Matidor 101: Adding GIS Layers in Matidor: Step-by-Step Mapping Tutorial

Learn how to use Map Layers in Matidor to organize your workspace and project data visually in one place. This quick tutorial covers everything you need to know about adding, managing, and customizing GIS layers for clearer project visualization.

In this video, you’ll discover:
✅ How to open the Layers panel and understand Workspace vs. Project layers.
✅ How to toggle layer visibility to focus on what matters most.
✅ How to expand layers to access sub-layers and additional details.
✅ How to import new GIS layers from WMS, KML/KMZ, Shapefiles, or spreadsheets.
✅ How to rearrange layers to customize your map’s view and workflow.

With Map Layers in Matidor, your whole team stays aligned with clear, organized spatial data for smarter decisions in the field and office.

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Transcript

What This Video Covers

This tutorial shows how to add, organize, and manage GIS layers in Matidor so your project maps display the spatial data your team needs for informed field decisions. Matidor supports importing layers from WMS services, KML and KMZ files, Shapefiles, and spreadsheets with coordinates — covering regulatory boundaries, infrastructure networks, environmental sensitivity zones, well locations, and any other spatial dataset relevant to your project type.

Who This Is For

This video is for GIS analysts and spatial data managers adding reference layers to Matidor workspaces, project managers who need to overlay regulatory or environmental data on their project maps, and field teams in oil and gas, environmental consulting, or infrastructure management who work with spatial context every day.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The tutorial opens the Layers panel from the main Matidor map view. The panel organizes layers into two categories: Workspace Layers, which are available across all projects in the organization, and Project Layers, which are specific to a single project. You learn how to toggle individual layer visibility on and off to focus on the data that matters for a given task, and how to expand parent layers to access sub-layers and additional detail.

The tutorial then demonstrates the import workflow. You click to add a new layer, select the source format — WMS URL, KML/KMZ file upload, Shapefile, or spreadsheet — and follow the import prompts. WMS layers connect directly to external spatial data services and update automatically when the source data changes. After import, you can adjust layer display order by dragging layers up or down in the panel, ensuring that the most important spatial context is always visible on top of less critical layers.

Key Takeaways

GIS layers in Matidor bring the spatial reference data your team already uses into the same platform where projects, work items, and budgets live. By organizing workspace-wide and project-specific layers separately and supporting multiple import formats, Matidor makes it practical for both GIS specialists and non-GIS users to maintain accurate, current map context without requiring a separate mapping application.