Work with routing

Routing is a powerful feature in FH Mobile Response that provides a visual route (draws a line) between start and end points on a map, indicates turns with colored circles on the route line, and provides turn-by-turn directions. Depending on how you configure routing, you can even have audible voice alerts on your turn-by-turn directions.

Information on configuring routing is available in Configure routing to use information from a GPS device. Informaton on routing and voice attributes is available in Specify routing and voice attributes.

Note: Routing in FH Mobile Response is designed for mobile computers that are using a global positioning system (GPS) device and which are configured to communicate with FH Mobile Response to track your current location. While you can manually set start and destination points and have FH Mobile Response calculate a route between them, it is preferable to use a GPS device with FH Mobile Response. Information on configuring a GPS device with FH Mobile Response is available in Set up GPS communication with FH Mobile Response.

The Routing Maps tab consists of three parts:

  • The large map on the left, which displays a map that you can pan and zoom in.

    Information on panning and zooming is available in Pan, zoom in, and zoom out on the map.

  • A smaller map in the upper right corner of the interface which, once FH Mobile Response establishes a route, displays the entire route overview, including a flag for the start point, a checkered flag for the destination, and (if you are using a GPS device) your current location on the route.

    You can pan and zoom in the smaller map independently of the larger map. This lets you get different views of the same route.

    Example: You can center the primary (larger) map on GPS enabled vehicle, tracking its progress along the route, and zoomed in to show nearby details. You zoom out in the secondary (smaller) map to show the entire route, allowing the user to see at a glance how far along they are to the destination, and the positions of other responders.

  • A pane in the lower right corner of the interface which, once FH Mobile Response establishes a route, displays turn-by-turn directions and other information.

Note: On a wide-screen monitor these three parts are equally sized columns.

If you are using a GPS device, the pane in the lower right corner displays turn-by-turn directions.

  • The time and distance before turning
  • A small map with a large red arrow indicating the angle of the turn needed relative to the vehicle's bearing
  • A small compass
  • The written turn direction and street names

At the bottom of the turn-by-turn directions pane, the current heading, estimated speed, remaining miles to the destination, estimated the time of arrival, and the destination address appear.

Information on routing to and from different types of locations is available from: 

 

Configure routing to use information from a GPS device

Close or display the Routing Maps tab

Manually define a starting point for a route

Clear a starting point marker from the map

Manually define a destination point for a route

Clear a destination point marker from the map

Zoom to a route or end point

View turn-by-turn directions without a GPS device

Share your route with others

Display the Routing Maps tab in different layouts

Select an alternate route