Scout Hosted Service
The easiest way to start monitoring locations
Introduction
Hivemapper offers two versions of Scout: an open-source UI Library and a hosted service.
The Hosted service is perfect for anyone who wants to instantly begin accessing Hivemapper Network’s fresh, high-quality imagery without directly working with the Map Image API.
Get Started
Already signed in and have credits? Jump to CSV example or GeoJSON examples.
Visit Scout and login using the preferred method: Continue with Google
. Alternatively, you can link a Phantom account or use an email address with Breeze.
Credits are needed to view imagery with Scout. Once logged in, navigate to Console > Developers and click Purchase Map Credits
to load Map Credits into your account.
After checkout, return to Scout and begin uploading locations to monitor.
Upload Locations
Once in Scout, press the Upload
button to add locations to the map. Read more about CSV and GeoJSON formatting below. Click Add via Map
to add locations via the map.
The following upload formats are supported:
CSV
GeoJSON
The following types of locations are supported:
Address
Point
(Coordinate pair)Polygon
MultiPolygon
The following attributes/properties are supported:
location
: the location you want to Scout formatted as an Address, Point, Polygon or MultiPolygontype
: differentiates between the types of locations (Address, Point, Polygon or MultiPolygon), especially when multiple types are included in the same uploadname
: preferred identifier for this locationdescription
: additional details about this locationtags
: labels for grouping and filtering locations
CSV Format
The location
attribute is the only one required for a CSV upload.
In a spreadsheet, include the location
header. In the rows below, list the addresses or coordinates you want to Scout. Coordinates should be presented as lat, long
.
Users can also upload a CSV including Polygons or MultiPolygons so long as the coordinates are properly formatted.
Optionally, more information can be included about each location
. The user can choose to include name
, description
or tags
. Keep in mind:
If any additional attributes besides
location
are included,type
must also be specified.It is possible to include a mixture of types (e.g. both address and point) in the same upload, but
type
must be specified for each.Multiple tags must be separated with a comma.
Example CSV
GeoJSON Format
The minimum requirements for a GeoJSON upload include the location
geometry and type
as well as the name
property. The description
and tags
are optional.
Example Polygon
Example MultiPolygon
Add Locations via Map
Once in Map, Search the map
for any address in the world. Press the Add Location
button to populate the Add Location tool directly on the selected address.
Click and drag the Location Pin
to manually adjust the desired location. Type in the Location Name
, Description
(optional), and Tags
(Optional, Separated by commas). Hit Save
to create the location and add to your list of monitored locations.
Start Scouting
Once the CSV or GeoJSON is uploaded, Scout will fetch imagery from the last two weeks from the designated locations. Credits will only be deducted from your balance if images are returned for the monitored locations.
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