Map Tools
There are a variety of Map Tools available in the sidebar to help you navigate the map, manage your selected data, measure distance or area, and more.
Info Tool
The Info Tool is active by default. It’s the tool used to identify individual sites and pan around the map.
Select/Deselect By Rectangle
If you want to select or deselect multiple sites at once, you can use the Select or Deselect by Rectangle tools to draw a rectangle on the map and quickly add or remove sites from your selected set.
These tools will remain toggled on until you select a different map tool. Selected sites will be displayed as selected on the map and the Data Grid will be populated with the selected sites' information.
Select/Deselect by Polygon
If you want to select or deselect sites using a more precise or complex layout than a rectangle, you can use the Select or Deselect by Polygon tool. Single-click to add a vertice to the polygon and double-click to complete your selection/deselection.
Similar to the Select by Rectangle tool, selected sites will be displayed as selected on the map and the Data Grid will be populated with the selected sites' information.
Zoom Box
The zoom box is another method for zooming into an area on the map. Drawing a rectangle with this tool will zoom the map to that area.
Clear Map Selection
After a selection is made, instead of using either of the deselect tools to clear the selection, you can use the Clear Map Selection tool. This deselects all currently selected sites and clears out the Data Grid. Don’t worry, this doesn’t erase any data!
Measure Length/Area
If you want to find the distance between sites, or the area of a park or parcel, these tools will help you find those measurements.
Measure Length
Draw a multi-line object on the map by single-clicking to add a point and double-clicking to complete the line.
Measure Area
Single-click to add a vertice to the polygon, double-click to complete the polygon.
After completing the multi-line object or polygon, a pop up will appear telling you that the measurement has been copied to your clipboard. You can then paste that length or area value wherever you need.
Add Point/Line/Polygon
The Add Point/Line/Polygon tools allow you to add data to your inventory. All three of the tools function in a similar manner where you place a point/draw a line or polygon, and double click to finalize it.
Different layer types will have different “Add” tools available, which are as follows:
Add Point: Adds a single point for data such as trees, benches, etc.
Add Line: Adds a line feature for data such as water lines, trails, etc.
Add Polygon: Adds a polygon feature for data such as districts, gardens, etc.
Each of these will only work for data layers and not for base layers. For more information on the difference please see: Terminology
Please click here for more information about adding sites to TreeKeeper: Add a Site
