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Maps

The Map is where you view and edit your asset registers. Each asset register is a feature layer (also called a feature class). You can create as many layers as you need.

Open the map​

  1. Sign in to your tenant.
  2. Click Map in the navigation, or open a project and click Map inside it.

The sidebar at top-left has three sections: Layers, Draw, and Basemap. Click the icon rail to collapse the sidebar when you want more map space.

Create a feature layer​

  1. In the Layers section, click New layer.
  2. Enter a name (for example "Pipes" or "Street lamps").
  3. Pick a geometry type: Point, Line, or Polygon.
  4. Define the schema: add columns for the attributes you want each feature to carry (text, number, date, dropdown).
  5. Click Create.

The new layer appears in the layers panel with an empty checkbox. Tick it to make the layer visible.

Add features​

There are three ways to add features to a layer.

Bulk import a file​

  1. In the layers panel, click Import.
  2. Pick the target layer.
  3. Drag a file in. Supported formats:
    • CSV (Point only): expects lon and lat columns. Other columns become attributes.
    • GeoJSON: Feature or FeatureCollection, any geometry.
    • Shapefile: zipped .shp, .dbf, .shx, with optional .prj and .cpg.
  4. Click Import.

Rows that fail validation appear in the import report. Successful rows still land. If your connection drops, click Resume the next time you open the app to pick up where it left off.

Draw on the map​

  1. Open the Draw section.
  2. Pick a target layer.
  3. Pick a tool: point, line, or polygon. The tool list filters to layers whose geometry type matches.
  4. Click on the map to place vertices.
    • Single-click places a point.
    • Double-click finishes a line or polygon.
    • Press Escape to cancel.
  5. Fill in the attribute dialog and click Save, or click Skip & save to land the feature with empty properties.

Capture from the field​

If you want a layer to grow as field engineers walk the network, link a Form to the layer. Each submission creates a feature in that layer. See Forms.

Edit a feature's geometry​

  1. Click any feature on the map to open the inspector.
  2. Click Edit geometry.
  3. Drag a vertex handle to move it.
  4. Click a midpoint marker to insert a new vertex.
  5. Shift-click a vertex to delete it. Lines need at least 2 vertices, polygons need at least 3.
  6. Click Save at top-right to confirm, or Discard to revert.

Snap to nearby features​

When you're drawing or moving a vertex, the cursor magnetises onto the nearest vertex or edge of any visible feature within 12 pixels. A yellow indicator shows the snap target: a filled circle for a vertex, a hollow ring for an edge.

Edit a feature's attributes​

  1. Click a feature on the map.
  2. In the inspector, edit the attribute fields.
  3. Click Save.

Switch the basemap​

  1. Open the Basemap section.
  2. Click the basemap you want.

Available basemaps depend on your tier. Owners and admins can click Set as org default to make a basemap the default for everyone in the organisation.

Share a map publicly​

  1. Click Share in the map toolbar.
  2. Choose an expiry for the link.
  3. Click Copy link.

Anyone with the link can view the map without signing in. They can't edit features.

  1. Click Print in the map toolbar.
  2. Pick a paper size (A3 or A4).
  3. Click Export PDF.

Time slider​

To see the state of a layer at a specific date:

  1. Click the Time button in the map toolbar.
  2. Drag the slider to the date you want.
  3. Click Apply.

The layers update to show their state on that date.

What next?​

  • Forms: build capture templates that write features into a layer.
  • Submissions: see how captured data lands in the map.
  • Spatial analysis: derive new layers from your asset registers.