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Using the Interactive Map

A tour of the Sites map view — pins, filtering, ArcGIS layers, and how to navigate to site detail pages.


Overview

The interactive map (Sites view) displays all your sites as pins on a map. It provides a geographic overview of your service area and lets you quickly find and navigate to specific sites.

If your organization has the Structures program, the map can also show your structures, so you can see sites and structures together in one place.


Accessing the interactive map

  1. Click Sites in the left sidebar.

  2. The map loads with pins for sites in the site statuses your organization shows by default. You can change this with the Site Status filter.

💡 If many sites are close together, they may appear as a cluster with a number. Click the cluster or zoom in to see individual pins. Once you zoom in to street level, every site shows as its own pin.


Map features

Site pins

Each site appears as a pin on the map. Pin icons and colors are based on the site's program (for example, Construction or Industrial).

Click any pin to see the site name and address in a popup. The site's card is also shown at the top of the site list next to the map.

Filtering

Use the filters above the map to narrow the view by Program, Site Profile, Site Tags (for example, "Watershed A" or "High Priority"), Site Status, or Compliance. The Search Sites box searches by site name, address, or site ID.

Sites and Structures tabs

If your organization has the Structures program, Sites and Structures tabs appear above the list next to the map. The map opens on Sites.

Click Structures to list structures instead of sites. The list shows the structures in the area of the map you're viewing.

  • The filters change to Program, Type, Compliance, and Ownership (Public or BMP). These filters narrow both the list and the structures shown on the map.

  • The search box changes to Search Structures, which searches by structure name.

Each structure card shows whether it's a public structure or a BMP, its name, and its Type. Public structures also show their Compliance status. BMPs show the Site they belong to.

Click a card to zoom the map to that structure. Click Actions on the card to see what you can do with the structure, such as View, Edit, Delete, Go to Site, and Create Inspection. The options you see depend on your access and on whether the structure is linked to a site. Each option opens in a new browser tab.

Click Sites to go back to the site list and the site filters.

Showing sites and structures

Click Layers in the upper right of the map to show or hide what the map displays. Sites is always in the list. If your organization has the Structures program, Structures is in the list too. Both start turned on. The map remembers your choice in this browser, so a layer you turn off stays off the next time you open the map.

When you're zoomed out, structures that are close together appear as a cluster with a number. Zoom in to see each structure. Turning off Structures hides structures from the map only. The Structures tab still lists them.

Click a structure on the map to open its card. If you can edit structures, use the Status dropdown on the card to change the structure's compliance status. Click ACTIONS to see what you can do with the structure, such as View, Edit, Go to Site, and Create Inspection. Each option opens in a new browser tab.

ArcGIS layers

If ESRI integration is configured, additional GIS layers appear on the map. These can include parcel data, drainage boundaries, watershed outlines, or any other feature service your organization publishes.


Navigating from the map

  1. Click a site pin on the map.

  2. On the site's card in the site list, click the site name.

  3. The site's page opens in a new browser tab, where you can access reports, deficiencies, BMPs, and all other features.


FAQ

Q: Why are some sites not showing on the map?

A: Sites need valid latitude/longitude coordinates to appear on the map. If a site was created without coordinates, it won't have a pin. Edit the site to add coordinates.

Q: Why don't I see structures on the map?

A: Check these in order:

  • Your organization has the Structures program. Structures, and the Structures tab, show only when it does.

  • Structures is turned on. Click Layers and check that Structures is on. The map remembers this setting in your browser, so if you turned it off before, it's still off.

  • No Structures filters are hiding them. On the Structures tab, clear any Program, Type, Compliance, or Ownership filters.

  • The structure has a location. A structure needs map geometry to appear on the map.

Q: Can I draw boundaries on this map?

A: The Sites map is for viewing all sites. To add shapes, BMPs, BMP regions, and monitoring stations, open a specific site and click Site Map.

Q: Is there a way to search for a site on the map?

A: Yes. Use the Search Sites box at the top of the map to search by site name, address, or site ID. You can also use the Jump to... search on the dashboard, or the filters on the map.

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