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Sharing and exporting

The Share tab is for getting a map to other people: on screen, in the mobile app, or on paper.

Who can see and edit it

Section titled “Who can see and edit it”

Share map opens Share this map. Save the map first: it has no link until then.

If you can edit the whole map and you’re in edit mode, you can choose:

  • Who can see it on the web: Only me, My team or Anyone with the link. A map anyone can see can also be listed on the home page.
  • Who can edit: anyone, or the people and teams you add.
  • Mobile app (map owners): whether the map shows in the Blue Light Maps app by default, whether app users can edit it, and which sharing groups it’s shared with.

Otherwise, choose Change who can see it to switch to edit mode first.

Under Advanced there’s more:

  • rights and mobile access for each layer
  • a secret edit link
  • handing the map to someone else
Section titled “Send the link”
  • Copy link copies the map’s address.
  • Share map also has a QR code to scan.

Put it on another website

Section titled “Put it on another website”

Under Share map › Advanced › Put it on another website, set the width and height and choose what the embedded map shows, such as where it opens and only the layers showing now. Then Copy code and paste it into the other site.

Download

Section titled “Download”

Download data saves the map as:

  • Image: PNG, for briefings
  • Spreadsheet: CSV, one row per pin or shape
  • Map data: GeoJSON, KML (Google Earth) or GPX

Under Other kinds of file there’s also JPG, a spreadsheet with shapes (WKT), and a Full backup of the map that can be imported again. Choose All layers showing, or One layer.

Section titled “Print or save as an image”

Print map and Save as image print or save what’s on screen. Choose the paper size (A4 or US Letter), portrait or landscape, and scale the map up or down.