Markup Layers

Overview

Markup layers contain hand-drawn features and text that are stored within the Map. Typically the information is only relevant for a short period of time or forms part of a business process.

For example:

• Details reported from the field regarding an emergency incident
• An area of interest when reporting damage to a building or other asset as part of an online reporting web application

Markup features include lines, polygons, circles, marker points, arrows and annotation text.

📄 Note

Markup layers resemble layers created from Editable Datasets, however markup is stored in the map, while Editable Datasets store features in a separate, shareable dataset.

Adding a Markup layer

To add a Markup Layer:

1. Click Layers in the sidebar
2. Click Add
3. Click Markup Layer

Adding a Markup Feature

Feature type	Description
Create Marker	Click to place a marker pin
Create Line	Click to create a start point Click or press Space to add additional vertices Press Delete to remove the last vertex Double-click or press Enter to place the final vertex
Create Polygon	Click to create a start point Click or press Space to add additional vertices Press Delete to remove the last vertex or Escape to cancel Double-click or press Enter to place the final vertex
Create Rectangle	Click to place the first corner Move the mouse to size the rectangle Click or press Space / Enter to place the opposing corner and end drawing
Create Arrow	Click to place tail of the arrow Click or press Space to place head of the arrow Move the mouse across the length of the line to adjust thickness of arrow shape Click or press Space / Enter to end drawing
Create Circle	Click to create the center point for the circle Move the mouse to adjust the size Click or press Space / Enter to end drawing
Add annotation text	Click to place a corner for the annotation border Move the mouse to size the border rectangle Click or press Space / Enter to place opposing corner and end drawing Enter annotation text in the sidebar along with adjusting text size and alignment

At any point while drawing a markup shape, you can press the Escape key to cancel the drawing.

📄 Note

Styling is applied to each markup layer and not per feature.

Editing a Markup Feature

Edit type	Description
Move tool	Click on a markup feature and drag to move the entire feature Click or press Space / Enter to confirm the new placement
Edit tool	Click on a markup feature Click on a vertex to select it. New vertices can also be created in this way Move the mouse to relocate the vertex Click or press Space to confirm the new position Edit the Title or Description in the edit tool panel Click OK to confirm the details or Delete to delete the markup feature