Select Features on the Map

You can interactively select map features from one or more layers using the selection tools. You can then review the attributes of the selected features and export the information in various formats.

The interactive selection tools are available in the Selection panel.

Before selecting features, you must first make the features of the desired layers selectable. See Making Layer Features Selectable.

The Selection panel contains all available selection tools.

To select features

1. Click to open the Selection panel. The icon changes color .

   

   1	Selection tools.
   2	The legend displays the number of layers with selectable features.
   3	Selection help.
   4	The map displays the layers whose features are selectable.

2. Select the desired tool by clicking it. The tool icon changes color. See Interactive Selection Tools for details.

3. Select features on the map. Features from all selectable layers can be selected simultaneously.

4. Hold down the ⌘ (Mac) or CTRL (Windows) key to add features to your selection using the same or a different tool. The selection help indicates how to add or remove features.

Interactive Selection Tools

	Point selection: Allows you to select one feature at a time by clicking it. Click a feature to select it. Hold ⌘ or CTRL and click another feature to add it to the selection. Hold ⌘ or CTRL and click a selected feature to remove it from the selection. As you select features, their information appears in the Selection panel.
	Line selection: Allows you to select features by drawing a line. All features crossed by the line are selected. Note: This option does not work with point layers. Click once to define the starting point of the line. Drag the pointer to draw the line. Double-click or press the Spacebar to finish the line. Drawing a new line clears the previous selection made with the Line tool. As you select features, their information appears in the Selection panel.
	Circular selection: Allows you to select features by drawing a circle. All features fully or partially within the circle are selected. Click once to define the center of the circle. Drag to set the radius. Click again or press the Spacebar to complete the circle. Drawing a new circle clears the previous circular selection. As you select features, their information appears in the Selection panel.
	Rectangular selection: Allows you to select features by drawing a rectangle. All features fully or partially within the rectangle are selected. Click once to define one corner of the rectangle. Drag to define the rectangle. Click again to define the opposite corner. Drawing a new rectangle clears the previous rectangular selection. As you select features, their information appears in the Selection panel.
	Polygonal selection: Allows you to select features by drawing a polygon. All features fully or partially within the polygon are selected. Click to define the first vertex. Click to define additional vertices. Double-click or press the Spacebar to complete the polygon. Drawing a new polygon clears the previous polygon selection. As you select features, their information appears in the Selection panel.

Selection Results

Selected features remain selected until they are deselected or the layer is made non-selectable.

Selected features are highlighted on the map.

The Selection panel displays:

• The number of selected features and the number of affected layers

• A list of layers containing selected features (with the number of selected features per layer)

• Tools available for the selected features of the chosen layer

1	The selected features are indicated in yellow on the map. If you click on an element with the point selection tool enabled, the element remains selected and the other elements are unselected.
2	Interactive selection tools.
3	Number of selected features and the number of affected layers.
4	Layer: Select the layer for which you want to display the cards of selected features, view the data table, export the data to an Excel file or unselect elements. These operations will only apply to the layer you choose. The name of each layer is accompanied by the number of selected features.
5	Available tools.
6	For each selected feature, a card displays the attribute values.
7	Help.

Available Tools

Depending on the selected layer:

• Zoom to selection: Centers the map on all selected features of the layer.

• Open attribute table: Opens a table displaying the attributes of the selected features.

• Export to Excel: Downloads an Excel file containing the selected features’ attributes.

• Deselect layer features: Deselects features from the selected layer only (features from other layers remain selected).

Feature Cards

For each selected feature, a card displays its attribute values.

Within each card, you can:

• Navigate between selected features

• Click a card to center the map on the feature

• Return to the previous map view

• Maximize or minimize the card

• Edit the feature (if permitted)

• Deselect the feature (other selected features remain selected)

Attribute Table

The Attribute Table displays the selected features’ attribute values in tabular format. Features are shown in rows and attributes in columns.

• Click to close the table (features remain selected).

• Click to display the table in a separate browser tab.

• Close the tab to return to the table displayed with the map.

Sort Features

You can sort features based on the values of a given attribute:

1. Hover over the column header corresponding to the attribute.

2. Click the arrow to sort in ascending order.

3. Click again to reverse the order (descending).

Navigate Between Features

You can also use the attribute table to navigate between selected features:

1. Click a feature row in the table. The map centers on that feature.

2. Click to return to the previous view.