Congregation Master Map (Wall Map)
Displaying a
master territory map (sometimes referred to as wall map) at your Kingdom Hall is a great way to display your congregation's territories for publishers and newly interested ones.
The map can also be a useful tool for the friends to use to be able to see where boundaries are or even help in deciding which territory they would like assigned to them.
Digital Wall Map
Territory Helper provides a
digital version of the congregation master map on your
Territories page.
This page is designed to be displayed on a
TV,
monitor,
tablet or
any device available at your Kingdom Hall.
The digital version also allows for the congregation to view the currently assigned territories, heat maps, or even track your campaigns real time.
Simply
collapse the territory list and
click the
full screen button as shown in the image below.
Printed Wall Map
Territory Helper also provides two ways to create a printed version of your congregation's master territories.
Some congregations may not have the means to display the
digital master map or would still prefer to use a printed version.
The
simpliest to
print the master territories map is by making use of the master territories map export on the
Import and Export page.
The export can be customized by setting the
default appearance of your Territories.
Another, more
advanced approach can be done by
exporting your territories from the
Import and Export page.
There is a wide variety of services or print shops that can make use of the generic
KML or
GeoJSON file format available for export.
Google Earth Pro Master Map
Generating your congregation's wall map is very simple with Google Earth Pro.
Export your congregation's territories in
KML format and simply open the file in Google Earth Pro.
You can find Google Earth Pro available for
download.
Google Earth Pro is now
free to use by signing in with your Google
username and the password
GEPFREE.
Simply take the
KML file you
saved from Territory Helper and
open it in the Google Earth Pro application.
The map will automatically adjust to the territories you have imported as shown in the image below.
When you have the looking as you'd like you simply
save as an image as shown in the image below or by pressing
Ctrl + Alt + S.
Once the image is saved a
title can be placed on the map and the image is now ready to be saved to your disk for use in
print.
It is recommended you first adjust the
resolution of the saved image as shown in the image below.
Google Earth Tips
Typically you'll want an
aerial view of your congregation's territories.
You can adjust the
angle of the map by holding down the
Ctrl key and
clicking and dragging with the mouse to the desired
angle.
Google Earth also allows for map styling.
Many may not want the
satellite view.
To change to another view, such as the standard Google Maps view
overlays can be added to the current map.
One commonly used overlay is found at
Map Overlays.
Here the map type
Google Maps can be selected and used to mimic the classic map style.