Create/Edit Company Map Layers

Learn how to create and edit company map layers to customize the map view for your organization.

Overview

Company map layers are custom layers of points or boundaries that are private to your organization. Once created, they appear on the map for everyone in your account under Company Layers, grouped by the category you assign.

There are two shape types:

Boundary layers — collections of areas or polygons, such as sales territories, service areas, or elevator draw regions.

Point layers — collections of locations, such as retailers, facilities, grain elevators, or applicator sites.

There are two ways to build a layer: import an existing GIS file, or create the layer manually and add features to it one at a time.

Creating and editing company map layers requires the Create/Edit Company Map Layers permission (Map Layers feature area, CamoAg Enterprise). Without it, users can still view and toggle company layers on the map, but the New Company Layer button and all editing options are hidden. See Access Control (RBAC) for how to add a permission to a role.

Where to start

1. Open the Company Layers panel

   From the map, expand Company Layers in the left navigation menu.

2. Click New Company Layer

   Choose Boundary layer, Point layer, or Import shapefile from the dropdown.

Importing a map file

Importing is the fastest path when you already have your geography in a GIS file. CamoAg reads the file, verifies it, and creates a layer with one feature per shape in the file.

Accepted formats are .zip (a zipped shapefile), .geojson, and .kml, up to 20 MB. Files must contain less than 25k features. To upload a larger file or a different format, contact support.

1. Open the import modal

   Click New Company Layer > Import shapefile. The Import GIS File modal opens.

2. Select your file

   Drag and drop your file onto the upload area, or click to browse. The file uploads and is verified automatically — watch for File is verified! before continuing. If verification fails, the specific error is shown beneath the file name so you can correct the file and try again.

3. Name the layer

   The Layer Name is pre-filled from the file name. Edit it to whatever you want users to see on the map.

4. Select a Title Property

   After verification, CamoAg lists the attribute fields found in your file with an example value from the first record. Pick the field that should be used as each feature’s title on the map — for example, TERRITORY_NAME or SITE_ID.

5. Add a source URL (optional)

   Click Enter Source URL to record where the data came from. This is useful for layers sourced from a public agency dataset that you may need to refresh later.

6. Upload

   Click Upload. Processing runs in the background and can take several minutes for large files — you’ll be notified when the layer is ready.

The shape type (boundary or point) is detected from the file, so there’s no need to choose it beforehand.

Creating a layer manually

Manual creation is a two-part process: first you define the layer itself, then you add features to it.

Step 1: Define the layer

1. Choose the layer type

   Click New Company Layer and select Boundary layer or Point layer. This cannot be changed after the layer is created.

2. Enter a Layer Name

   This is the name users will see in the Company Layers list. Required.

3. Choose a Layer Category

   Categories group related layers together in the navigation menu. Select an existing category from the dropdown, or click Create to type a new one. Layers default to the Other category.

4. Pick a Default Display Color

   Choose the color used to draw this layer on the map. Boundary layers can be left with no color (an outline only) by clearing the selection; point layers default to gray.

5. Add Feature Attributes

   Attributes are the custom fields available on every feature in the layer — for example, Account Owner, Acres, or Contract End Date. Click Add attribute for each one and give it a label. Use the arrows to reorder attributes; the order here is the order users see when viewing a feature.

6. Save

   Click Save. The layer is created and you’re taken to its details page, ready to add features.

Step 2: Add features to the layer

From the layer’s details page, click Add feature to layer.

Point layers

A new point is dropped at the center of your current map view. In the form, set the Title, fill in any feature attributes, and optionally add an address. Latitude and longitude are shown read-only — reposition the point by dragging it on the map. Click Save.

Boundary layers

The boundary edit tools open on the map. Build the shape using:

• Draw Polygon — trace the boundary by hand
• Multi-select — click existing map features, such as counties or townships, to use their geometry
• Merge Boundaries — combine multiple selected shapes into one
• Cut — remove a section from a shape
• Simplify — reduce the number of vertices on a complex shape
• Delete — remove a shape and start over

When the geometry is right, click Finish Selection, then enter a Feature Name, fill in your feature attributes, and click Save. Use Edit feature on map to return to the drawing tools.

Repeat for each feature. The feature count is shown in the layer header as you go.

Editing a layer

Open the layer from Company Layers and use the menu in the layer header:

Action	What it does
Edit Layer Settings	Change the layer name, category, display color, and feature attributes
Archive Layer	Removes the layer from the map. Available once the layer contains features — it can be reinstated within 30 days by contacting support
Delete Layer	Permanently deletes the layer. Only available while the layer is empty

Existing feature attributes can’t be deleted once features are using them — use the eye icon to hide an attribute instead. New attributes you’ve added but not yet saved can be removed with the trash icon.