Can I add a campus or facility map image to RadioPro Dispatch?

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Yes. RadioPro Dispatch supports image overlays on its GPS map, which can add campus, yard or facility context to the displayed area. An overlay is a map illustration; the radio locations still come from the supported location-reporting system.

A campus image does not determine indoor rooms, floors or new positions for stale radio reports.
A campus image does not determine indoor rooms, floors or new positions for stale radio reports. Open full-size diagram
  1. Prepare an image that is appropriate for the geographic area and that your organization has permission to use.
  2. In Edit mode, open Options → Dispatch Settings → GPS → Overlays, using the equivalent menu in your version.
  3. Add an overlay and browse for the image. Configure its placement using the controls provided by that version.
  4. Adjust transparency and the map/view preset so roads, boundaries and location markers remain readable.
  5. Save and test the overlay against known outdoor positions before operators use it.

For example, a distribution center could show building labels, yard gates and parking areas over its normal map. A map image should be checked for alignment and kept current when site layouts change.

An overlay does not create indoor tracking. It does not determine a radio's building floor, improve a weak GPS fix or provide a new position when the last report is stale. It also does not establish that internet basemaps will work offline. Check the timestamp on each location and use the separate indoor-positioning solution if that is the requirement.

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