Starting WebMap from a URL

WebMap is usually launched using the URLs included during installation to quickly begin using WebMap Manager tools.

TIP: See also Installation URLs

You can also tweak these URLs and use them to open a map view quickly and directly inside your browser. Adding or removing parameters in this way is called “decorating a URL”.

This method bypasses navigating through the WebMap tools or menu. 

1. Include Map in the URL to display all available map cards. e.g.

https://servername/webmap91/en-gb/Map/

2. Include the map name in the URL to open the map directly (bypassing the Manager interface). For e.g.

https://servername/webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap#/

Using just the first mapname will show the map Card, with image and description for the map e.g.

https://servername/webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/

Maps can be opened directly on one of the tool options or extensions. See Starting Dialog. You can however override the Starting Dialog. To do this, use initialroute as a parameter.

For example:

~/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?initialroute=localKnowledge
~/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?initialroute=mydata

This will open the map on Local Knowledge or My Data irrespective of whatever extension has been set in the Starting Dialog.

Here are additional parameters (case-sensitive) that can be added to the URL:

Additional parameter Cadcorp SIS WebMap 9.1 opens Extension Required Example
geolocate=true Launches WebMap with centre set at current location. None ./webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?geolocate=true#/
x=545352&y=258359&resolution=17 Opens at specific location (x, y coordinates) and a specific resolution. None x=545352&y=258359&resolution=17
baseLayer=[BaseLayerName] Open with specified Base Layer in active state. None ./webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?x=545352&y=258359&
zoom=10&baseLayer=OpenStreetMap

overlayname=<overlay name>& schemacolumn=<schema column name>&uid=<schema column value>

 Launches WebMap with view centered on a specific feature. Query ./webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?overlayname=Scheduled%20Monuments&
schemacolumn=Name&uid=Tilbury%20Fort#/
datalayers=[OverlayName] Launch WebMap with specified data layers visible. You can use multiple overlays inside this parameter, simply separate each overlay using commas. None ./webmap91/engb/PublicMap/
PublicMap?datalayers=Scheduled%20Monuments
showpin=true Place a pin at the location where the map opens. Coordinates ./webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?showpin=true#/

Specific extensions can be called by adding #/<Extension Name> to the the map request URL. For e..g ./webmap91/en-gb/PublicMap/PublicMap?#/MyData

These extensions can be called using the URL:

  • #/MyData
  • #/Query
  • #/Measure
  • #/Drawing
  • #/localKnowledge
  • #/ReportIT
  • #/ZoomToCoordinates
  • #/Bookmarks
  • #/Drawing
  • #/Editing (Private maps only)
  • #/FeatureInformation
  • #/ReportIT

The following parameters are also available but should be used together (to open a map on a specific feature):

  1. overlayName=<overlay name>
  2. schemacolumn=<schema column>

    TIP: Expression name minus the property symbol ($, &, @ etc)

  3. UID=<unique value for a feature in the schema column>