TreeKeeper New Map & UI FAQ

The Layer Menu has been upgraded so that users that have permission/access to a layer can decide if they want to see that layer on their map. Layer Cards do not affect a user’s access rights or permissions. If a user does not have access to a layer, they will not have a Layer Card for it.

Layer Cards are a way to customize your view of the application map. If there are layers that you do not need, they can be moved to the Inactive section, while more frequently used ones can remain active.

Within the Layer Menu, Layer Cards represent the different layers of data such as Trees, Counties, and Selected data. The status of each Layer Card only affects how that layer is displayed on the map for that user.

Yellow Layer Cards are “Selected Layers”. When you use map select tools (like the select by rectangle tool) to select features on the map or run a search, the matching features will be highlighted on the map. When a Tree is selected, it is typically highlighted yellow. Hiding a “Selected Layer” would temporarily turn off the yellow highlighting for that layer on the map.

Green Layer Cards are just called “Layers”. This is usually where work is being performed on a regular basis, such as Trees. Hiding a Tree layer would temporarily hide the trees on the map.

Gray Layer Cards are “Reference Layers”. These usually represent reference-only data (data that is not usually edited but is helpful to see on the map), such as Counties. Hiding a Counties layer would temporarily hide the county boundaries from the map.

Active Layers can be temporarily hidden from the map by clicking the Show/Hide (eye icon) on that layer’s Card. This only affects the map for that user. By using Layer Cards, each user can decide which layers draw on top or to hide layers from their map if they don’t plan to use them.

Unlocking the Active Layers allows you to reorder your layers (determining which layers will display on top others) and Deactivate/Reactivate layers.

Reordering layers:

1. Click the “Locked” icon to unlock your layer list.

2. With the drag indicator , drag and drop layers where you would like.

3. When finished, click the “Unlocked” icon to lock your layer list again.

Deactivating/Reactivating layers:

1. Click the “Locked” icon to unlock your layer list.

2. Deactivate/Activate layer

   • Deactivate: In Active Layers, click the “Remove” icon next to the layer you want to deactivate.

   • Activate: In Inactive Layers, click the “Add” icon next to the layer you want to activate.

3. When finished, click the “Unlocked” icon to lock your layer list again.

The Layer Menu is divided into two sections: “Active Layers” and “Inactive Layers”.

Active Layers are visible on the map. Map tools like the Select Tools affect Active Layers.

Inactive Layers have been temporarily removed from your Active Layer list. The data is still there, it's just not active on the map.

To move layers between Active and Inactive, see “What does the Lock/Unlock icon next to “Active Layers” do?” above.

Hidden: While the Active Layers section is locked, layers may be temporarily hidden with the Show/Hide (eye) icons . This is useful if you want to hide a layer briefly but intend to use it later.

Inactive: Inactive layers are removed entirely from your Active Layer list, but can be found in Inactive Layers and reactivated at any point. See “How do I reactivate a Layer?“ below.

1. Click the “Locked” icon to unlock your layer list.

2. In Inactive Layers, click the “Add” icon next to the layer you want to activate.

3. When finished, click the “Unlocked” icon to lock your layer list again.

To reset the ordering of layers, including whether layers are hidden or Active/Inactive in Google Chrome, follow the steps below:

1. At the top of your Chrome browser on the left side of the URL bar, click “View site information” .

2. Click “Cookies and Site Data”.

3. Click “Manage on-device site data”.

4. Click the trash-can icon next to the TreeKeeper URL.

A red triangle with an exclamation point may indicate something is wrong with the layer. Please contact support. 

Due to the newer map technology, older devices and operating systems may experience loading issues.

We recommend setting any layers you will rarely use to “Inactive”. This should help to free up processing power for the layers you need. For more information, see Setting Layers to Inactive from our Support Portal documentation.