Abstract: A method of using color mapping to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of resource allocation and scheduling is provided. The method allows for efficient scheduling and coordinating the minute-by-minute access and allocation of a pool of resources such as, but not limited to, equipment, devices or people, to accommodate both planned and unplanned needs or events in the immediate to foreseeable future requires a comprehensive view of the available resources, their current and future planned locations, the current and future point of need, and available unscheduled time for each resource, among other factors.