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Layers panel

Manage your visible layers​

Select in the sidebar to open the Layers panel. This lets you manage the layers in your customer project.

Control the visibility of items on the map by turning layers on or off. You can search and filter the list to find specific layers and quickly turn off all layers when you want to clear your view. Add your own custom layers to display the data that's important to you, including third-party data from WFS sources!

The Layers panel listing multiple layers, some of which are turned on
Note

If you're unable to view or manage layers, your user account may lack the required permissions.

Turn layers on/off​

Turn layers on or off using their switches. The order that layers are turned on determines the order that their items appear on the map, e.g. items of the second active layer are displayed over items of the first active layer and so on.

When the switch beside a layer is turned on, all of its layer styles are also turned on, causing all of the items targeted by those styles to appear on the map. The icon and subtitle of the layer indicates the order and number of its styles.

A single layer named Street Lighting with its switch turned on

To turn individual layer styles on or off, select the layer to open it, and then use the switches in its Layer styles section. The order of this list determines the order that each layer style's items appear on the map, e.g. items of the top style are displayed over items of the next style and so on.

A layer styles of the Street Lighting layer, some of which are turned on
Note

If you can't turn on a layer, it may be disabled.

Temporary layers​

In the Data Explorer app, you can use the Open in action to display query results as a temporary layer in the Maps app! Temporary layers appear at the top of the Layers panel and can't be turned off, only removed. They disappear when you sign out of Alloy or close the browser tab.

A temporary layer named Street Lights under 8m

Clear the map​

To quickly turn off all visible layers and clear the map of all items, select More and choose Turn off all layers.

Caution

This will remove any temporary layers from the list!

Opening the More menu at the bottom of the Layers panel

Find layers​

In larger organisations, the list of layers can get pretty long! Fortunately, it's quick and easy to find the layers you want.

Use the top search box to find layers matching one or more keywords.

Searching the Layers panel for the word tree

Filter by tag​

When adding or editing a layer, you can populate its Tags property with one or more tags. This provides a way to categorise your layers however you like, e.g. asset class, activity type, service area. You can then filter the Layers panel by these categories, so it only shows the layers you're interested in.

Select Filter in the top-right corner and fill in the following fields:

  • Tags - select one or more available tags.

  • Tags filter type - choose one:

    • And - only show layers with all of these tags.

    • Or - only show layers with at least one of these tags.

    • Not - only show layers without any of these tags

Select Save to finish. To clear the filter, select Filter, deselect all tags and select Save.

A demonstration how to filter layers by their tags

Add a layer​

To add a custom layer, select Add layer at the bottom of the Layers panel and fill in the following fields:

  • Title * - enter a distinct name that clearly identifies the layer.

  • Tags - select any number of available tags that apply to the layer.

Select Save to finish. You can then proceed to edit the new layer's properties and add layer styles.