You can use many of mapset's functions for test purposes without registering. However you may only use map material generated without registration for your personal purposes. Without registration, it is not permitted to publish mapset plan material. In particular, it is not permitted to use maps from mapset for traveller information and for public information in general without registration.

In addition, whenever maps from mapset are used, the copyright notices for the map data, which are always displayed at the bottom of the map in mapset, must be displayed in a clearly legible manner.

Several features are restricted to registered users and can only be accessed when logged in, e.g.:

• Export plans as an image
• Save and share plans via permalink
• Save and access plans with custom names
• Routing Tool

Sign in is possible with an existing third party account or an individual account in our system. After your company or your individual address has been registered you may create an account via the Sign up link in the login page.

For registration please contact us.

The Stop Finder allows to navigate to a specific stop. Typing into the input field will automatically suggest matching stops.

When selecting an item from the list of suggested stops, the map will pan to the newly selected station.

In addition to the name, the search also understands the official abbreviations and numbers of stops. E.g. 'Bern' can be found by either typing 'Bern', 'BN' or '8507000'.

The Layers dialog allows to customize the basemap by toggling the visibility of specific layers. In addition to the default background, also a satellite map can be selected.

Some layers are only visible on specific zoom levels, therefore toggling a layer may not have immediate visual impact. If this is the case, zoom in/out to see the toggle effect.

Furthermore, it is possible to filter for individual features in some layers. An example are the bus lines in Switzerland. When selecting this layer in the Layers-Popup you are presented with a filter to search for buses by the name of the operator (e.g. 'PAG') and the number of the line (e.g. 'B 111').

Individual icons

This tool is used to place icons on the map.

Icons can be styled using the popup when an icon is selected. Several icon categories make a wide variety of icons available to be drawn on the map. The rotation and the size of the icon can be set individually.

Grouping icons

Multiple icons can be selected by holding the Ctrl key while click selecting an icon.

This feature is especially useful to prevent aligned icons from overlapping on different zoom levels.

Once multiple icons are selected a popup for grouping icons will open, allowing the user to group various icons into a single one. Icon grouping can subsequently be reversed by selecting the grouped icon and clicking on the Ungroup button in the popup.

This tool is used to draw lines on the map.

When the tool is active, there are two ways to draw lines.

In standard mode, each click creates another node for the line. Double-clicking on the map completes the line and exits the drawing mode.

In freehand mode, curves can be created by pressing the Shift key and dragging the left mouse button over the map. If the Shift key is pressed in addition to the Ctrl key, the curves are also smoothed.

When editing an existing line, nodes can be added by dragging it.
Existing nodes can be modified by dragging them and removed by simply clicking on them.

The line style can be customized using the popup when a line is selected:

• Arrows can be added at line start/end

  

• The line width and type can be set using predefined options

  

  

• Preset colors are available in the color selector

  

• Custom color can be applied using a color picker when clicking the caret button in the color selector.

  The color can be set by standard pointer selection, via Hex code or via RGBA code.

  The opacity of the line is defined by the 'A' value, between 0 and 100.

  

This tool is used to draw polygons on the map.

When the tool is active, there are two ways to draw polygons.

In standard mode, each click on the map creates another node. Double-clicking on the map closes the polygon and exits the drawing mode.

In freehand mode, polygons with curved outlines can be created by pressing the Shift key and dragging the left mouse button over the map.

When editing an existing area, nodes can be added by dragging the polygon outline.
Existing nodes can be modified by dragging them. They can be removed by first selecting and then clicking them again.

The polygon style can be customized using the popup when a polygon is selected:

• Color selectors can be used to style the polygon outline and surface

• Preset colors are available in the color selectors

• Custom color can be applied using a color picker when clicking the caret button in the color selector.

  The color can be set by standard pointer selection, via Hex code or via RGBA code.

  The opacity of the line is defined by the 'A' value, between 0 and 100.

  

• The outline width and type can be set using predefined options

  

• A selection of fill patterns can be applied to the polygon surface area

• The transparency of the polygon surface area can be set using a slider

  

This tool is used to place text labels on the map.

