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User Guide

Welcome to Nairobi GIS Hub

An interactive map of Nairobi for exploring parcels, infrastructure and planning data.

  • Pan: click and drag the map.
  • Zoom: scroll wheel, pinch, or use the +/ buttons.
  • Reset view: click the Home button on the top bar.
  • Identify: click any feature to see its attributes.
  • Full details: in any popup, click View all details to open the side drawer — it lists every attribute, with a filter box plus Copy attributes and Share feature link actions.
  • My location: click the locate button (target icon, top-left) to find and centre on your position with an accuracy ring.
  • Right-click the map for coordinates and quick actions (copy, open in Google Maps).
  • Your cursor coordinates appear next to the pointer as you move.

Working with layers

  • Open the left sidebar to browse layers grouped by category.
  • Toggle a layer on/off with its checkbox.
  • Use the opacity slider next to a layer to fade it.
  • Click Switch basemap at the top-right to swap between OSM, dark and satellite.
  • Upload your own layer: Gold and Platinum members (and admins) can add a GeoJSON (EPSG:4326 / WGS 84) or CSV (with lat/lng columns) layer via the Upload button at the top of the left sidebar.
  • Versioning: re-uploading a custom layer keeps the previous file as a version.
  • Share a layer: admins can mint a read-only link that expires after N days.

Searching

  • Type a parcel/LR number, place name, or any feature attribute in the top search box.
  • Enter coordinates as lat, lng (e.g. -1.286, 36.817) to fly to a point.
  • Pick a result to highlight the feature, fly to it and open its attribute card.
  • Find parcel at point: right-click the map and choose the option to identify the parcel under the cursor.

The toolbar (bottom of the map)

  • Measure: distances and areas with a live readout. Pick Distance or Area, click to add points, then double-click (or Finish) to complete.
  • Legend & symbology: an auto-generated legend for every active layer. Re-style any polygon/line layer by an attribute — categorized (distinct values) or graduated / choropleth (numeric class breaks with colour ramps).
  • Draw & buffer: sketch points/lines/polygons and buffer them by N metres (uses Turf.js).
  • Spatial query: find features of one layer that fall inside the polygons of another (or inside your drawn shapes).
  • Export data: download filtered results as GeoJSON or CSV, a tabular PDF, or a one-page parcel report PDF. Filter by an attribute or the current view (Platinum/Admin).
  • Print / PDF: exports the visible map with a title, north arrow, scale bar and legend.
  • Bookmarks, time slider, heatmap/cluster & swipe compare: save views, filter by date, and compare basemaps.
  • Plot density calculator (Platinum): estimate GFA, units, population and floors for a plot.

Accounts & plans

  • Sign up for a free account to save preferences and post comments.
  • Pay via M-Pesa; if anything goes wrong tap the WhatsApp button for billing help.
  • Downloads & exports: saving datasets (GeoJSON / CSV / PDF and parcel reports) is a Platinum feature; the 3D terrain view needs Gold or higher.
  • Report an issue: use the Report Issue button — admin reply by email and you can continue the thread.

Keyboard shortcuts

+ / Zoom in / out
Pan map
/ Focus the search box
Esc Close any open modal
Shift + drag Box-zoom into an area
Right-click Open context menu

Tip: pressing ? reopens this guide at any time.

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