Backup Management
Backup management is a feature added in version 3.1.0 however MapIt Pro extension is required to use this feature. The tool allow creation of a snapshot in time for current core database and saves...
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Geoid Height
Orthometric Height in “Mapit->Survey Settings” is available for Mapit Pro users and has been added to allow recording of altitude as orthometric height which approximates so called global mean sea level and represents local vertical datum...
Generating .mbtiles from an image
In number of emails I have been asked how to create an offline map from geo-referenced image. Please follow this article to create .mbtiles file ready to use with MapIt from an image. We...
Creating offline maps using Maperitive
MapIt offline extension is allowing to use prepared earlier basemaps when there is no Internet connection available. Please follow this guide to create .mbtiles file which you can then use as an alternative base map. There is...
Offline maps & Mapbox
Offline maps & Mapbox is part of Mapit Pro extension allowing users to use offline .mbtiles file and access maps from Mapbox platform. Offline maps To use an offline map in Mapit you need...
Line & Polygon Layers
From version 2.0.0 of MapIt on you can collect Polygon and Line features additionally to Point features. The whole process is very simple and allows the collection of multiple features per layer. Without valid “Line...
Import values
In version 1.5.5 the possibility to import values for particular fields has been added. This function was requested by several users and is useful if you need to create surveys with long lists of...
Google Maps Overlays (WMS, Arc GIS Server Tiled Services)
Starting from version 1.5.0 there is an option to add an overlay when browsing Google Maps. To activate the overlay please open the navigation drawer and select “Manage Google Overlays” option. The overlays are...
Import from File
MapIt is capable of importing features into layer. This function might be useful if you need to gather new attributes data for already known locations. At the moment supported formats are: – Shapefile (zipped), CSV,...
Export Data – File Formats
MapIt can export data to number of well known formats. At the moment following formats are supported: SHP files, CSV, KML, geoJSON, ArcGIS JSON, DXF (Geometry Only). 1. SHP File Available from version 4.3.0 (published on...
Export Data
If you have gathered the data using MapIt you can export the data to number of different well known GIS formats. To export the data please press “Manage Layers” from the drawer menu and select the...
Walk-Through (Creating A Sample Survey)
Following steps in this article you will create a sample environmental survey from scratch. The whole idea is to automatically display a screen of preset drop-down lists when button ‘Add Point’ is pressed: 1. Survey...