The Layers feature in the SEE module provides a comprehensive set of options allowing users to enhance situational awareness through visual overlays (Context layers) on the map, changing map styles or how data is displayed. Many more context layers are coming soon.

Layers can be found at the bottom left of the screen. Click to view all available options.

Map Layers

Severity Layer

The Severity Layer visually represents the frequency of events in each country by changing the country's color based on the number of occurrences.

Clicking on a country provides a detailed breakdown of events in the past 90 days by severity, ranging from low to major, and a categorization of these events.

This layer is continuously updated to reflect the latest event data and alert levels.

Threat ratings layer

The Threat Ratings Layer provides a forward-looking assessment, projecting where a country’s threat landscape is going over the coming months.

By clicking on a country, you can access a summary and a spider graph illustrating the breakdown of risk and threat ratings. This layer is typically more stable and is updated quarterly, with the date of the last update visible.

For the full country analysis click the link "...read detailed report here" or find it in UNDERSTAND > Country Assessments.

Creolytix Context Layer

Our Creolytix Context Layer functions as a customizable threat layer. It allows you to create specific layers—such as a crime layer—and add relevant data like country-level reports, threat severity, or any other information you would like. These layers are fully user-defined and serve as a way to contextualize threats based on your organization's unique needs.

Event Mode

Group / Single

by default we group same events - be it updates by the same providers or reports from several providers on the same event - to reduce/avoid duplications for more clarity on the map and valid data analysis (e.g. heatmap, severity layer). Hence, one maker can be a group or one event listed in event list. You will see whether a marker or listed event represents a group when they show several source icons.

Still, if you wish to see or export all reported events separately as a marker or listed event choose "Single" mode.

Event Visualization

Heat Map

The Heat Map feature provides a visual representation of event density using a color gradient ranging from red to blue.

This color-coding allows users to quickly identify patterns across a city or region, helping highlight critical areas that may need attention or further analysis. It’s a valuable tool for improving situational awareness and offering an at-a-glance understanding of event concentration.

📍 The heat map adjusts based on the number of events visible on your screen, so results will vary depending on your zoom level.

Map Tools

Route

The Route function on the platform allows you to plan and visualize specific travel paths or transportation routes between two or more locations on the map. This feature is especially useful for monitoring critical supply routes, the safety of travel paths, the availablility of evacuation routes, or assessing potential risks along the way. Once a route is defined, you can further enhance your situational awareness by converting it into an "Interest" and setting up alerts for any events that might impact the route.

Weather tools

We recently added five weather tools to our Layer’s menu as well. Each of them enables you to create instant awareness of the environmental conditions you are and will be operating in for a maximum of 1 day in advance. You can choose between tools for:

Precipitation
Temperature
Clouds
Pressure
Wind

Precipitation

Temperature

Example: Creating a Route from Alexandria to Cairo

Step 1 - Define the Route: To create a route from Alexandria to Cairo, open the Route tool and enter your starting point (Alexandria) and your destination (Cairo). The platform will display the suggested route on the map.

💡 You can adapt the proposed route to e.g. alternative, safer roads by dragging the visual to the desired road.

Step 2 - Convert to an Interest: Once you've selected the preferred route, you can convert it into an "Interest" by saving it within the platform. This allows you to keep the route visible on your map for continuous monitoring.

You may wish to add the tag of other related interests to group them easily into one view or alert.

Ready! Now you can see your route as an interest.

💡 Use Tip

After converting the route into an Interest, you can set up an alert to receive notifications about any relevant events that occur near this route.

For example, you might want to be alerted to protests, roadblocks, severe weather, or any other incidents that could disrupt travel between Alexandria and Cairo.