eBrigade Mapping module
Mapping
Your field deployment on a single map, always up to date. eBrigade’s SITAC mapping shows teams and their status, interventions, zones and routes on an interactive Google map — everyone sees the same situation, with no radio exchanges needed to get their bearings.
These buttons are about the full eBrigade subscription: this module is included at no extra cost in every plan.
Maps of activities, staff and organisations with hazard layers and water points, and a tactical situation map (SITAC) for each activity.
What is the eBrigade Mapping module?
Maps of activities, staff and organisations with hazard layers and water points, plus a SITAC tactical map (French tactical situation map) for each activity. It is included at no extra cost in every eBrigade plan.
The problem
During an intervention or on an event cover, each person in charge builds their own picture of the situation: team positions over the radio, zones scribbled on a paper plan, improvised routes. Nobody shares the same view, positions are approximate, and every “where is team 3?” costs one more exchange in the middle of the action.
What mapping changes in eBrigade
Every activity has its own shared tactical map (SITAC). Teams appear on it in the colour of their status, interventions, flags and drawn zones are visible to everyone, and the map automatically re-centres on the active area. Command decides from a single, up-to-date picture of the ground, without cross-checking several sources.
What you can do with Mapping
Locate your activities over a period, your members by address or by real-time position, and read your headcount, availability, skills and resources département by département. One click on an activity opens its record; markers and zones drawn on these maps are shared.
A Layers panel overlays fire hydrants and water points (OpenStreetMap), current hazards (fires, floods, cyclones, earthquakes, satellite hotspots), flood warnings and water levels in France (Vigicrues, Hub’Eau), rain radar and fire weather danger (EFFIS). The base map can be Google or IGN (France’s national mapping agency).
Each team appears on the map in the colour of its intervention status and can be repositioned with the mouse. Every status change is time-stamped and kept in a viewable history.
Draw polygons, circles, rectangles and lines to mark sectors, perimeters and routes, with a colour (blue, green, orange) and a label. Each drawing is saved and shown again when the map is opened.
Place coloured flags with custom text to mark the command post, assembly points, access points or any useful landmark. They stay attached to the activity and can be moved by dragging.
Create an intervention by address or with a simple click on the map, filter by team and by status (in progress, completed, cancelled), and display the road route calculated between the teams and the intervention site.
Import an image (event plan, site diagram, aerial photo) as an overlay on the Google Maps base map, with adjustable transparency and rotation, and lock its position once aligned.
Import routes in GPX or KML format, each with its own colour, to display routes prepared in advance. The base map switches between map, satellite, hybrid and terrain as needed.
Step by step
Enter the activity’s address: the SITAC map centres on it. Choose the right base map (map, satellite, hybrid or terrain); the setting is remembered for next time.
Draw zones and lines, place flags and, if needed, import the site plan as a base map with its transparency. Everything is saved and shared with authorised users.
Teams are shown in the colour of their status, interventions are created by click or by address, and the route to an intervention is calculated in one move. The map automatically re-centres on the active area.
Where this module really pays off
Fire and rescue services (SDIS) & firefighters: SITAC tactical map with teams positioned by status colour, interventions and deployment routes, updated during the operation.
First-aid cover (DPS) & event security: import the site plan as a base map, draw the sectors and place posts, command post and access points, visible to all supervisors.
Civil protection & municipal reserves: track deployed teams whose position is reported by the mobile app, with automatic re-centring on the active area.
Intervention coordination: flags, zones and casualty reception centres on a shared view, rather than a paper plan annotated differently by everyone.
Event cover preparation: GPX/KML routes loaded in advance and coverage zones pre-drawn to brief teams before the big day.
Frequently asked questions
Which maps are provided in addition to the tactical map?
Three management maps. Activity › Mapping locates activities over a period, by organisation and by type, and switches to ongoing interventions when the Intervention module is active. Staff › Mapping places members based on their address and, with the Geolocation module, at their real-time position. Organisation › Mapping colours each département according to headcount, availability, a skill, equipment, vehicles or activities.
What base map does the mapping use?
The base map is provided by Google Maps, switching between map, satellite, hybrid and terrain. You can also import your own image (site plan, aerial photo) as an overlay, with adjustable transparency, rotation and locking.
Can several types of objects be shown on the same map?
Yes. The map distinguishes teams (coloured by status), interventions, casualty reception centres, flags, drawn zones and lines, and imported routes. Interventions can be filtered by team and by status.
Do team positions update automatically?
Positions reported by geolocation (mobile app) are shown on the map, and each team can also be repositioned manually. Every team status change is time-stamped and kept in a history.
Does the map work offline in the field?
An internet connection is needed to load the Google Maps tiles. Saved zones, flags, routes and positions remain stored in eBrigade and are shown again each time the map is opened.
Who can edit an activity’s map?
Editing is governed by eBrigade permissions: authorised managers, the activity leader and the command post operator can draw, move objects and import a base map. Other authorised users have a read-only view.
How does it relate to the Geolocation module?
Geolocation feeds the map with GPS positions reported by the mobile app; mapping displays them and adds the tactical layer (zones, flags, interventions, routes). The two modules are designed to work together.