Create Project
Create Project can be initiated on its own or after adding features to the map within the Make a Map section.
Draw/Edit toolbar
- Within the Map, click Create Project
.
- The Draw/Edit toolbar opens.
- Use the various tools available within the Draw/Edit toolbar to define the spatial parameters of the project area and click Accept.
NOTE: If the project boundary is defined with a Point or Line, the feature(s) must be converted into a polygon to match the expected output of Polygon.
In the Buffer dialog, accept or edit the default buffer distance and click Next. Alternatively, choose Modify to modify the spatial feature.
- Continue to the Create Project dialog.
Make a Map
- Within the Map, click Create Project.
- A prompt will ask if you would like to copy some or all of the shapes to create the project boundary. Click Yes to use the shapes previously drawn or No to utilize the Draw/Edit toolbar.
- The Details dialog of the Make a Map feature(s) are displayed. To remove a feature from the selection, from the Tasks menu, select Remove from Include List. Once removed, the option to Add to Include List becomes available in the Tasks menu.
- After completing the selection of which features to include, close the Details dialog using the
in the upper right corner.
- Within the Additional Mapping Options dialog, the number of features selected is displayed to the right of the Select From Resource
button.
- View
button: allows the user access to the Details dialog again to add/remove additional features to/from the selection.
- Select from Resource : allows the user to create a new selection (return to Step 4 for instructions).
- Click Next
to use the features as they exist or Modify
to further modify the selected features.
- NOTE: If the Make a Map feature(s) is/are a Point or Line, a default buffer is added to convert the feature to a polygon.
- In the Draw/Edit toolbar click Accept unless further edits are needed.
- Continue to the Create Project dialog.
Create Project
- After clicking Accept in the Draw/Edit toolbar, the Create Project dialog opens.
- Within the Create Project dialog, enter the following information to describe the project. NOTE: required fields are labeled with a red asterisk *.
- Project Title* - title which will help to distinguish it from other project submissions
- Project Type*
- Project Description* - succinctly describe the proposed work within the project area (i.e. residential subdivision)
- On Behalf Of
- Contact information - this data will be auto-populated according to the information associated with the logged in user. Change as appropriate. The e-mail will be used to notify the logged in user once the review has been completed.
- File attachments such as photographs, survey documents, site plans, etc. can be uploaded and attached to the project form. Browse
to the desired file(s) and then click Upload 
. NOTE: Files must be less than 2 MB in size. Only files with the following extensions may be uplloaded: jpg, jpeg, gif, png, txt, docx, xlsx.
- Click Submit
to submit the project for review.
- A message will be displayed indicating that the project has been successfully submitted and that the results will be e-mailed to the address provided.
- Navigate to the My Projects menu to view the Submission Status of each of your projects.
- After the initial review of the project has been completed, an e-mail containing a link to the project report is sent. Click on the link within the e-mail to view the project report. Alternatively, access the project report via My Projects.