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The Global Settings for Map let you set the default display for your Mapping System. These settings can only be updated by Container Administrators.

Basic Map Settings

The Basic tab will show your map's latitude, longitude, display, and zoom level. This sets the starting point for when your map first loads.

Basic map setup interface showing latitude, longitude, display options, and zoom level. The basic tab is highlighted.

Show On Map

The Show on Map section lets you choose which system records to show as point layers on the map.

Settings for displaying data points on a map with various options and checkboxes to select.

  • Data Point Layer: This determines whether the layer is available on the map. The list is dynamically generated based on your modules.

  • Enable Create Button: This sets whether the shortcut to create a new record shows on the parcel card when you open it.

  • Visible: This sets the layer to be visible or not. If it is not visible, then the layer will not be drawn by default when the map loads.

  • Color: This is the color of the points.

Layers

You can draw polygons, lines, and points as base layers on your map. The following are some examples of what you can draw.

Line Layer

A map display showing streets and layers for community development and planning purposes.

Point Layer

A GIS map displaying various building numbers and streets for Community Development.

Other Layers

You can add Custom Layers to your map by providing a link to a URL that serves a CSV. Other Layers can only be drawn as point layers. You must also enter latitude and longitude. Easting and Northing are not supported.

Note:

The CSV must be in an identical format to the following:

  • Parcel_number

  • URL - link to a record

  • Item_type

  • Marker_data - formatted HTML

  • Latitude

  • Longitude