The text label is entered in a text field and can be multi-lined if required.

The label style can be customized using the popup when a label is selected:

• By pressing on the B button the font can be set to bold

  

• The font size can be set to one of the predefined options

  

• By default the text alignment is centered, but can be set to align left or right

  

• The text and background color can be set using the predefined colors in the color selector or using the custom color widget.

  The color can be set by standard pointer selection, or via Hex code or RGBA code.

  The opacity of the line is defined by the 'A' value, between 0 and 100.

• The text can be rotated using a degree input, either by moving the slider thumb or by entering a rotation value in the number input field (0° - 360°)

  

This tool is used to place images on the map. In contrast to icons, pictures scale with the map zoom level.

A selection of pictures is available for placement on the map.

The image can be rotated using a degree input, either by moving the slider thumb or by entering a rotation value in the number input field (0° - 360°).

The same input allows the resizing of the picture between 50 and 4000%. 100% represents the approximated size of the corresponding real-world object.

This tool is used to automatically create routes between given points for a selection of modes of transport (MOT).

• When the Route-Finder popup opens first select an MOT. The main MOTs (foot, train, bus) have dedicated buttons, while several other MOT can be selected from a dropdown menu. Switching between MOTs will always clear the current route and start a new one.

  

• There are two ways of defining route stops in mapset:

  Text input: Use the text input fields to search for stations. When changing the input text a list of suggestions will appear under the field, from which a target station can be selected either via click or using the arrow and enter keys from the keyboard. The station search is handled the same way as in the Stop Finder.

  

  Map click: Stops can also be defined by clicking on the map. While the Route-Finder is active, clicking on the map will add a new point at the end of the current route and show the coordinate in the text input field. Note that when a text input field is focused (highlighted blue), clicking on the map will update the corresponding stop with the new coordinates instead of adding one.

  

• The current route can be edited by adding, updating or removing way points:

  Add: Clicking on the map will automatically add a new stop with the current coordinate at the end of the route.

  Alternatively, a new field can be added by using the Add stop button to the right of the input field. This creates an empty input field at the subsequent input field index, where a new stop can be defined as described previously.

  

  Edit: Stops can be updated by redefining them using the input fields as described previously, either by typing in new text and selecting a station from the suggestions or by highlighting a field by clicking it first and then clicking on the map to adjust the coordinate.

  Furthermore, the sequence of stops can be updated via drag and drop. To the left of the input fields a small handle (three dots) appears on hover, which can be clicked and dragged, triggering the field to unhinge from the current fields. It then can be dropped at a new field position.

  

  When dropping the stop item at a new position, the fields in the popup as well as the route on the map is updated.

  

  Delete: All stops apart from the start and end stops can be removed by clicking the Remove stop button to the very right of the input field.

  

  Alternatively, any stop can be removed by fully deleting the text input from the input field via the keyboard.

• Clicking the Zoom on route-Buttonfits the current map extent to the route dimensions.

  

• The map can be centered on any of the stops by clicking the stop marker icon left of the input fields in the popup.

  

• The current route can be deleted by clicking the Delete Feature-Button

• Note that once the Route-Finder popup is closed the route will be converted into a line feature and stops cannot be edited anymore. Instead, the route can now be modified and styled as described in the Draw line section.

The range slider for the Zoom-Limits can be used to limit a feature's visibility to certain zoom levels. This allows the user to adapt plan content according to the current zoom level.

The white slider thumbs can be used to adjust the zoom range at which the feature is visible. The black dot on the slider shows the current zoom. Clicking the Reset-Button will remove all zoom limitations.

A button for activation of the Inspect Mode among the map control buttons enables the user to keep track of all the hidden features. Inspect Mode reveals all the features regardless of their current visibility.

Clicking on a currently hidden feature while Inspect Mode is active will zoom to the feature's visible zoom range and select it to be further edited.

