Editing map features (web-editing)

The web editing tools allow you to change features on a map and then save the changes so the latest map information is uploaded to a central source. Depending on your reason for changing the map and your role within your organization, edits can include drawing newly-constructed buildings, indicating where new trees have been planted along a boulevard or showing if land parcels have been divided. Additional attribute information related to those features can also be entered or updated.

NOTE:

Your map administrator enables the feature types that can be edited and the level of auditing, if any, is saved.

You can use web-editing tools to accomplish the following:

•	Select a feature using a selection tool to edit that feature

•	Create a new polygon, line or point feature. Available tools change if the type of feature being edited is a polygon (building), point (tree) or line (road).

•	Create a point or line feature and have it snap to a feature you select

•	Move features from one location to another

•	Merge multiple features into one feature

•	Delete features

•	Use the Coordinate Geometry (COGO) tool to create features by entering coordinates, angles and distances

•	Allow attributes to be entered for one or more features (bulk edit) using the attribute editor.

Figure 355 

Accessing web-editing tools

1.	If the Map Tools pane is not expanded, in the map viewer, click the Map Tools button.

2.	On the Map Tools pane, click the More Tools button and then click Editing. The Editing window opens with several icons for editing the map.

Table 40 

Description of web editing tools

Icon	Name	Description
	Start Selection for Editing	Opens the Selection window to allow existing features to be selected for editing
	Add a Polygon	Creates a new polygon feature such as a building
	Add Line	Creates a new line feature such as a road
	Add Polyline	Creates a new polyline feature
	Add a Point	Creates a new point feature such as a tree
	Move Feature	Moves features from one location to another
	Merge Feature	Merges multiple features into one feature
	Delete Feature	Deletes features
	Undo	Reverts to the changes made before the last edit.
	Redo	Reverts to the changes made before clicking the Undo button
	Attribute Editor	Opens the Attribute Editor where you can enter or modify information about selected features. You can enter attribute information for each feature individually or you can perform a bulk update which adds the same information to multiple features in a single update.
	COGO Tool	Opens the Coordinate Geometry tool so you can add new features using coordinates and precise distance and angle measurements.