facilmap/docs/src/users

Overview

FacilMap is a privacy-friendly, open-source versatile online map that combines different services based on OpenStreetMap. FacilMap offers the following features:

• (Overview over the UI elements)
• Show different map styles, for example maps optimized for driving, cycling, hiking or showing the topography or public transportation networks.
• Search for places
• Calculate a route, optionally showing the elevation profile.
• Find out what is at a particular point on the map
• Open geographic files, for example GPX, KML or GeoJSON files
• Show your location on the map
• Share a link to a particular view of the map.
• Add FacilMap as an app to your device.
• FacilMap is privacy-friendly and does not track you.

In addition, FacilMap allows you to create collaborative maps, where you and others can add markers, draw lines, save routes and import GPX/KML/GeoJSON files, which will be saved under a custom URL.

• Creating collaborative maps
• Add markers
• Add lines/routes
• By default, markers/lines/routes have a name and a description. You can define additional fields that contain more detailed information and can automatically influence the style of the marker/line/route.
• Add a legend that shows which colour/style belongs to which type of marker/line.
• Saved views reference a particular area on the map with certain settings. You can change the default view of a collaborative map or save additional views as a shortcut for users to navigate to a certain area on the map.
• Filters make it possible to temporarily hide certain types of markers/lines based on certain criteria.
• Modifications to the map are logged in the edit history and can be reverted if necessary.
• Export the map or parts of it as a GPX or GeoJSON file or as a table.
• Import GPX, KML or GeoJSON files. Importing a GeoJSON file that was exported by FacilMap makes it possible to copy parts of one map onto another.
• Adjust the map settings. This is also where your can delete the map.

If you are interested in embedding FacilMap into your website or even running your own FacilMap server, check out the Administrator guide.