Overview 

Up to 5 client-provided mapping layers can be imported to our ESRI mapping tool with a Support request.

The map file needs to be in a .ZIP format containing extensions such as .shp, .sbx, or .shx.

An unlimited amount of mapping templates can be created by the client within the user interface.

Shape Files

• Single, continuous boundary shape files can be converted into a single selectable map template
  • For shape files with multiple polygons this has been worked around by:
    • Having the GIS department draw a tiny connector between shapes for a specific location’s boundary and resubmitting the modified shape file for a single community to be converted into a map template
    • Having each of the polygons in the multi-polygon shape submitted as separate shape files and converted into separate numbered map templates
      • This requires creating a post for each of the selected map templates, as no more than one map template can be selected at a time
• Only one map template or drawn polygon can be selected per message sent

Required Information

• Each shape file to convert into a map template needs to be a single shape
  • Shapes can have holes within them but cannot have islands
• Each shape file provided needs:
  • 3 required files .shp, .shx and .dbf.
  • Optional files that can make up a shapefile are: .xml, .prj, .sbn, and .sbx.
  • Supported coordinates are EPSG:4326.
    • Conversion of the shapefiles into a GeoJSON file in the supported coordinates is appreciated, but not required