There are two ways to remove a feature from the map:

• Select a feature and click the Delete feature button in the popup

  

• Select a feature and press the Delete or Backspace key on the keyboard

Actions on the map are saved momentarily in the app history. The user can use it to undo/redo actions.

Changes to the plan can be undone by pressing Ctrl + z.

Reversed changes can be reapplied by pressing Ctrl + y or Ctrl + Shift + z.

In mapset the map can be rotated by dragging it while pressing Alt + Shift. The current rotation is displayed in a button at the bottom right:

Clicking this button will reset the map rotation.

mapset provides tools for positioning when drawing and editing map elements. There are two possible types of alignment:

• Auxiliary lines: When drawing and editing feature nodes, auxiliary lines to neighbouring nodes are displayed, on which the new or repositioned node aligns itself. Thus, for example, pictograms can be lined up on a line or right angles can be drawn for lines and polygons.

  

• Icon anchor points: Icons can be precisely aligned with a snap function to ensure even spacing between them. When drawing and editing icons, four anchor points are displayed around neighbouring icons on which the drawn pictogram aligns when in proximity. The spacing of the anchor points adjusts according to the size of the pictogram.

  

Snap points and auxiliary lines can be hidden on-the-fly by holding down the CTRL key. Alignment aids can be changed or switched on and off in the app settings.

In mapset every change to the current plan is automatically saved.

A spinner followed by a check mark in the sidebar indicates that the current plan has been saved. The spinner is just to inform about the progress of saving. It is not necessary to wait for the spinner to end or to click it actively. mapset will always make sure that no changes are lost.

mapset plans can be given a name for an easier reference and a better overview of all created plans.

When a plan is not yet named, the text 'Untitled plan' appears in the header.

Click on this text to enter a new plan name. A load spinner and confirmation message next to the text input field indicates the plan name has been saved.

Once a plan has a name it will be available in the plans list.

Named plans can be loaded into the map from the plans list by selecting a plan and clicking on the Open button.

Plans can be deleted from the list using the corresponding Delete button.

Clicking the Duplicate button will make a copy of the corresponding plan from the list.

There are two types of links to share the plan:

• Link to share

  The Share link is used to share your plan with others in read-only mode or to embed the plan in other applications. This link renders the map with the plan, but doesn't show any of the mapset tools and thus doeesn't allow editing of the plan.

• Link to edit

  This Edit link is used to reopen and continue editing a previously created plan. You can use this link to collaborate on the same plan with other users.

Plans can be exported as images in PNG raster format. Download settings can be adjusted in the dedicated popup dialog.

Exported images can be customized in the export settings:

• A north arrow can be added to the bottom right corner of the exported image.
• By default the complete map view is exported. Alternatively, a cropped section of the map can be defined for the export. To define the section, a red frame appears, which can moved and resized. At the bottom right of the frame, the size of the exported image is always displayed in pixels, making it easy to determine the exact size of the desired output file. The last section you have defined remains saved in the browser and will be restored the next time you start mapset. This feature allows you to create a series of maps with the same dimensions without having to adjust the frame each time.
• By default the export of the image is done using the resolution of your monitor. This resolution is suitable to embed the image statically in web pages or to use it in a presentation, for example. If you want to print the image, the plan should be exported using high or very high resolution. This allows plans to be printed with high quality even in sizes up to B1.

The New plan button will open a new, blank plan.

Please ensure that you saved your current plan by name or store the edit link to be able to load and continue editing it later.

The Duplicate plan button will make a copy of the currently loaded plan and load it into the map.

There are four available languages:

• German
• English
• French
• Italian

Predefined Corporate Designs can be set using a drop-down menu.

Access to specific Corporate Designs depends on the user's access rights.

Corporate Designs customize certain mapset features, such as:

• icon design
• default colors in the color selectors
• availability of custom icons
• access to the Draw image tool

Defines if short hints for an optimal usage of mapset are displayed at startup.

From the dialog for each hint you may deactivate the option to display further hints. In the settings dialog you may re-activate the display again.

In this menu you can switch between different alignment aids or switch off the alignment aid completely. More information on the alignment aids can be found under Drawing tools.