Dashboard Navigation

Beacon Emergency Dispatch App Dashboard
  1. Home Button — Returns you to the Beacon Dashboard
  2. Agency Account Menu — Access different Agency accounts here
  3. Desktop Notifications — Displays real-time incident updates and alerts that require Dispatcher interventions
  4. Chat — Access chat messages from dispatchers and responders
  5. Map Markers — View and manage map markers and Transport Destinations
  6. Profile Menu — Manage account settings and links to Support pages
  7. Map Search Bar — Enter and search locations, landmarks and latitude / longitude coordinates
  8. UTM Search — Enter and search locations using Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates
  9. Satellite View — Switches the map to Google Satellite view (not available if using OpenStreetMap)
  10. Ping Responders — Click to locate responders on the map (only possible for responders who are using the mobile app and have given location permissions to the Beacon mobile app)
  11. Refresh — Click to refresh the dashboard map
  12. Map Editing Toolbar — Click to access tools to edit your map and add Transport Destinations
  13. Menu Bar — Click the caret (∨)to expand or collapse the menu bar titles.
  14. New Incident Tab – Click to open the Incident Creation interface
  15. Incidents Tab — Create and manage active incidents
  16. Responders Tab — View and manage responders

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