Create and edit map features

The layer editing tool on the Layers page allows you to create or modify map features to accurately match actual geographic objects on the map.

Note: You need system permissions to edit the map layer. To get these permissions added to your login credentials, contact your agency administrator.

Example: If a public works maintenance worker recently installed a sign above a traffic light, you can add a map feature to represent the sign at its exact location.

After a map feature has been created or modified, you can add it to the GIS database and attach it to a new or existing transaction record. See Attach, create, view, and detach GIS objects in a record for more information.

Add a GIS object

You can add a GIS object from the Layers option on the map toolbar.

To add a GIS object to a map layer

Select the Layers icon.
Start a layer edit session.
Select the pencil icon next to the map layer.
Notes:
- If you do not see a pencil icon, you do not have edit permissions on the layer. To receive the correct permissions, contact your agency administrator.
- If the pencil icon is disabled, zoom in on the map to a visible scale.
Select on the Edit layer toolbar.

Note: The cursor displays as the + symbol.
To start drawing, select the + cursor at the first point of the GIS object on the map.
Select the + cursor again at each subsequent point of a polygon or polyline.
To end the drawing, double-click at the last point.

The new GIS object is highlighted, and the Edit GIS object panel displays the GIS object attributes.
On the Edit GIS object panel, enter the GIS object attribute values.

The Edit GIS object panel validates required fields and data formats. A field entry that passes validation is highlighted as green, and a field that fails validation is highlighted as red.

If any fields fail validation, the Edit GIS object panel displays the an error message.

To move to the first field with the validation error, select the message. After fixing the first error, you can select the message again to move to the next validation error. The Submit button is disabled until all field entries are valid.
Select Cancel on the Edit GIS object panel to cancel any drawing and attribute values that have not been submitted. The Cancel button removes the those GIS object from the map and the Edit GIS object panel.
Confirm the cancellation of unsaved GIS objects in the edit layer session.
Select Submit to save the GIS object in the map service.

Once the transaction is complete, you are returned to the GIS tab on the record, which displays the recently added items.
Optionally, select the icon again to add another GIS object. After finishing a GIS object drawing and data entry, select Submit to save the GIS object in the map service.

Note: Only one GIS object can be submitted at a time. However, multiple transactions can be submitted during an edit layer session.
Select the Stop editing button on the Edit layer toolbar to exit the edit layer session and view the new GIS object on the map, along with other maps.
Notes:
- If you select Stop editing without submitting the last GIS object data entry or drawing, Civic Platform dispalys a message to discard any changes or to resume the edit layer session.
- After you stop editing, the GIS Objects panel shows only the new or updated GIS object(s) on the map layer that was just edited. This GIS Objects panel does not show GIS objects that were previously selected before you started the edit layer session. Any GIS objects you select after will be appended to the GIS objects panel.

Edit a GIS object

You can edit a GIS object from the Layers option on the map toolbar.

To edit an existing GIS object on a map layer

Select the Layers icon.
Start a layer edit session.
Expand the layer you want to edit.
Select the pencil icon next to the map layer.
Notes:
- If you do not see a pencil icon, you do not have edit permissions on the layer. To receive the correct permissions, contact your agency administrator.
- If the pencil icon is disabled, zoom into a visible scale.
Select the GIS object.

Editing points appear on the GIS object, and the Edit GIS object panel displays the GIS object attributes.
To change the shape of an existing GIS object, click-and-drag the editing points.

Note: Editing points cannot be added nor deleted from an existing GIS object.
Modify GIS object attribute values on the Edit GIS object panel as needed.
The Edit GIS object panel validates required fields and data formats. A field entry that passes validation is highlighted as green, and a field entry that fails validation is highlighted as red. Multiple validation errors are listed at the top of the Edit GIS Object panel. The user can select an error message on the list to jump to the field with the validation error. The Submit button is disabled until all field entries are valid.
Select Cancel on the Edit GIS object panel to cancel any modifications that have not been submitted on the drawing and attribute values. The Cancel button reverts the GIS object back to its previously saved state, including its drawing and attributes. You will be prompted to confirm the cancellation of unsaved GIS objects in the edit layer session.
Select Submit to save the GIS object in the map service.

Once the transaction is complete, the Edit GIS object panel slides out, and the new or updated GIS object is shown on the GIS objects panel. You can view the GIS object properties to review your modifications.
Optionally select the icon again to add another GIS object. After finishing a GIS object drawing and data entry, select Submit to save the GIS object in the map service.

Note: Only one GIS object can be submitted at a time. However, multiple transactions can be submitted during an edit layer session.
Select the Stop editing button on the Edit Layer toolbar to exit the edit layer session and view the modified GIS object on the map, along with other map.

Note: If you select Stop editing without submitting the last GIS object data entry or drawing, Civic Platform will display a warning message to discard any changes or to resume the edit layer session.

Editing tips:

After double-clicking to end a GIS object drawing, you cannot add another point to the drawing. If you mistakenly ended the drawing, select Cancel on the Edit GIS object panel, and redraw the shape. The edit layer session currently does not support undo nor redo actions.
To pan to another area of the map, click-and-drag the map to another location.
Before starting an edit layer session, zoom the map to a visible scale. The edit layer session requires that the map layer is within the visible scale range, and the zoom level cannot be changed during the edit layer session.
You can show or hide other map layers on the Layers widget during an edit layer session to view the new or modified GIS object relative to other map layers.
To edit a different layer, select the Stop editing button to exit the current edit layer session. On the Layers page, select the layer editing tool next to a different layer.