URL Parameters

What It Helps You Do

• Load the app focused on exactly the content the user needs, removing manual navigation steps.
• Create deep links for workflows such as selection, centering, and predefined map views.
• Integrate the app into external systems that pass feature IDs, extents, or view settings via URL.
• Streamline analysis or review processes by ensuring the map displays the correct location or feature on arrival.

Key Features

• Data Source Parameterization
  Pass parameters via URL to filter or query data sources, enabling targeted data display without manual configuration.
  • Select record by data source
  • Select and Zoom to Feature: Automatically highlight and zoom to a specific feature based on its ID or attribute passed in the URL.
• Map Interaction via URL
  • Center map: Center the map on a given coordinate or feature dynamically.
  • Set map scale: Adjust the map’s zoom level directly from the URL for precise control over the view.

Example Use Cases

• A permitting system sends a link that opens the app zoomed to a parcel and preselected for inspection.
• A dashboard link opens to a specific asset, with the map centered and rotated to match field crew orientation.
• A notification email includes a link that opens the app already scaled to the right zoom level for reviewing an issue location.

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