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Glossary
Alert
A pre-scripted message sent using one or more delivery
methods, such as SMS, email or desktop alert, using CAP
(Common Alerting Protocol).
Alert Icon
A small, square image that represents an alert category.
Campus/Map
The grounds of a school, hospital or other institution.
Canvas
The large area of the window with a grid where mapping
and map graphics are placed.
Collection
A number of items that typically have at least one common
denominator. Examples: Events in a single location or
pre-recorded messages for weather.
Detail Layer
A graphic representation of a specific area or region of a
place or object.
Endpoint
A person, place, device or group that is capable of
receiving an alert message.
Event
A collection of pre-scripted alerts used for organized
alerting to multiple endpoints.
Group
A number of members and/or endpoints being notified
that are considered part of the same class. Examples:
Students, faculty, staff, or public address units.
Location
A particular place or position on a map.
Multi-part
A file format that is not an image, video, or sound file.
Node
A single x,y grid point that is used among a series of other
points to make a shape.
Quick Alert
A simple alert, created on the fly, that can be sent to one or
more endpoints.
Quick Launch Button
A pre-defined button that is used in Dispatch for quick
access to a specific event.
Place / Object
A graphic representation of a point of interest on a map,
floor plan, diagram, schematic, etc.
Point
A map marker that resides on a specific latitude and
longitude coordinate.
Polygon/Polyline
A vector-based series of nodes that make up a shape.
Resource
A file, such as an image or sound file, that is attached
to an alert.
Shape
A vector graphic of various types, such as a circle,
rectangle or polygon, used to represent a place or
location on a map.
View
A bookmark of a specific latitude/longitude coordinate on a
map that is used to find a location quickly.
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