Use the map, sections and layers

The map is the main workspace for site selection and environmental screening.

Map controls

The map controls can include:

• basemap selection;
• topographic layer toggle;
• 3D terrain toggle where available;
• fullscreen mode;
• geolocation;
• zoom and compass controls;
• buffer radius control;
• download options;
• drawing tools;
• cadastre selection;
• team bulk upload controls.

Not every control appears in every mode. Site Selection shows controls for choosing a site. Assessment map sections show controls related to the selected saved search, the current section and the data available for that workflow.

Basemaps and context layers

Use basemaps to orient yourself. A street map may be better for address checking. A satellite or terrain view may help when reviewing a site boundary, access, nearby watercourses or surrounding land use.

Topographic and terrain controls are context tools. They do not replace survey, engineering or planning advice.

Cadastre overlay

Cadastre selection uses cadastre tile sources discovered from the configured Martin tile service. Where the cadastre overlay is available, Enviro-D displays parcel fills and outlines at close zoom levels.

If cadastre data is not available for the area or the map is not zoomed in far enough, use address search, map click or drawing tools instead.

Map sections and layers

Site Selection is for defining the site. Assessment map sections are configured in Enviro-D and can change as datasets, account settings and report templates change.

Your workspace may group sections into themes such as property setting, environmental setting and regulated-site due diligence. Current live-catalogue examples include land zoning, planning scheme overlays, land use, soil and geology datasets, hydrology and surface water constraints, groundwater datasets, historical business directory records, landfill sites and other regulated or potentially hazardous sites.

A section can contain one or more layers or datasets. The sections available for a saved search can depend on account settings, template requirements, data coverage and site eligibility. If a site is oversized or needs team assistance, Enviro-D may ask you to contact the team.

Information panel

When a section is reviewed against a saved site or buffer, the information panel shows exact results for the datasets that intersect or fall within the selected distance. It can show:

• the datasets found for the current section;
• distance, direction and area values where available;
• source attributes from the underlying dataset;
• selectable columns for focusing the table;
• row visibility controls so you can hide or show features on the map;
• download actions when the site is eligible.

If the panel says no features were found within the selected buffer, treat that as a screen against the available configured data, not proof that the site has no risk or constraint.

Downloads and exports

Depending on the current view and account eligibility, available downloads may include:

• a map image export with legend, scale and pinned cards;
• a table data package;
• clipped geospatial data such as GeoJSON, GeoPackage or Shapefile ZIP.

Some downloads are disabled for oversized sites, restricted workflows or while another export is running.

Use the map as a screening tool

The map helps you see whether a site intersects available data. It does not decide the planning, legal, engineering, finance or environmental consequence of that intersection. Use it to decide what needs human review next.