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Table of Contents
Introducing GIS Cloud ................................................................................................................. 1
Why GIS Cloud? .......................................................................................................................... 3
GIS Cloud Technology................................................................................................................. 4
Map Editor Manual .......................................................................................................................... 5
Introducing Map Editor ................................................................................................................ 5
My Account .................................................................................................................................. 7
Getting Started............................................................................................................................ 10
Main User Interface ................................................................................................................ 10
Creating A New Map ............................................................................................................. 17
Import and Export Data .............................................................................................................. 20
Upload Data............................................................................................................................ 20
Drag & Drop........................................................................................................................... 22
Web to Cloud Upload ............................................................................................................. 23
Import CSV or XLS ............................................................................................................... 24
Adding Layers ........................................................................................................................ 27
Layer and Map Exporting ...................................................................................................... 35
Layer Properties ......................................................................................................................... 37
Classification By Attributes ................................................................................................... 38
Appearance Settings ............................................................................................................... 42
Display Settings...................................................................................................................... 45
Attributes Settings .................................................................................................................. 46
Labels ..................................................................................................................................... 47
Creating and Editing Layers ....................................................................................................... 49
Create and Edit Point Layer ................................................................................................... 50
Create and Edit Polygon Layer .............................................................................................. 52
Create and Edit Line Layer .................................................................................................... 54
Create Mobile Layer............................................................................................................... 56
Edit Attribute Data ................................................................................................................. 57
Other Edit Features................................................................................................................. 58
Selecting Layers and Objects ..................................................................................................... 60
Select Layer and Identify Tool ............................................................................................... 60
Multiselect Methods ............................................................................................................... 61
Invert Selection Tool .............................................................................................................. 63
Creating a New Layer from Selection .................................................................................... 64
Spatial Selection ..................................................................................................................... 65
GIS Analysis .............................................................................................................................. 68
Area Analysis ......................................................................................................................... 68
Buffer Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 69
Two Layer Comparison .......................................................................................................... 71
Hotspot analysis ..................................................................................................................... 72
Radius Coverage .................................................................................................................... 73
Tools Tab.................................................................................................................................... 75