Vidokezo:

See the “Utangulizi wa Aina za Bidhaa” page to recall the different items types

Add a Basemap

1. Navigate to the Cadasta Platform and click Ramani at the top of the page

2. At the top of the Maelezo pane, bonyeza Yaliyomo kitufe

3. If necessary, bonyeza Basemap button on the ribbon and choose a basemap

4. Save your map. On the ribbon, bonyeza Okoa button and choose Okoa

Add Layers

1. On the ribbon, bonyeza Ongeza button and choose Search for Layer. A default list of search results appears

2. If necessary, click the dropdown arrow at the top of the pane and choose an option from the default search list

3. Type in the search box. You are able to limit the search results

4. In the list of results, locate your search result

5. Bonyeza Ongeza to add the layer to the map. You can add as many layers as you would like

6. At the top of the search pane, bonyeza Back kitufe. The layers are drawn, with their default symbols, in the order in which they were loaded into the map

7. Save your map. On the ribbon, bonyeza Okoa button and choose Okoa

Set Layer Properties

1. Ndani ya Yaliyomo pane, point to your layer. Bonyeza Chaguzi zaidi button and choose Rename

2. Ndani ya Rename window, change the layer name and click sawa

3. In the same way, rename each of your other layers

4. Ndani ya Yaliyomo pane, point to one of your layers. Bonyeza Chaguzi zaidi button and click Move Up. The layer moves up one position

5. Move the layer to the top of the list

6. Ndani ya Yaliyomo pane, point to your layer. Bonyeza Chaguzi zaidi button and choose Unda Lebo

7. Each entity is labeled

8. Ndani ya Vipengele vya Lebo pane, you can change the label size

9. Open the properties for one of the layers and choose Transparency

10. Set the transparency percentage

11. Save your map. On the ribbon, bonyeza Okoa button and choose Okoa

Define the Map Legend

1. At the top of the Yaliyomo pane, bonyeza Hadithi kitufe. Legend entries are created for all layers except the basemap

2. At the top of the Hadithi pane, bonyeza Yaliyomo kitufe

3. Open the properties for a layer and choose Hide in Legend

4. Keep it hidden if you would like

5. If you would like to show the layer, then choose Show in Legend

6. View the legend again to see the effect, and then go back to the Yaliyomo pane

Change a Symbol

1. Ndani ya Yaliyomo pane, point to a desired layer and click the Badilisha Mtindo kitufe

2. Ndani ya Badilisha Mtindo pane, the currently selected style is Mahali (Single symbol), which is indicated by the check mark. In this style, all features in the layer are drawn with the same symbol. The location style is appropriate when you want to see the features on the map but you’re not interested in their particular characteristics, such as names or speed limits

3. For a drawing style, under Mahali (Single symbol), bonyeza Chaguzi

4. Chini ya Showing Location Only, bonyeza Symbols to change the symbol

5. On the color palette, choose a color that you think will look good and click sawa. The new color is applied to the map (If you don’t like it, bonyeza Symbols again to open the color palette and choose a different color)

6. At the bottom of the Badilisha Mtindo pane, bonyeza sawa na bonyeza Imefanywa

7. Save your map. On the ribbon, bonyeza Okoa button and choose Okoa

Vidokezo

• If you’re in a new session, clicking Ramani will open a new map. Otherwise, it will open an existing map (the last map you were using). If an existing map opens, bonyeza New Map, and choose Create New Map
• If you save the map, the map extent at the time of saving will become the extent used by the Kiwango chaguomsingi kitufe. It can also be useful to add spatial bookmarks to navigate to particular map locations
• Layer properties are always accessed in the same way: by pointing to the layer name and clicking an appropriate button or clicking the Chaguzi zaidi button and choosing the property you want to change
• The usual practice is to put points above lines, and lines above polygons. Pointi, mistari, and polygons are all feature layers: they usually represent discrete geographic objects that have more or less precise locations and boundaries
• Tile layers are images and cannot be manipulated in the same ways as feature layers. They typically represent large, continuous surfaces rather than discrete objects. Tile layers cannot be moved above feature layers in a map
• When you start a new map, or open one of your own saved maps, it opens with the Yaliyomo pane showing. When anyone else opens a map created by you, hata hivyo, it opens with the Hadithi pane showing
• A layer’s default display settings, including its style and pop-up configuration, are made by its owner. Once you add a layer to your own map, hata hivyo, you’re free to change those settings