Overview of the interface
Placepoint Fusion is one large map with a narrow left menu for switching between screens, map buttons grouped in the top right, and tools along the right edge. When you click a property, the property panel slides in from the side.
Left menu
The narrow menu on the left switches between the main screens. The map and the screens you use most sit at the top. Invitations, feedback, help, the project and the user card sit at the bottom. When the window is too short to show everything, the rest is grouped under All features.
Video: the menu from top to bottom
The video clicks through the left menu: Map, Tags, Datasets, Agent and Filter each open their own panel, and at the bottom the project button and the user card open their menus.
Duration: 59 seconds. Give feedback and Help are not included: one opens the feedback form, the other opens this documentation in a new tab.
| Item | What the screen does | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Map | The map itself, the starting point for everything | - |
| Tags | Mark and filter properties with your own tags | Tags |
| Datasets | Upload and show your own datasets, for example shop locations | Datasets |
| Agent | Ask questions in your own language and control the platform | Agent |
| Filter | Find properties that match your criteria | Filter |
| Analysis | Area, demographic and 3D analyses | Analysis |
| Invite a colleague | Invite a colleague into the organisation | Invitations |
| Give feedback | Send us a tip, criticism or praise | Feedback |
| Help | Opens this documentation | Help and support |
| Project | Edit, remove or switch project | Projects |
| User card | Theme, Language, Settings, Help and Log out | Settings |
You control the map layers from the Map layer button in the top right, see Map layers. At the bottom of the menu, the user card (your initials) opens a menu with Theme, Language, Settings, Help and Log out. The interface uses the light theme by default, and also comes in dark and high contrast. See Theme.
Map buttons at the top
The search field sits in the top left and covers addresses, matrikkel numbers, companies and people. See Search. Next to it is Last visited, which collects the panels you have opened recently.
The remaining map buttons are grouped in the top right:
| Button | Function |
|---|---|
| Zoom In / out | Plus and minus, the same as scrolling |
| Compass | Reset the map to face north |
| 2D / 3D | Switch between the flat map and the 3D view |
| Basemap | Choose background map |
| Map Layers | Open and control active map layers |
Some button labels are still shown in English while the translation is being completed.
Background map
Basemap opens a panel where you choose the background map: Basis, Gray Tone, Images (aerial photos), Hybrid and Landscape, among others. The same panel has toggles for High Quality, Same map in 2D/3D and Cadastre Borders.
Map layers
Map Layers shows which map layers are active and lets you add more via Browse layers, which opens the full map layer catalogue. See Map layers for what each layer contains.
Tools along the right edge
The tools that act on the map sit along the right edge. Hold the pointer over an icon to see its name, or click the arrow at the bottom to show the names next to the icons. The property panel covers the row when it is open. Close the panel to use the tools.
In 2D
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| Pointer | Click a single property |
| Rectangle | Drag a rectangle to select everything inside it |
| Bookmarks | Save and retrieve places and viewpoints on the map |
| Export the map as a PDF or image, with title, scale bar and scale | |
| Screenshot | Download the map as an image, exactly as shown |
| Current location | Show where you are on the map. Click again to turn it off. The browser must be allowed to share your location |
| Measurements | Measure distances and areas |
| Elevation Profile | Draw a line and get the terrain profile along it |
Daylight, shadow and sightlines are greyed out in 2D. They need the buildings in 3D.
Video: the tools in 2D
The video holds the pointer over each icon, opens Bookmarks, Print, Measurements and Elevation Profile, and shows the names with the arrow at the bottom. Screenshot downloads a file and Current location asks the browser for permission, so they are only shown by name.
Duration: 59 seconds.
In 3D
The same row, with three changes: Print is greyed out, and two tool groups wake up.
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| Daylight | Show sunlight on the facades for a given date and time |
| Shadow | Show the shadow cast by surrounding buildings |
| Line of Sight | Check whether two points have a clear view of each other |
| Viewshed | Show what is visible from a point |
Daylight and Shadow sit under the sun icon, Line of Sight and Viewshed under the eye icon: hold the pointer over the icon and choose. Each tool opens its own panel with parameters, see Analysis.
Video: the tools in 3D
The video switches to 3D and opens Measurements, Daylight, Shadow, Elevation Profile, Line of Sight and Viewshed in turn.
Duration: 1 minute and 7 seconds.
Property panel
When you click a property on the map, the property panel opens. It collects matrikkel data, tabs and quick links for one property. See The property panel for a full walkthrough.
3D mode
The 3D button in the top right switches to 3D. Buildings and terrain are shown in three dimensions, and the camera can be rotated, tilted and zoomed. Adjust navigation and 3D performance under Settings.
Quick reference
| Do you want to... | Go here |
|---|---|
| Find a property | Search |
| Turn on a thematic layer (population, noise, risk) | Map layers |
| Upload your own data | Datasets |
| Read data about a property | The property panel |
| Measure, create an elevation profile or check sightlines | Analysis |
| See a concrete example step by step | Examples |
See also
- About Placepoint Fusion - what Placepoint Fusion is and how it differs from v1
- Getting started - log in for the first time
- Map layers - thematic data on the map
- The property panel - click a property and read the tabs