UMap/Guide
The uMap user guide in English.
This guide is intended for users exploring maps and authors that create and modify maps.
This guide has been created on instance umap.openstreetmap.fr/nl with software version 1.1.2.
This instance is also available in other languages.
Reading guide
Registration/login in for this program is not mandatory, it is possible (and recommended for authors).
uMap is intuitive to use and shows functional pop-ups and help texts: uMap can be used without this guide.
For readers, this manual provides details plus the knowledge to send authors specific requests. For authors this is a reference and gives it the opportunity to study all the possibilities without having to do much testing.
This main article serves as a table of content and contains very little substantive text. The fonts in the tables below have the following meaning:
- Bold: A set articles to get started with authoring.
- Normal: Articles in the guide.
- Italic: Alternate titles for articles.
Consult, browse Umap maps
| Subject | Icon |
|---|---|
| Open a map, search maps | |
| Using the map | |
| Export/download map information. | |
| See datalayers, browse information | |
| Show slideshow. | |
| Short (stable) URL of the map |
Editing of uMap maps
| Level | Subject | Icon |
|---|---|---|
| Map | Create a new map. | |
| Map | Switch Edit mode on and off. | |
| Map | Edit map properties. | |
| Map | Define who can view my uMap. | |
| Map | Define who can edit my uMap. | |
| Map | Define editors to modify my uMap. | |
| Map | Choose a usage licence for my uMap. | |
| Map | Save this center and zoom. | |
| Map | Setup slideshow. | |
| Map | Import data files. | |
| Map | Clone, delete and empty a map. | |
| Layer | Create a layer. | |
| Layer | Edit layer properties. | |
| Layer | Manage layers. | |
| Layer | Edit properties of layer objects | |
| Layer | Export data of a layer. | Also |
| Layer | Import layer data. | |
| Layer | Clone, delete and and empty a layer. | |
| Object-marker | Add a node marker. | |
| Object-marker | Customize the icon and display of a marker. | |
| Object-line | Draw a line. | |
| Object-line | Customize the display of a line. | |
| Object-polygon | Draw a polygon. | |
| Object-polygon | Customize the display of a polygon. | |
| All | Configure shape interaction (labels…) | |
| All | Text formatting, links and images in the text. | |
| All | Select color and fill color |