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title: CHMap User Guide

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CHMap User Guide
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Application Layout
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* [Navigation Panel](/1T4t8wK1QWuRR6R0R2fcPA)
* [Map Layer Panel](/Fm-UuHy7QjqwAXt3FYPk4Q)
* [Toolbar](/7b8x7cbeTYC5gFqCmONSDg)
* [Map Component](/JLG44ksqTCqhlGIvWE7VeA)


Map Layer Panel
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* [Base Layers](/OK-jzQRQTX-voEpZ3UrfkQ)
* [Over-layers](/6Mo35tDyT4aQPf6giW2Sgw)
* [Your Layers](/Ar7GI4YrQpefG8fEImCQLA)

Public Maps
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To explore the public maps, click on “Public maps” at the top of the navigation menu to reveal a dropdown menu. Here you can choose between displaying all public map layers collected by the CHMap project, or filtering to a smaller collection (by place name or by a latitude and longitude).

* [All List](/AETnsJBCSWiVYTAmn4fTmw)
* [Filtering by a Place Name](/4yRt2yfwRJCOZ3Vy7J_KNg)
* [Filtering by a (lat, long)](/UBiO5HE3TSWp8PUkgvcsMg)
* [Exit Filtering Mode](/-sDj050WQxa0LbqKv6LUcw)
* [Floating Panel](/W2hk9FJOQW-iBX806hOHoA)

Import Data
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To import data, click on “Import data” in the navigation menu on the left to reveal a dropdown menu. Here you can choose between importing a local file or importing an online file. CHMap supports CSV, GeoJson, and IIIF manifest.json file formats.

* [Import local file](/gX730C_bQaGuQ7gqD1Q9kg)
* [Import online file](/ST_jPBthTqy0RXQg9aNUtw)
* [Clustering Effect](/LXvCLlB5QNu5SXq_QRXkXg)
* [Data Node Actions](/pexSo0unQlm40km2y4sk7A)
* [Context Actions](/bZ798UFgRCWX5ZU4L4fj9w)

Geo-referencing
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The geo-referencing feature allows you to import a local or online IIIF manifest.json file which can be manipulated using simple geo-referencing tools.

To use the geo-referencing tool. Click “GeoReferencing” in the menu panel. Then choose whether to import a local or online file from the dropdown menu.

* [Import local file](/-buANT-8QXKnk0JY44e8Lg)
* [Import online file](/v9MOC2k3QHeHmQVw8K099A)
* [Data Node Actions](/YNFzPI-NRiSjdL5pRP2GAQ)
* [Context Actions](/Qg0TAWaiRlu3nYahplhWUg)