File for regularly used markers
We have a number of regular places for our SAR teams to meet depending on the callout. Currently these markers are in a file (ICP Locations) on the left of the map and when one needs to be used it gets copied to the ICS markers file and the ICP Locations file tick is deleted. This then shows up on all our team phones.
Is there another way to do this?
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With a Desktop subscription or team account you can created a transparent overlay by printing a file to a mapsheet: https://training.caltopo.com/all_users/mapsheets/print-sheet.
Should add that we have a master map used on all tasks, then copied and saved as the task number once completed. The master map is then cleared of everything but the 2 files, ICS markers and ICP locations.
What I have setup is a template map setup that I export to a new map, give it the tasking number at that point. (Map objects, export, format: copy to new map) That way I don't have to worry about wrecking my template. Maybe this would work for you?
We also use a template map. It has our headquarters which is our ICP for most of our operations. It also has a few folders whose contents don’t open on startup but are accessible if needed. We open the template and then copy it as a new map. One feature that I would like to see is a way to lock the map from any further edits or additions so that the template doesn’t accidentally get used and corrupted.
I realize this is an older thread. But I have a similar situation where we have common things around the county that I would like to put on the initial map and then remove later. Boat Launch locations, county repeaters, view sheds for those repeaters, etc... I love to have these quickly available on every map, either as a mapsheet with a transparent base layeror a layer on the right hand side I could just check or uncheck just like the view sheds I have for repeater saved to the account as a layer available on every map
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