- A catchment area can be added to your Directory Listing to allow Ocean Healthmap users to view the specific area where your services are available.
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- When a catchment area has been configured for your Directory Listing, the blue star indicating the listing location will not appear in the Healthmap.
Your Directory Listing will appear in the search results when a user searches an area on the Healthmap that includes the your catchment area
If a user selects your Directory Listing on the Ocean Healthmap, the full catchment area shape will visible as shown in the screenshot to the right.
Adding a Catchment Area to your Directory Listing
To add a catchment area to your Directory Listing, navigate to your listing's settings in the Ocean Portal, and complete the steps below.
- Within the 'Listing Information' tab of your Directory Listing, locate the 'Service Details' section and click 'Specify catchment area'.
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- Adjust the boundaries of the catchment area by dragging the white circles to define the shape of the area. You can move and zoom in or out of the map displayed on the screen.
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- Click "Done" when you are satisfied with the shape of your catchment area.
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View your Directory Listing in the Ocean Healthmap, and verify that the catchment area appears as expected.
Note: Catchment areas with complex boundaries or overlapping areas may not always display as expected. If this is the case, please contact the OceanMD Support team for assistance.
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Catchment Areas for specific Health Service Categories
- Certain health service categories can be configured with a catchment area that is displayed to users on the Ocean Healthmap only when the relevant category is searched for.
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- Expand the tab below for a full list of health service categories that support this functionality:
The following health service categories typically provide a service for a specific region or neighbourhood (a catchment area) without offering an inbound physical location for patients to visit, or a service where the physical location may change regularly but remain within a particular region (e.g., Group Dining and Adult Day Program):
- Homecare Services
- Housekeeping
- Housing and Homelessness Services
- Friendly Visiting
- Home Maintenance and Repair
- Rides and Transportation
- Senior Exercise in Home
- Telephone Reassurance and Safety Checks
- Meal Services
- Palliative Homecare
- Care Coordination
- Palliative Community Physician
- Adoption Support
- Children's Aid
- Community Support Services
- Group Dining
- Adult Day Program
- When one of the Health Service Categories listed above is added as a Health Service Offering in your Directory Listing, you will be prompted to configure the catchment area for the offering.
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- Alternatively, you may set a catchment area for the entire Directory Listing.
Note: A Directory Listing can be configured with a service-specific catchment area(s) or a single catchment area for the entirety of the listing.
To configure a service-specific catchment area:
- In the 'Health Service Offerings' configuration tab of your Directory Listing, select the offering that you would like to specify a catchment area for.
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- Under the 'Offering Configurations' section, click the 'Specify offering catchment area' button.
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- Adjust the boundaries of the catchment area by dragging the white circles to define the shape of the area. You can move and zoom in or out of the map displayed on the screen.
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- Click "Done" when you are satisfied with the shape of your catchment area.
- Click 'Save' to save the changes you made to your Directory Listing.
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Verify that your catchment area in appearing as expected in the Ocean Healthmap by performing a search for the relevant Health Service Category in a region that includes your catchment area, and then selecting your Directory Listing from the search results.
Note: Catchment areas with complex boundaries or overlapping areas may not always display as expected. If this is the case, please contact the OceanMD Support team for assistance.
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- The relevant Health Service Offering will be pre-selected and the full shape of the catchment area will be shown.
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Using a GeoJSON file for Direct Catchment Area Import
If you use a service such as Google My Maps, you can create your own catchment areas that can be exported as GeoJSON files that can be uploaded directly into Ocean.
- When specifying your catchment area, click the "Import JSON" option.
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- A file browser will then open. Navigate to the JSON file on your computer and select the file to upload the pre-defined catchment area into Ocean
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- Review and confirm that the uploaded catchment area looks correct and then click 'Done' when you are satisfied with the shape of your catchment area.
- Click 'Save' to save the changes you made to your Directory Listing.
- The catchment area for your Directory Listing will be updated on the Ocean Healthmap.