Maps for Martyn's Law
Why Venue Maps Are Critical for Martyn's Law Compliance
- Visualising Tier Boundaries & Capacities: For complex, multi-use sites (like campuses, medical centres, or sports complexes), maps physically delineate which buildings or zones fall into Standard Tier (200–799), Enhanced Tier (800+), or Out of Scope.
- Identifying Emergency Equipment & Action Points: Maps provide an immediate visual audit of critical safety hardware, including:
- Public Access Trauma (PAcT) kits and first aid stations.
Lockdown closure points (shutters, automated doors, perimeter gates). - Primary and secondary evacuation and invacuation routes.
- Public Access Trauma (PAcT) kits and first aid stations.
- Training & Orientation: High staff turnover in hospitality and venue operations makes long training sessions impractical. Visual floor plans integrated into onboarding allow new staff to instantly locate key exits, assembly zones, and secure back-of-house areas.
Why Mobile / Online Maps on a Phone Are Particularly Valuable
Traditional static wall maps ("You Are Here" boards) have a major flaw: they are unadaptable. If an active threat is near a designated main exit, a static printed map continues to direct fleeing crowds right toward the danger. A mobile-accessible map solves this and adds several distinct operational advantages:
1. Instant Access for Ground Staff & Stewards
- Duty managers, floor staff, and matchday stewards carry phones in their pockets. A lightweight web-based map or digital site plan allows team members to verify exit routes, sector boundaries, or lockdown points instantly from wherever they are standing on the property.
2. Adaptability & Live Condition Routing
- Unlike static signs, digital mapping platforms can be updated dynamically. If a control room identifies a compromised zone (e.g., an external street threat), supervisors can mark that exit "closed" on the system, directing staff to route people to secondary invacuation or evacuation points.
3. Rapid Emergency Services Handover
- When armed response teams, police, or paramedics arrive at a major incident, rapid situational awareness is vital. Venue control can instantly share a mobile map link or QR code with emergency incident commanders, giving first responders an immediate indoor layout, floor levels, access points, and control room coordinates.
4. Zone-Based Invacuation & Lockdown
- During an incident, staff inside specific zones (e.g., a restaurant kitchen, hospital ward, or stadium concourse) need to know exact boundary closures. Mobile maps can highlight internal "safe zones" for invacuation rather than forcing an unsafe site-wide clearout.
Key Operational Best Practices for Mobile Venue Maps
- Ensure Offline Functionality: Cellular networks and public Wi-Fi frequently become overloaded or saturated during a panic or major security event. Mobile maps or site plans should be cached locally on devices (e.g., downloadable PWA or PDF grab-pack) so they load instantly without network signal.
- Keep It Simple for Frontline Staff: Avoid cluttering steward or floor-staff views with complex engineering details. Keep the interface bold and simple: exits, invacuation zones, lockdown doors, and emergency kit locations.
- Role-Based Access: Keep sensitive operational security details (CCTV blind spots, control room access codes) restricted to senior leads, while providing staff with general emergency navigation layouts.
MappedIn
What is MappedIn
Mappedin is a cloud-based indoor mapping and spatial data platform designed to turn complex physical spaces into interactive, digital floor plans.
Where traditional GPS stops at the front door, Mappedin takes over—providing turn-by-turn navigation, interactive 3D wayfinding, and spatial search for venues like shopping malls, airports, hospitals, university campuses, and corporate offices.
How Standard Tier Venues (200–799 Capacity) Can DIY Safety Maps with Mappedin
Martyn’s Law requires Standard Tier venues to have clear, practical plans for evacuation, invacuation, and lockdown—without forcing you to pay for expensive security consultants.
Here is how Mappedin lets you handle compliance in-house:
- Turn 2D Plans into Safety Maps: Easily convert basic floor plans into accurate, professional digital maps using simple web tools.
- Annotate Key Safety Points: Mark primary escape routes, lockdown zones, refuge areas, and emergency equipment across every floor.
- Export Instant Safety PDFs: Download updated, easy-to-read PDF guides with a single click.
- Train Staff Quickly: Print or share digital maps to brief permanent teams, temporary event workers, and volunteers on emergency steps.
- Prove Compliance: Keep clean, up-to-date visual records on hand to show regulators and auditors your venue is prepared.
Short on Time? We’ll Build It for You
If you don't have the bandwidth to map your venue, hand the setup off to us, and we will deliver fully compliant, print-ready safety maps for your team. We also offer:
- No Reliable Maps? We'll Create Them from Scratch: If your existing floor plans are outdated, inaccurate, or non-existent, we can create precise, trustworthy digital maps tailored to your space.
- Multi-Level, Multi-Building, Multi-Site Included: Whether you manage a single room, a complex multi-story layout, or several properties across different locations, we map it all under one flat price.
- All-in-One Pricing Value: Get complex spatial mapping—spanning multiple floors and entire site portfolios—for the cost of a single, simple map setup.
- Hands-Off Compliance: Save your staff time and ensure total accuracy without having to learn mapping software or manage edits yourself.