Creating hand-drawn areas (custom boundaries)

Vision allows you to create new areas by drawing a boundary line on the map. This is particularly useful for users whose areas do not conform to other geographies (such as Postcodes/ZIP codes).

Prerequisites

1. You need to be logged into Vision.
2. Your subscription must include Feature Pack 2 or higher.
3. You need to have at least one area layer which has been created for custom boundaries.
4. You need to have editing permissions.

Estimated time: Up to 5 minutes.

Getting started

Start by making sure you've turned on the area layer you want to draw a new area in. Then, click the Create a new area button.

This will launch the area editor. Click on the Select in area selection tool to start the drawing process.

Drawing the area using the select by area tool

Click on the map to place your first coordinate. As you move your cursor to another location on the map, you'll notice your cursor is joined by a line to the last coordinate you set. Click to set another coordinate, and repeat the process to draw your area.

When you're finished, simply click the first coordinate you placed, or double-click to set a final coordinate - which is then automatically joined to your first coordinate. Your area will then be highlighted on the map.

Repeat this process if you need to add other areas to the one you're creating - an area does not have to have a single contiguous boundary!

When you're happy with the area, click Continue.

Completing the process

Simply give the new area a name, and optionally (if you've set them up), select a classification to assign to the area. Click Save to complete the process.

The new hand-drawn area will now be saved on the map.

That covers how to create a hand-drawn (custom boundary) area.