Using and Creating Maps to Record your Tracks

Whether you are doing tracking/trailing with your dog or you just want to document the path you took, the Dogteampro mapping feature allows you to draw a track or use the gps on your phone to track your path on a map.

There are 2 types of maps you can create:

A decoy map - The track layer's path
A handler map - The K9's path

Note: You can overlay a Decoy map on top of a Handler map at any time so you can see the Decoy's path as you go.

Both types of maps can be created using the gps on your mobile phone, or manually drawn on the web.

How to create a new map

There are three ways to create a new map:

From the "maps" screen. On mobile, click on "More" on the bottom of your screen, click "Maps" and then click "Create map". On the website, click on "maps" on your top tool bar and then click on "Create map".

From the orange + sign on the top right of your screen (or on the bottom of your screen in the mobile app). Click the + sign and click "Map".

From a training or deployment. In the exercise or activity box, click "Attach Map" and then click "Create Map".

Note: If you've already created a map, you can attach it to your log by clicking "Attach Map" and selecting it from the list. Only Handler maps can be attached to training and deployment logs.

How to complete a map

On the mobile app, open a new map and click "Record Track" when you are ready to begin. The app will automatically record your track as you go. When you are done, click "Finish".

Note: The default map type is a Handler map. If you want to create a decoy map, just click "Switch to Decoy".

If you're creating a map on a desktop, you can manually draw the primary track.

Once you finish your track, you will have the chance to edit it. Click on the pencil icon beside the track to switch to a decoy map, adjust the length of your track, edit the date/time (only available if you manually drew the track), and remove or save the track.

Click on the blue + symbol on the bottom right to add a decoy map overlay, marker, or draw a line.

Map - Overlay a decoy map or another handler's map.
Marker - Use markers to document the location of anything important you encountered on your track. For example, you can add the location of evidence items or vehicles. To adjust the direction of a vehicle on your map, use the "Rotate Car Marker" feature.

Line - Manually draw additional tracks on your map.

Note: If you need to make changes to any of your tracks or markers at a later time, you can click on the pencil icon to edit them.

Click "Done" at the top of the screen to save and exit.

How to attach a Handler map to a training or deployment log

Click on "Attach map" at the bottom of the exercise or activity you'd like to attach the map to.

From here, you can either search for an existing handler map using the K9 and date filters, or create a new map, and hit "save".

Note: Removing a map from a log does not delete the map. To delete the map, you have to delete from the maps page.