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Maptitude Online is a stand-alone mapping application with a basic subset of the features of desktop Maptitude. Maptitude Online can be used to map and share data even without desktop Maptitude. When used with a desktop Maptitude license, any map can be uploaded and shared with people who don't have the software.
The Maps tab shows cards for all of the maps that are either owned by you or shared with you. Maptitude Online has tools for:
Organizing Maptitude Online Maps
Filtering the Map Cards
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Search for a particular map | Type part of the map name in the Search box. Only cards for maps that contain the text you enter will be displayed. |
View maps created by a particular author | Type part of the author's name in the Search box. Only cards for maps created by that author will be displayed. |
View maps by date | Enter a year (e.g., 2020), a month/day (e.g., 10/31), or a complete date (e.g., 10/31/2020). |
View maps created by you | Choose Owned by me from the Filter by list. |
View maps shared with you | Choose Shared with me from the Filter by list. |
Sorting the Map Cards
Sort the maps by date or name by choosing an option from the Sort by list.
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TIP: You can pin one or more map cards so that they always appear before any other map card. Click ... on the card and choose Pin to pin the card to the beginning of the list of cards or choose Unpin to unpin the card and sort it with the rest of the cards. |
Renaming a Map Card
Sharing a Map with Other Subscriber
You can choose which subscribers to share a map with by searching for individual subscribers or by choosing subscribers from a team. If you share with a team then the subscribers currently in that team are listed. (Note: If a subscriber is added to a team after the map is shared, the map will not be shared with them. Dropping a subscriber from a team does not change the maps shared with them.)
To Share a Map with Other Subscribers
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Share with one or more subscribers | Search for a subscriber by name or email by typing a few characters in the search box and choosing a subscriber from the filtered list and use the search box to add any additional subscribers. You can remove a subscriber by clicking the X next to their name. |
Share with subscribers from a team | Choose a team from the list and click Add. You can exclude some of the members of the team by clicking the X next to their name. |
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After you share a map, you can click |
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TIP: You can also share maps with a public URL. See To Share a Map with a Public URL for more information. |
To Share a Map with a Public URL
Maptitude Online makes it easy to openly share your story maps, site locations, territories, or any other information that you have mapped. There is no need to log in to access and view them, you just need to have the URL.
You also have the option to display a custom title and logo image at the top of your publicly shared maps.
Option | How to Use It |
Custom Site Title | Enter a title that you want to appear at the top of your shared map |
Custom Logo URL | Enter the URL for a logo that you want to appear at the top of your shared map |
Logo Settings | Choose whether to show the custom logo and title or just the logo |
Link the Logo | Enter a URL that should open if the logo is clicked |
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TIP: Public maps can quickly be embedded within a webpage or blog using one line of simple HTML iframe code. You can ensure a perfect fit of the map within your page by changing the height and width values. |
Deleting a Map
Viewing Maptitude Online Maps
You open a Maptitude Online map by clicking on the map card.
When you open a map, it will contain the following components:
1 | A Toolbar that contains tools for finding a location, creating a map from a spreadsheet, displaying reports, and managing the map. |
2 | A Legend that displays information about the map and lets you control what is displayed on the map, create themes on the map, and select and analyze features on the map. |
3 | A Pointer and Info tool |
4 | Drawing tools |
5 | Navigation tools for zooming in and out. |
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Changing the Map Scale and Location
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Zoom in | Click the + Navigation tool or scroll your mouse wheel away from you. If you are using a phone or tablet, double-tap or pinch-zoom-in. |
Zoom out | Click the – Navigation tool or scroll your mouse wheel toward you. If you are using a phone or tablet, pinch-zoom-out. |
Zoom to a location | Click Search on the Toolbar. Enter an address, city and state abbreviation, postal code, or state name or abbreviation and click Search. The map will zoom to the address, city, postal code, or state that you entered, display an icon at the location, and display the Info tab. |
Pan a map | Click and drag on the map. Release the
mouse button to stop panning the map. If you are using a
phone or tablet, touch and drag. NOTE: You cannot pan the
map when the Selection
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TIP: You can use the legend to set the scale of a map to show all of the features in a layer. |
Displaying the Legend and Controlling the Map Layers
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Hide a layer, label, or theme | Uncheck the box next to the item you want to hide. |
Show a layer, label, or theme | Check the box next to the item you want to show. |
Change the map scale so that all features in a layer are visible | Click ![]() |
Permanently remove a layer from the map | Click ![]() |
Change the basemap background | From the drop-down list at the top of the Background section, choose USGS Aerial Imagery to display satellite imagery as the background or choose USA Basemap to display the standard map background. You can also choose to hide basemap layers by unchecking the boxes next to the respective layers. |
Selecting Features with the Selection Tool
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View tabular data for the selected features | Click ![]() |
Clear the selection | Click ![]() |
Build buffers around, find a weighted center, or create areas of influence around the selected features | Click ![]() |
Zoom the map to show all of the selected features | Click ![]() |
Managing a Map
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Rename | Display the rename dialog box where you can enter a new name and click Rename. |
Share | To share the map with other subscribers or teams. See steps 2-5 of Sharing a Map for more information. To share a map with a public URL, see Sharing Maps with a Public URL for more information. |
Export image | Download a PNG file format image of the map. |
Delete | To delete the map from Maptitude Online. |
Using the Drawing Tools
You can use the drawing tools to add a line, circle, rectangle, or polygon to a map. When you draw features on a map they
will be annotated with their dimensions. In addition, you can use the Info
tool on circles, rectangles, or polygons that you draw to see the estimated
demographics of the populations within those areas. See
Displaying Information About Individual Features on a Map for more
information on the Info tool.
