Outreach Model: Client Specific Location/Encampment Review

Case Consultation groups and Street Outreach teams may be trying to locate an unsheltered individual to inform them of a new housing referral, need to complete case updates, or providing basic need services. The following Look generates a map with a specific client’s locations and encampment information to help identify a client’s general location.  

The steps below outline how to create this Look.  

1. Explore - Outreach Model 
2. Fields 
     Add the following fields to the Look:  

• • Dimensions 

• • • Clients – Personal ID 
    • Encampment Stays – Date • Encampment Start Date  

• • • Encampment Stays – Date • Encampment End Date 
    • Encampments – Name of Encampment 
    • Enrollments – Enrollment ID 
    • Geolocations – Full Geolocation • Geolocation 
    • Geolocations – Type • Geolocation 

3. Filters 

     Add the following fields as filters to the Look:  

• • Clients – Personal ID, Full Name, or Unique Identifier: Set filter to specific client 

4. Visualization – Google Maps  

      To update map visualizations to include icons with lines connecting map plot points, complete the following steps. 

• Select Edit in the Visualization toolbar 
• Select Plot 

• • Plot Mode - Connect with Lines 

• • Select Points 

• • Type – Icon 

• • Icon - Default 
  • Marker Color Mode – Based on Value 

Updated: 09/08/2022