The Map Data Grouper allows you to perform the following actions on the plots displayed on the map:
- Group points and combine them into a centroid.
- Split already combined points into individual plots.
- Remove individual or groups of points from existing groups without affecting the group itself.
p: Activate Polygon Tool (to draw polygons for grouping)
esc: Activate Hand Tool (to move the map)
ctrl + z: Undo action
c: Combine points (simulates Combine Button)
q: Map View (Roadmap Mode)
w: Satellite View
- Click on the Polygon icon or press p on your keyboard to activate the Polygon Tool.
- Draw a polygon around the points you want to group. The points inside the polygon will be highlighted in yellow.
- To add more points to the same group, draw additional polygons. The points inside these polygons will be added to the existing group.
- When you're ready to combine the points, press the Combine button. You will get a popup to either Enter Address manually or click on the map to select address from a point. The result will be a centroid and lines connecting the centroid to the individual point lat/lng attributes.
- You can also add points to an already combined group. Draw a polygon and ensure that the centroid is inside the polygon's area. Any points within the polygon area will be combined, including standalone points or previously combined groups.
- If you have a group of already combined points, you can split them into individual plots.
- Draw a polygon around the group, making sure the centroid is inside the polygon's area.
- Click the Split button. All the points in the group will become distinct and will not have a parent group.
- If you accidentally combined a bunch of points to a centroid, you can remove individual points from the group.
- Select the hand tool and select the line(s) connecting the centroid to the point(s) you want to remove.
- Click the Remove from Group button. The selected points will become individual plots and will no longer belong to the previous combination.
- When you select a bunch of points by drawing a polygon, you can click Clear to return to the previous state. You can then select additional points to continue grouping.
- Note that clicking the Clear button will not remove the points that have already been combined.
- Clicking the Undo button will revert the state of the app to the point before clicking the last Combine, Remove From Group & Split buttons. The app remembers up to 25 levels of undo history.