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Mappedin GIS Exporter

Mappedin GIS Exporter can be used to create building footprint datasets from a workspace. Enter API credentials, choose how multi-level maps should be handled, then generate and download ready-to-use files for Geographic Information System (GIS) and data integration all from a web browser.

Mappedin GIS Exporter Demo

Get an API Key​

A Mappedin API key and secret are required to use the Mappedin GIS Exporter.

How To Use​

  1. Open Mappedin GIS Exporter.
  2. Enter an API Key and Secret.
  3. Choose Elevation handling for each map's floors:
    • Only ground level default: includes only floors with elevation === 0; exports one feature per qualifying floor with properties.elevation = 0.
    • All levels combined union: includes all floors (no filter); unions into a single MultiPolygon feature; properties.elevation = null.
    • Aerial levels combined union: includes floors with elevation ≥ 0 (ground and aerial); unions into a single MultiPolygon feature; properties.elevation = null.
    • All levels separate: includes all floors; exports one MultiPolygon feature per floor with properties.elevation set to that floor's elevation.
  4. Click "Export Footprints". The exporter fetches all maps in the workspace, extracts footprints per selection, and prepares a FeatureCollection.
  5. When the status indicates it's ready, choose a download format:
    • GeoPackage .gpkg — recommended for best interoperability and fidelity
    • Shapefile .zip
    • FlatGeobuf .fgb
    • GeoJSON .geojson

Mappedin GIS Exporter exports a single dataset containing one or more features per map, depending on the elevation mode. This dataset represents all maps accessible to your API key in the workspace.

Feature attributes​

Each exported feature (MultiPolygon) includes the following properties:

  • name string: Map name.
  • address string: Map/site address, when available.
  • updated_at string: Last update timestamp for the map data.
  • map_id string: The map's identifier used in API requests.
  • viewer string: Viewer URL for the map.
  • editor string: Editor URL for the map.
  • elevation number | null:
    • 0 for ground-only features.
    • Floor elevation for "All levels separate".
    • null for combined modes ("All levels combined (union)" and "Aerial levels combined (union)").

Notes:

  • All processing occurs in your browser
  • API keys are sent only to Mappedin APIs and are not stored by this tool
  • Processing time is dependant on the number and size of maps in the workspace
  • Geometry is always exported as a MultiPolygon
  • In Shapefile exports, long property names may be truncated to DBF field limits
  • Maps with invalid geometry or missing data are logged and skipped; the export will continue for remaining maps
  • Coordinate reference: WGS84 (EPSG:4326); no reprojection is performed