Respondent selects areas from the map (Select map)

This feature makes it possible for respondents to choose features (points, line, areas or grid cells) from the map as a response. It's otherwise the same as a Pop-up map but does not include a pop-up with questions or additional information.

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  1. Prepare your map

    To add a Select map to your survey, you need a map layer that contains the features (points, lines, areas, grid cells) that the respondent should select from. You can use any shapefile, geoJSON or WFS layer or create the map layer from scratch by using the Create a map function.

    Make sure that each feature has a unique ID that's listed in its attributes. It should contain only whole numbers, no letter or decimals. 

    If you use Create a map, the IDs are automatically added to the layer.

    If you're not sure how to do this, contact support@maptionnaire.com.

    Example: We have a shapefile with points that we want to make selectable. We've added a column to the attributes that assigns every point a number.

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  2. Add the map layer to the survey

    Go to the survey page where you want to add the pop-up map. Choose Map and layout and upload the map layer by clicking New

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  3. Under ID key, select the column (in the attribute table) that contains the unique IDs.

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  4. Decide how the features should be visualized (color, size, labels...).

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  5. Add the Select map element from the element library.

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  6. Select the map layer with the features.

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  7. Write the question and determine other element settings as needed.

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  8. Test in Preview.

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How do I analyze/visualize information collected with a Select map? 

See this article for details.

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