Tool | How to use it |
Draw Line
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Click where you want the line to start, single-click to add intermediate points, or double-click to end the line. As you move the cursor, the length of the line will be displayed. |
Draw Circle
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Click and drag a circle. As you drag, the radius and area will be displayed. Alternatively, you can single-click on the map, enter a radius value, choose the units, and click OK. |
Draw Rectangle
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Click at one corner of where the rectangle should start. As you drag, the dimensions and area will be displayed. Click again when the rectangle is the desired size. |
Draw Polygon
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Click at one corner of where the polygon should start. As you drag, the dimensions of the polygon will be displayed. Click at additional locations and double-click to close the polygon. |
Displaying Information About Individual Features on a Map
Displaying Tabular Data for a Map Layer
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Sort the records | Click a field heading to sort the records in increasing order based on the values for that field. Click the Field heading again to sort the records in decreasing order. An up or down arrow will display in the field heading indicating how the records are sorted. |
Change the visible fields | Click
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Change the number of records on a page | Click 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 on the lower left to display the respective number of rows. |
Jump to a different page | Click < or > or click one of the page links on the lower right. |
Displaying Reports
If any PDF reports were uploaded with the map, the Reports menu will be enabled.
You can use data stored in Excel or CSV files to create a new map or to add to an open a map. Use the Create Map tab to create a new map using your data or you can add data to an open map by clicking Add Spreadsheet on the map toolbar.
You can also perform analysis on or add themes to point layers in an open map.
Creating a New Map
Maptitude Online creates the map, switches to the Maps tab, and adds the map as a new card that you can now view.
Adding Data to an Existing Map
Maptitude Online adds the data to the existing map and switches back to the map view.
Modifying a Map
If your map contains a geocoded layer of point features, you can add or change a theme or perform additional analysis on the layer.
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Build buffers around all of the features | Click the Add Analysis ![]() |
Build areas of influence around all of the features | Click the Add Analysis ![]() |
Find the weighted center of all of the features | Click the Add Analysis ![]() |
Add a color theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Add a size theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Add a pie chart theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Add a symbol theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Add a cluster theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Add a heat map theme | Click the Add Theme ![]() |
Modify a color theme | Click ![]() ![]() |
Modify a size theme | Click ![]() ![]() |
Modify a pie chart theme | Click ![]() ![]() |
Modify a symbol theme | Click ![]() ![]() |
If you chose an analysis option, Maptitude Online adds the chosen layer to your map. If you chose a theme option, Maptitude Online adds or updates the chosen theme to the point layer in the map.
There are two levels of Maptitude Online users: Basic users and Administrative users. Administrative users have the ability to add and remove users and create and manage teams. Basic users can see to which teams they belong and what other users are part of that team.
Managing Users (Administrative Users Only)
Administrative users can add and manage user accounts. You add and manage users by choosing Users from the Options and Settings Menu.
To Add Users
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NOTE: You can add users up to the maximum for which you are licensed. Click Account to see your account details including the maximum number of users. |
To Manage Users
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Rename the user | Edit the name in the Name box. |
Block a user | Check the Is Blocked box. |
Unblock a user | Remove the check from the Is Blocked box. |
Make a basic user an administrator | Check the Is Administrator box. |
Make an administrator a basic user | Remove the check from the Is Administrator box. |
Send a reset password email | Click the Send password reset email link |
Managing Teams
Basic users can see the teams to which they belong by choosing Users from the Options and Settings Menu (located at the top right-hand corner of the screen in a drop-down under your user name icon). Click a team name to see all of the members of that team.
In addition, Administrative users can use the Teams tab to create and manage teams.
To Add New Teams
To Manage Teams
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Change the name or description | Edit the text in the name and/or description boxes |
Remove a user | Click the name of the user you want to remove from the team or click Add members and uncheck the users you want to remove |
Add a user | Click Add members and
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To Delete a Team
Administrative users can choose Settings from the Options and Settings Menu (located at the top right-hand corner of the screen in a drop-down under your user name icon) to see account details including subscription and billing details and account limits. You can also toggle email notifications off and on, edit your name and password, and see your serial number and login email.
In addition, the Options and Settings menu contains the following items:
Menu | What it does... |
Terms of Service | Displays Maptitude Online terms of service |
Copyright | Displays Maptitude Online copyright information |
Log out | Ends your Maptitude Online session |