Map Viewer

The Portal Map Viewer allows users to view and interact with shared maps. It provides real-time visibility of map and location data, tools to edit and add observations, images and pdfs as well as comprehensive export, import and map printing functionality.

Selecting Features

Select any feature to view details and perform actions on it. Feature details will appear in the sidebar. Available action buttons will appear in the bar at the bottom of the screen. Different actions are available depending on the type of feature selected and your permissions.

Details
- Edit the Name, Notes and Address of the feature by clicking the text fields.
- Change the type of the feature by clicking on ‘Point Type’, and then selecting the new type from the dropdown menu.
- View previous versions of the feature by toggling the < and > arrows in the Feature Version section.

Action Buttons
- General Actions
  
  Delete Feature: delete the selected feature. A confirmation dialog will appear before deletion.
  
  Download Feature: download the selected feature as a KML, GPX, GeoJSON, or Shapefile.
- Point Specific Actions
  
  Move Point: move the point to a new location on the map. This is done by dragging and dropping the point.
  
  Rotate Point: rotate the point by 45 degrees. This only works on certain points that are directional (e.g., Wind Direction).
  
  Get Directions: open an external map application and navigate to the selected feature.
- Line Specific Actions
  
  Flip Line: reverse the direction of the selected line feature. This only works on certain line features that have a direction (e.g., Back Burns).
- Line and Area Actions
  
  Enclose Area: convert the selected line into a area feature by enclosing the area within the line.
  
  Edit Line: edit the selected line’s shape.