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Search for and View a Location
In this section Learn how to search for a location in MapBrowser, mark the location, and view its details. To see how a location has changed over time, use MapBrowser historical surveys and compare location imagery at two different dates. Want a different view of a location? Simply rotate the map to view a location from…
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Organize Your Work
View and save your work as a project. Use the Layer Manager's Feature Layers to manage measurement objects and annotations you have added to your project. Use Data Layers to view property boundaries, roads overlay and AI layers. In this section The Layer Manager Import a KML or KMZ File MapBrowser Projects
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About MapBrowser
MapBrowser, Nearmap's flagship web-based application with an intuitive interface, allows you to easily: Search for locations in North America, Australia and New Zealand View detailed location information Make virtual site visits Compare changes over time using MapBrowser's historical imagery, from the first captures right…
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Measurement Tools for Content Types
Now that you are familiar with the different content types and measurement tools in MapBrowser, learn about measurement tools that are available for different content types, and how best to use them.
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Measure and Annotate
With our high resolution aerial imagery and MapBrowser's tools, take measurements confidently on computer and tablet devices without having to visit sites. Learn how to annotate maps, and add notes or details related to site measurements. MapBrowser's measurement tools use appropriate local representations of the Earth's…
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About the Layer Manager
Layers provide a simple way to group different objects together so that you can organize your site layout more easily. For example, if you were creating a landscaping plan, you might draw out all of the areas of retaining walls, and then group those areas together under a layer called ‘Retaining walls’. You can create as…
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Available Measurement and Annotation Tools
The table below shows the measuring and annotation functionality for Nearmap measurable content types. Tool Vertical Oblique True Ortho 3D Line ✔️ * ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Rectangle ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ❌ Polygon ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Circle ✔️ ❌ ❌ ❌ Height ❌ ✔️ ❌ ❌ Width ❌ ✔️ ❌ ❌ Text ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Tablet ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Phone ❌ ❌ ❌ ❌ * You can view the Elevation…
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Measure Length
Use the Line tool to measure length. You can draw a simple straight line or a multi-path line to measure length. Drawing a simple line Click the Line button. Click the start point of the line. Double-click to complete the line. Drawing a multi-path line Click the Line button. Click each vertex of each line segment.…
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View AI Layers
AI Layers are available to view in MapBrowser with a Nearmap subscription. You can visualize AI data as s vector or raster layers covered by your subscription in MapBrowser and optionally overlay the layers and imagery with property or cadastre boundaries. NOTE: To view raster AI Layers you need a subscription for Nearmap…
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View Vertical
The default map type view in the MapBrowser is Vertical view, which lets you see Nearmap vertical aerial photography. First imagery dates - We have captured imagery of Perth since November 2007. Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane images go back to late 2009. United States image captures began in 2014. No prior…