Live Maps

Modified on Thu, 25 Apr at 4:24 PM

You can create live maps that reflect the location and layout of your resources to display real-time information about your resources' utilization. Any image can be used as a base with resource locations overlaid through our easy-to-use in application map editing tool.

Creating a Live Map

In the site where the resource(s) in question are located, in the left-hand column click on Administration.
From the Administration page, click on Reports in the left-hand column, then Live Maps from the drop-down column.
In the top right-hand corner, click on Create Map.
On the right-hand side of the page, you can customize the Resource Map Name by clicking on the pencil (by default, new maps are called New Resource Map).
On the right-hand side of the page, click on Choose File to upload an image of your resource map. Only .jpeg or .png files are supported. After selecting the image, your map should appear in the middle of the page.
On the right-hand side of the page, click on Add Resource Region to start reflecting where your resources are located.
On the right-hand side of the page, select a resource in this site from the drop-down menu. On the map, reflect the location of the resource by clicking on the points representing its outer boundaries. A minimum of 3 points must be designated. For example, to depict a rectangular meeting room in a larger office space, click on the points representing the 4 corners of the room.
Map Editing Tips
- Click and drag to move corners or entire regions.
- Double click on a corner to remove it.
To continue adding additional resource regions, repeat the previous step.
When you have finished adding resource regions to the map, click on Switch to Viewing Mode in the top right-hand side of the page or simply navigate to any other page. All changes are automatically saved.

Editing a resource map

In the site where the resource(s) in question are located, in the left-hand column click on Administration.
From the Administration page, click on Reports in the left-hand column, then Live Maps from the drop-down column.
In the top right-hand corner, click on Switch to Edit Mode.
On the right-hand side of the page, select the box containing the resource you wish to modify. The box on the right-hand side of the page will turn a darker shade of blue when you have selected it. Also, the map will show the resource's location in orange
To delete the resource, click on the trash can located on the right-hand side of the box.
To modify its resource region, use your mouse to update the fields on your resource map.

Viewing live use on resource maps

In the site where the resource(s) in question are located, in the left-hand column click on Administration.
From the Administration page, click on Reports in the left-hand column, then Live Maps from the drop-down column.

By default, viewing mode is displayed. This allows admins to view currently available (highlighted in green), reserved (highlighted in red), and in use without a reservation (highlighted in yellow).