Bakhauling is a goTenna feature that lets you view your off-grid mesh network on a computer when at least one user in the field has an active internet connection and the correct permissions are assigned ahead of time.
goTenna’s Portal Map and Backhaul features allow groups to maintain situational awareness between offline deployed groups and online coordinators. Simply having one internet-connected node in an otherwise off-grid goTenna network, allows the backhauling of that entire network’s map objects and position location information (PLI) to an online server/Portal.
A service user or field user can be designated a Mission Controller (assigned when a user is created). They will now have access to the Map feature when signed in to the Pro Portal. An administrator can create multiple mission controllers that can deploy together.
You can assign users the “GPS Backhaul Enabled” option through Groups. As long as these individual users have an internet connection, they can backhaul the information of the "off-line" devices.
Portal Map View
Active users will natively appear as blue dots. Staled-out users will appear as grey dots, but will retain their group’s color around the edge of their icon.
Groups, Objects, and Map Options
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- Toggle between satellite, topographic, and street views directly on the map.
Center the map, clear the map, or enter full screen with the options below the map view toggle.
- Toggle between satellite, topographic, and street views directly on the map.
To keep the map clean, you can choose to hide or reveal users, groups, and map objects directly in the control center.
See Also
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- Assign colors to users and groups through the Control Center.
- Changing the color of a user will override any color previously assigned to his group
(GID and PLI information)