DisasterAWARE’s Bookmarks feature lets you save your map exactly how you like it; view, layers, notes, drawings, everything. Whether you’re monitoring daily operations or responding to a crisis, you can easily return to your saved setup without redoing work.
For emergency managers, planners, and analysts, bookmarks help maintain focus, avoid repetitive tasks, and keep teams aligned. The platform’s print tools help turn those maps into polished, shareable visuals for leadership or partners who may not use the system directly.
The Bookmarks panel, accessible from the main toolbar, is the central hub for managing your saved map views. Each bookmark entry shows its title and timestamp, and the list can be sorted by date or alphabetically. Your default bookmark, which loads each time you open DisasterAWARE, is always pinned at the top of the list.
From this panel, users can:
This functionality supports both routine tracking and dynamic disaster response, giving users immediate access to their most critical views.
Creating a bookmark is quick and intuitive:
The bookmark will save your full application state, including the current extent, annotations, and active layers. You can update or overwrite any bookmark later as the situation evolves.
DisasterAWARE includes intuitive Drawing tools that allow you to annotate maps with points, lines, polygons, and text. Use them to mark incident sites, define hazard boundaries, illustrate routes, or label staging areas.
Each drawing element is customizable. This allows you to adjust colors, labels, and sizes and remains editable within saved bookmarks. These visual aids provide clarity and consistency when sharing maps with colleagues or external partners.
Bookmarks automatically store all visible layers including real-time hazards, infrastructure overlays, population data, and any private datasets your organization may be using. When someone else opens your bookmark, they will see exactly the same layers and view you created, ensuring seamless information sharing and reducing ambiguity.
Bookmarks can be shared via direct URL links to anyone with platform access, enabling instant collaboration. Alternatively, use the Print tool to export high-resolution PDFs or image files. These outputs can include map titles, orientation, and custom resolution settings, making it perfect for leadership briefings or inclusion in formal reports.
Bookmarks in DisasterAWARE help users save time, collaborate efficiently, and maintain situational clarity. Whether used to set a daily workspace, create and share operational snapshots, or generate printable reports for leadership, the bookmark feature supports a wide range of emergency management workflows. Combined with drawing tools, saved layer states, and flexible sharing options, bookmarks are an essential part of every DisasterAWARE user’s toolkit.
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