Matidor 101: Import Excel Drawings | Turn Spreadsheets Into Map Layers Instantly

Learn how to import Excel spreadsheets as editable map drawings in Matidor so your data appears visually on your project map. In this quick tutorial, you will see how to upload spreadsheets, map columns to coordinates, and turn rows of data into interactive map layers for better project visualization.

In this video, you will learn how to:
✅ Import Excel files as map drawings from workspace or project layers
✅ Map spreadsheet columns to drawing names and coordinates automatically
✅ Receive email confirmation when your layer import completes
✅ Filter imported drawings using custom fields from your spreadsheet
✅ Click URLs in custom fields to access external documents or resources
✅ Edit drawing styles, labels, and visibility after import
✅ Turn spreadsheet rows into interactive map elements instantly

Importing Excel drawings in Matidor transforms your tabular data into visual map layers so field teams and project managers can analyze locations and patterns at a glance. Perfect for well planning data, survey points, asset locations, or any spreadsheet with coordinates.

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Transcript

What This Video Covers

This tutorial demonstrates how to import Excel spreadsheets as editable map drawings in Matidor so that rows of coordinate data — such as well locations, survey points, asset positions, or sampling stations — appear instantly as interactive visual elements on your project map. The import workflow maps spreadsheet columns to drawing names, coordinates, and custom field attributes, transforming tabular data into a filterable, clickable map layer without requiring any GIS software.

Who This Is For

This video is for project managers and operations teams who maintain location data in spreadsheets and want to visualize it on a map without a dedicated GIS workflow, GIS analysts who need a fast path to get coordinate data into Matidor, and environmental and oil and gas teams who work with large sets of well locations, sample points, or infrastructure assets stored in Excel.

Step-by-Step Walkthrough

The tutorial starts by opening the Layers panel on a project map and selecting the option to import a new layer from a spreadsheet. You upload an Excel file and are taken to the column mapping screen, where you match spreadsheet column headers to Matidor's expected fields: one column for the drawing name, one for latitude, and one for longitude. For datasets that use different coordinate formats such as UTM or LSD, Matidor handles the conversion automatically.

After mapping the columns, you click Import and receive a confirmation email when the layer is ready. The tutorial then shows the finished layer on the map: each spreadsheet row has become an interactive drawing pin. You can click a pin to see all the custom field values from the original spreadsheet row, click any URL fields to open linked documents or external resources, and use the filter panel to narrow the map view to specific subsets of the imported data. Drawing styles can be edited after import to match your organization's visual conventions, and the entire layer can be exported back to KMZ for use in other GIS tools.

Key Takeaways

Excel drawing import in Matidor is the fastest way to turn an existing coordinate dataset into a live, interactive map layer. It eliminates manual pin-by-pin entry, preserves all custom field attributes from the original spreadsheet, and makes the data filterable and exportable within Matidor — so your team benefits from a visual, map-based workflow without abandoning the spreadsheet data structures they already maintain.