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Point Markers

Point markers represent individual locations on the map as styled icons. Each marker can have a pole (vertical line), label, custom colour, icon, and scale — all optionally driven by data attributes.

Styling point markers​

Open the Layers panel, find your point layer, and click the expand arrow to open its style editor.

Pole height​

Pole height section of the Point Marker style editor, showing Fixed and From dataset modes

Poles are vertical lines that elevate markers above the ground.

ModeDescription
FixedAll markers use the same height (0–500 m)
From datasetHeight driven by a numeric attribute field. Set min/max height range and optional override clamps. Add a base height offset if needed

Label​

Label section of the Point Marker style editor with Show label enabled, attribute field, and font size

Display text labels next to each marker.

  • Enable/disable toggle
  • Field — choose which attribute to display as the label
  • Font size — 8 to 24 px

Colour​

Colour section of the Point Marker style editor in Gradient mode, showing the Viridis palette and Continuous toggle

Three colouring modes:

ModeDescription
ManualPick a single hex colour for all markers
Hex/color fieldMap a string attribute to colours — each unique value gets a colour. Set a fallback colour for missing values
Gradient / categoriesMap a numeric or string field to a colour ramp. Choose from palettes such as viridis, plasma, cool, warm, greys, reds, blues, greens. Toggle between continuous and discrete, set optional min/max overrides, and set a fallback colour

Material presets​

Material presets apply common colour treatments to point markers without setting the marker colour manually. Use Water, Vegetation, or Pavement when points represent assets or observations that should match the surrounding planning material.

Select None to use the marker's normal colour settings, or select one of the preset colour swatches to apply that treatment. Point marker material presets do not expose a separate intensity control in the style editor. They are saved with scenario snapshots and public shares.

Icons​

Icon section of the Point Marker style editor showing the Preset library icon grid

  • Enable/disable toggle
  • Preset library — choose from a grid of built-in icons (pin, building, tree, etc.)
  • From dataset — map a string attribute field to icon names. Set a fallback icon for unrecognised values
  • URL field — use an attribute field that contains public http or https image URLs. Set a fallback icon for missing or invalid URLs
  • Tint URL icons — optionally tint URL-based icons with the marker colour. Leave this off to preserve the original icon colours

Scale​

Scale section of the Point Marker style editor showing Fixed/From dataset/Random modes and Camera-relative size toggle

ModeDescription
FixedAll markers use the same scale (0.1× to 5×)
From datasetScale driven by a numeric field. Set base scale, min/max scale, and optional overrides
RandomEach marker gets a random scale between min and max values
  • Camera-relative scaling toggle — when enabled, markers shrink as you zoom out and grow as you zoom in
tip

Use gradient colouring with a meaningful numeric field (like population or risk score) to create an instant data visualisation without needing charts.

Animating markers over time​

If your dataset has multiple time-stamped samples per entity (such as repeated sensor readings), you can play markers back over the timeline instead of showing every sample at once — scale, colour, position, and pole height all update as the clock advances. See Temporal Series.