Getting Started with Parish Online Mapping

Getting Started with Parish Online Mapping

If you're new to Parish Online, then investing 30 minutes in this tutorial will give you some great practical steps for using it.


Note: Accessing this via YouTube will allow you to use the chapter points (in the more section below the video) to jump to relevant sections in the video without having to scroll. Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UredfLEFcN0

The tutorials below will take you through the process of creating a map in sequence. 


1.      Creating Map Layers - for beginning to create your own data in the Parish Layers section, https://support.parish-online.co.uk/portal/en/kb/articles/creating-map-layers NOTE: there are also predefined layers, these are layers already setup in terms of styling (colour, thickness etc) and attribute data (columns such as date, name, cost etc) required. Therefore check the layers in the green section first to see if these fit the bill, Pre-defined Layers.


2.      Add, Edit and Delete Map Objects (Points, Lines and Polygons) - for adding features to your layer(s) https://support.parish-online.co.uk/portal/en/kb/articles/add-edit-and-delete-map-objects-points-lines-and-polygons

3.      Styling a Map Layer - for changing the look of the layers you create, colour, fill etc https://support.parish-online.co.uk/portal/en/kb/articles/styling-a-map-layer

4.      Using the Print Tool - for creating output from your online mapping at various sizes for inclusion in newsletter, noticeboards. https://support.parish-online.co.uk/portal/en/kb/articles/using-the-print-tool

5.      Using the Public Map - for creating a dynamic map that can be added to a website that allows a user to pan and zoom, click on features to bring up further information https://support.parish-online.co.uk/portal/en/kb/articles/using-the-public-map