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Selection, Navigation, and Inspection

The map tools analysts use to move through a project, select features, inspect tables, and understand what is in view.

10 minutesGIS analystsValidated 2026-05-15
Before you start
  • Project open in Map Builder

Map Builder supports a full set of day-to-day map interaction tools. These are not incidental controls. They are part of the analyst's working rhythm.

Selection tools

Users can select features using:

  • point select
  • rectangle select
  • lasso select

These tools help answer practical questions such as:

  • which features are inside a working area
  • which records should be inspected together
  • which features should be edited or exported next

Map Builder supports:

  • pan
  • zoom in and out
  • full extent and zoom-to-layer behavior
  • undo and redo for navigation changes
  • basemap switching

The right navigation flow keeps the analyst oriented as the project grows.

Inspection paths

Inspection can happen in more than one way:

  • visually on the map
  • through the layer action menu
  • through the data table
  • through Data Store for deeper dataset review

Layer data tableLayer data table

Survey and profile tools

Map Builder also supports a survey-style line workflow where users can draw a path and inspect its ground profile. This is especially useful when the map task depends on elevation-aware understanding rather than only feature presence.