What This Video Covers
This tutorial introduces the fundamental map tools in Matidor and shows field crews, engineers, and project managers how to navigate the map interface, work with layers, and collaborate using spatial data. The map is the central workspace in Matidor, and mastering these basic tools enables you to find projects quickly, understand spatial relationships between sites, and use the map productively from your first session.
Who This Is For
This video is designed for field technicians and crews who are new to Matidor and need a practical introduction to navigating the map, project managers who are comfortable with project management tools but less experienced with GIS and mapping interfaces, and team members who will primarily interact with Matidor through the map view rather than through tables and dashboards.
Step-by-Step Walkthrough
The tutorial begins with basic map navigation: panning by clicking and dragging, zooming in and out with the scroll wheel or pinch gesture, and switching between the standard map view and the satellite imagery view. You learn how to click a project pin to open the project summary sidebar, which shows key project fields without leaving the map view. Next, the tutorial covers adding and organizing map layers using the Layers panel — toggling layers on and off to reduce visual clutter and focus on the spatial data relevant to the current task.
Creating a map point is demonstrated: you right-click a location, add a label and relevant attributes, and the point appears immediately as a named marker on the map that teammates can see. The tutorial shows how location-aware collaboration works — teammates can comment on a map point or drawing, ensuring that discussions about specific locations stay tied to the exact coordinates rather than getting lost in general project comments or emails.
Key Takeaways
The Matidor map interface is designed to be accessible to users with any level of GIS experience. Basic map navigation, layer management, point creation, and spatial collaboration are learnable in minutes and form the foundation for the more advanced GIS and geo work features covered in other Matidor 101 tutorials.
