Display or hide AVL information on the map

If you are using FH Mobile Response's automatic vehicle location (AVL) feature, each vehicle transmits its current location as determined by a relative satellite fix to FH Mobile Response, and these locations are displayed as icons on the map. You can choose to display or hide these as needed. This feature is useful if vehicles congregating at the incident site obscure the map.

Note: You must have purchased FH Mobile Response Premium to control the display of AVL icons in FH Mobile Response. For information on upgrading from FH Mobile Response Basic to Premium, contact your FH sales representative.

Show or hide AVL information in one of the following ways.

ClosedSelect a specific map view

A map view is a way to display a geographic information system (GIS) map with various layers you can display or hide. You can also view the same map in either day view or night view. These modes let you change the map colors to be more readable in sunlight or in darkness.

Information on working with map views is available in Add, edit, and delete map views.

  1. Click the tab of the map you want the AVL information to appear or be hidden in.

  2. Do one of the following.

    • Choose Go → Tools → Map Commands → Set View.
    • On the Main toolbar, click Set View.

    The Select Views dialog box appears.

  3. Do one of the following.

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    Display AVL information
    • Click Std (Day), Std (Night), or any map view that has the display of AVL information enabled in it.
    Hide AVL information
    • Click Std w/o AVL (Day), Std w/o AVL (Night), or any map view that has the display of AVL information enabled in it..

    The dialog box closes, and the AVL icons appear or disappear on the map according to your selection.

ClosedUse the Layer Manager

You can use the Layer Manager to display and hide standard map information such as icons, streets labels, landmarks, building footprints, and more.

Information on using the Layer Manager is available in Manage information layers on a map.

  1. Click the tab of the map you want the AVL information to appear or be hidden in.

  2. Do one of the following.

    • Choose Go → Tools → Map Commands → Layer Manager.
    • (Premium) On the Main toolbar, click Layer Manager.

    The Layer Manager pane appears to the right of the maps.

    Tip: To view all the columns in the pane without needing to scroll from side to side, place the mouse pointer on the left edge of the pane and, when the mouse pointer turns into a double-headed arrow, drag the edge of the pane to the left until all the columns appear.

  3. For the AVL (Automated Vehicle Location)click the row, in the Visible column, click the "eyeball" icon to enable or disable the display of AVL information on the map.