Preparing Data for Use in a Map
SHIELD has the capability of generating a map in the ‘My Plan’ component from street address information or from KML data files. The following steps will help you ensure that your data is correctly prepared for use in a map.
The data for maps must be stored in the Supporting Data section of SHIELD in a standard address format with street, city, state and zip code all in separate columns or in one single column.
- Login to your SHIELD account: https://SHIELDbcp.com
- Navigate to the "Supporting Data" Component.
- Click the chevron icon to the right of the data table holding the address information you would like to use or, the table you would like to add address information to. (This can be an existing table such as "Personnel", a data table you’ve created yourself in SHIELD, or the "Important Addresses" table that SHIELD creates by default when a map is added.)
- Select "Edit This Table’s Columns".
If you already have address information uploaded:
a. Change the column format to "Location (Address)" for all columns that have address information that may be used for mapping.
b. Click Save Changes.
If you don’t have address information uploaded:
a. Click "+ Add Column" as needed to create the columns needed to hold your address information (e.g. street, city, state, etc.).
b. Rename your columns as you would like by clicking on the column name. The columns names do not need to be specific. SHIELD will detect the type of data each column contains.
c. Change column format to "Location (Address)".
d. Click Save Changes.
e. To import address information into this table, go to "Importing Data into a SHIELD Data Table".
Now that your data is ready for use in mapping, go to Creating a Map in SHIELD.