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.
This service is perfect for anyone who wants to view fresh, high-quality imagery from the Hivemapper Network but prefers not to work directly with the Map Image API.
Get Started
Already signed in and have credits? Jump to CSV example or GeoJSON examples.
Visit the Map Data Console and press Sign In With Google
to create an account or sign into an existing one.
Credits are needed to view imagery with Scout. Once logged in, press the Buy Credits
button to load your account. After the checkout procedure, return to the Map Data Console and press Get Started
in the Scout section. Alternatively, go directly to https://hivemapper.com/scout.
Upload Locations
Once in Scout, press the Upload
button in the top right corner to add locations to 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
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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