Map Menu
The Map menu toggles two kinds of on-map helpers: the built-in MapLibre map controls, and the component panels that add tools like Measure and Bookmark. A check mark next to an item means it is currently shown.
Map controls
These are the standard MapLibre controls that sit in the map corners:
| Control | Description |
|---|---|
| Navigation | Zoom in/out and a compass to reset bearing. |
| Fullscreen | Expand the map to fill the screen. |
| Geolocate | Center the map on your current location. |
| Globe | Switch between the flat map and a 3D globe projection. |
| Terrain | Toggle terrain (3D elevation) rendering. Double-click its map control to set vertical exaggeration or replace the default global tiles with one single-band EPSG:3857 or EPSG:4326 elevation Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF (HTTP URL or local file). |
| Scale | Show a scale bar. |
| Attribution | Show data attributions. |
| MapLibre logo | Show or hide the MapLibre logo. |
Component tools
These are interactive panels provided by the MapLibre components plugin:
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Search | Search for places by name and fly to the result. |
| Colorbar | Display a continuous color scale for raster values. |
| Legend | Show a legend describing the layers on the map. |
| HTML | Display custom HTML content in an on-map panel. |
| Measure | Measure distances and areas interactively. |
| Bookmark | Save named map views and jump back to them. |
| Minimap | Show an overview map of the current extent. |
| View State | Read and edit the exact center, zoom, bearing, and pitch. |
The Print tool lives under the Project menu.
Annotations
The Annotations control draws text, arrows, rectangles, ellipses, and freehand highlights directly on the map. Its color and line-width controls, along with actions to delete the last annotation or clear them all, are grouped under the toolbar chevron. The chevron collapses the tool region when you need more room for other map controls; expanding it restores the same controls.
Control position Plugin-backed controls can be positioned in any map corner. For plugins that support it, set the corner from the Plugins menu (top left, top right, bottom left, or bottom right).
The Layers panel’s Elements action manages the saved annotation groups; see Managing Layers for layer selection, property editing, map-click moves, transfers, and extent-pinned images.
Field Collection sessions
Field Collection keeps a session alive when you close its dialog. If a collection layer exists, the map shows an Open Field Collection — layer pill named for that session’s target; selecting the pill reopens the same target rather than silently following a later layer reorder. The first collection layer found on open is claimed as the target, so the label and the reopened form stay consistent. Use Done to end the session and remove the pill; saved features remain in the project. Switching the target intentionally clears only the in-progress capture and starts the new layer’s sequence.
Map navigation basics
- Pan: drag the map, or use the arrow keys while the map has focus.
- Zoom: scroll wheel, pinch, the navigation control, or the
+/-keys. - Rotate: hold the right mouse button and drag, use the compass, or
Shift+←/→. - Tilt: hold
Ctrl/Cmdand drag to tilt the map into a perspective view, orShift+↑/↓. - Reset the view: press
Nfor north up,Ufor a top-down view, orRto reset both pitch and bearing. See the interface guide for the full shortcut list.