigation route will be calculated and will appear on the screen as shown in the following figure gt lt streetwise CADlink streetwise ALERT Details The initial view of the navigation and routing feature is an overview map of the entire route This also displays the distance to the location the estimated time of arrival and
47. the preplan survey and the survey will return to the screen for the next guestion At the completion of all survey guestions the final guestion will have a checkmark box used to indicate the final completion of the survey If any answers need to be verified or changed this should be done by using the navigation buttons prior to clicking on the completion checkmark button Once the checkmark button is clicked the survey will automatically synchronize up to the main StreetWise server for processing Note that it can beas long as a half hour before that preplan is fully processed and available for viewing on either the tablets or the web interface At any time during the survey clicking the device s option menu button will bring up the survey options menu as illustrated in the following figure The survey options menu allows the user to perform several additional functions 35 gt lt streetwise CADlink Clicking the camera button will allow the user to add a photo to the survey at any point regardless of whether that particular survey guestion is a photo guestion or not This can be useful for adding a photo of the utility or sprinkler shut off for instance or a hazardous material storage area Clicking the save button will save the survey but not end it This can be used during particularly long survey processes to save work in mid survey as a safety measure in the event the tablet battery was deleted for instance The note
48. the time remaining calculated at legal speed limits After several seconds this screen will switch to the turn by turn routing feature screen Clicking on the Done button will also switch to the routing screen The Turn By Turn Routing Feature screen is shown in the following figure streetwise ALERT adasia 10 401 1 8 O mi Lindbergh Ln 10 gt lt streetwise CADIlink This map is a live follow me style map that displays the location of the tablet its relative speed and direction and provides live updates of upcoming turns and direction changes If the sounds are turned on in the navigation options menu the tablet will also provide audible directions While using the turn by turn routing screen clicking on the tablet s standard option menu button will bring up the navigation and routing options screen while continuing the current routing instructions in the background streetwise ALERT e 11406 Ox 6 Navigate to Settings A iy Route Speed camera aa V P A Manage PO Extras Back From the navigation and routing options screen various options related to the navigation features can be changed Most important the navigation target can be changed from this screen by clicking on the Navigate to Button This is useful in the event that the original dispatched location is changed or your unit has been assigned to respond to an alternate location from that which was provided in the C
49. tification see Set Insistent ON or OFF the home screen of StreetWise will turn red to indicate that a new active alert has been received as shown in the following figure gt lt streetwise CADlink Streetwise wav NOT ENGAGED 132741 Tapping the screen anywhere in the alert text area will acknowledge the alert thus silencing any insistent audible notification and will return the screen to white The basic alert information as received from the dispatch center will appear in the center of the screen In addition the StreetWise server automatically assigns an alert identification number which appears in the top center of the screen This number is not related to your agency s CAD number or NFIRS incident number Instead this number is used by StreetWise to identify this incident and its seguencing in all alerts coming into the StreetWise server center from all agencies If multiple alerts are received without being deleted the alerts stack in the order they were received from left to right on the home screen You can see how many alerts are on the tablet by looking at the alert scroll buttons near the top of the home screen shown in the following figure 8286 i Button scrolling through alerts The button on the left indicates the number of alerts that were received by the tablet prior to the current alert being viewed in the main alert text area The button on the right indicates the number of alerts that wer
50. ting StreetWise CADlink To start the software click the StreetWise icon on the tablet screen or in the tablet s application menu The software will take only a few moments to start up validate internal licensing and then contact the StreetWise servers During the following 20 or 30 seconds the tablet will download any Sticky Hazard waypoints and hydrant location information from the server Once this completes all features should be functional If mapping features are activated prior to completion of the download of waypoint or hydrant information display of these features may be delayed or unavailable In the unlikely event that the software prompts for a StreetWise or Sygic Navigation license activation this may bean indication that the tablet s software licensing files have become corrupted Contact your agency s system administrator for assistance Home Screen The figure below shows the StreetWise CADlink home screen when the software is in contact with the server and no alerts have been pushed to the device by the server X streetwise CADlink streetwise Nav NOT ENGAGED No Alerts 1 d TACTICAL MAP PREPLAN amp PHOTO SHARE The home screen contains the following principal elements each described in greater detail streetwise NAV Engagment Status No Alerts Primary Feature Buttons y TACTICAL MAP PREPLAN O PHOTD SHARE Status Icons Buttons gt lt streetwise CADIlink The p
51. wenty seconds When any photos have been uploaded and shared by any unit on a call the Photo a Available icon located on the right hand side of the StreetWise home screen will go from greyed out to full color as shown here This will indicate the presence of a shared photo Clicking directly on this icon when it is active will launch the photo viewing screen This screen which may take several seconds to load will display a small thumbnail of any shared photos for the incident as shown in the following figure 42 gt lt streetwise CADIlink Clicking on a thumbnail will display a larger version of the photo in the lower portion of the screen as illustrated in the following figure 43 gt lt streetwise CADlink Using the Web Interface StreetWise CADlink uses a web browser interface to allow a user to perform certain functions related to the software This web interface can be accessed from any internet connected computer or tablet using any standard web browser The functions that can be performed in the current version of StreetWise include 1 Manually sending alerts to all agency tablets 2 Viewing and editing preplans 3 Working with the organization s log file 4 Viewing the Web Dashboard map which includes the location of tablets currently running StreetWise To access the web interface open a standard web browser and enter the URL www streetwisecadlink com Click on the Client Login link at the
52. which the tablet is engaged This feature is used to drop a waypoint onto the map that will appear in the exact location where it was placed and will be visible to all other tablets that are engaged on the same alert Tactical hazard waypoints are visible in either street map or satellite view Some examples of tactical hazard waypoint uses are Chemical spills Fire location and possible spread Exposure identification Wires down AE a Sa Possible assailant location Clicking on the yellow tactical hazard point button will activate the feature and prepare The process of placing a tactical hazard waypoint is similar to the sticky waypoint the software for waypoint placement When the button has been activated but before the waypoint is placed the icon will change to loaded color as illustrated here This indicates that the next spot that is touched on the tactical map will be the specific location where the waypoint is placed Simply touch the map at the precise location you wish the waypoint to appear Keep in mind that once the waypoint is placed it cannot be relocated Instead it must be removed and placed again It is helpful to have the map zoomed in to the view needed for accurate placement Once the location on the map has been touched the application will bring up a text entry prompt along with the device s virtual keyboard After the message has been entered by keyboard or voice dictation click O K
53. your agency s system permission settings you may not be able to remove waypoints that were not placed by your tablet When a tablet drops a tactical hazard waypoint a timestamp for that action is automatically logged in the agency log file and can be retrieved later from the web interface See the Agency Log section of this manual for more information Tactical Information Waypoints This tactical map feature is available only when the tablet is engaged on an active alert Tactical information waypoints are used to identify geographic points that are related to the specific incident on which the tablet is engaged What differentiates these waypoints from the others is that they are programmed with a self numbering icon As each information waypoint is dropped onto the map the number in the center of its icon will sequentially increase by one digit from the previous information waypoint This allows the waypoints to be easily referred to in radio transmissions or group messages sent on the tablets Once again these waypoints will be visible to all other tablets that are engaged on the same alert Tactical information waypoints are visible in either street map or satellite view Some examples of tactical hazard waypoint uses are Identification of staging areas Identification of helicopter landing zones LZ Identification of triage treatment or transport staging in mass casualty Disaster damage assessment reporting Witness location i
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