Map features

You may want to display trees, benches, fire hydrants and other objects visually on your CIMS map. This is what map features are for! CIMS also offers the ability to place temporary map markers.

Map features basics

Add a map feature

Edit a map feature

Delete a map feature

Editing a map feature

Temporary map markers

Add a map feature

• In the top navigation bar, click "Utilities". From the dropdown, click "New map feature".
• Your default map feature shape will appear on the map. Use the options in the right-hand flyout to change the feature shape, color, size and rotation. Change the position of the map feature using controls in the right-hand flyout or simply clicking on the map. Select a feature type from the dropdown, then click "Save".
  • Don't see the feature type you'd like to use as an option in the dropdown? Click the navy plus button to the right of the dropdown to open a popup that will allow you to add a new feature type.

Your map feature has been saved to the database and will appear on your map!

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  To add a new map feature, click "Map features" from the navigation bar, then "New map feature".

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  Customize your map feature, including changing the color, shape, size, position and rotation. Choose a type (in the above case, it's a tree), then click "Save".

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  Your map feature will appear as a solid shape on your map! In this case, the tree shape helps us understand why two of our spaces are marked as restricted.

Edit a map feature

To edit a map feature, first click on it on the map to load its information in the right-hand flyout.

Edit a feature's shape, including its color, position and rotation, by clicking the navy "Edit feature shape" button near the top of the flyout. Edit other fields associated with the map feature by clicking on the fields in question, making your changes, and clicking "Update".

Delete a map feature

To delete a map feature, first click on it on the map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Click the red "Remove" button, then click "Ok" to confirm. The map feature will shortly disappear from your map.

Add media

This map feature has media attached to it, namely, a photo of the tree it represents.

Just like with spaces, burials, markers and more, you can choose to add media to a map feature. Click on the map feature on your map to load its information in the right-hand flyout. Scroll down to the Feature media section and click the navy "Add media" button. Upload a file or use your device's camera to take an image, then click "Save".

Temporary map markers

Temporary map markers allow you to place markers that disappear the next time you refresh your webpage. These markers appear only to you, not to others who may be using CIMS at the same time on their own devices. Temporary map markers are useful when saving or emailing screenshots of CIMS.

Follow these steps to place and edit a temporary map marker:

• Click "Utilities" in the top navigation bar, then "Add Temporary Map Marker".
• A map marker will appear in the middle of your screen. Click and drag on its lower point to move it.
• The latitude and longitude of the marker can be copied to your device's clipboard
• Notes may be added in the text box below the latitude and longitude.
• To remove a marker, click the "X" in the top-right corner.
• From here, you may want to take a screenshot of your temporary map markers, or use the built-in feature to print or email screenshots.

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  First, click "Add temporary map marker".

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  To move the marker, click and drag the lower triangular part of the marker.

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  Copy the latitude and longitude using the button that looks like two pieces of paper.

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  Add an optional note.

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  Remove the marker by clicking the "X" button.

Using CIMS's built-in print/email functionality, you can send or save images of these temporary map markers to others.