{"id":853508,"date":"2026-08-13T07:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853508\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:26:16","slug":"new-actmapi-features-open-for-testing-via-mapping-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853508\/","title":{"rendered":"New ACTmapi features open for testing via Mapping Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" height=\"335\" width=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACTmapi_900.jpg\" alt=\"A map showing an overhead view of the centre of Canberra, from the ACTmapi platform\" class=\"wp-image-47308\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tA screenshot from the ACTmapi Mapping Lab<\/p>\n<p>Users of the ACTmapi platform are being asked to test out new features and provide their feedback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACTmapi, the Australian Capital Territory Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actmapi.act.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">online interactive mapping platform<\/a>, provides a range of features of use to those in the surveying and wider geospatial field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform includes the latest land information and enables users to view and query data such as that for land zoning, aerial photography, survey marks, bushfire-prone areas and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Users are being given the opportunity to try out new features and enhancements before they are finally incorporated into ACTmapi. They can do so by accessing the online <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.vertigisstudio.com\/web\/?app=1afa906c1e954827ae6e56f52f734df1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mapping Lab<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New or enhanced features under test include:<\/p>\n<p>A new search bar, into which addresses, unit plans (Class B) or deposited plans can entered;<\/p>\n<p>A cleaner, less-cluttered interface;<\/p>\n<p>More intuitive tool groupings;<\/p>\n<p>Aerial Imagery within the basemap gallery;<\/p>\n<p>An optimised basemap; and<\/p>\n<p>An enhanced zoom level (up to 1:35)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interested users are being asked to provide feedback by 31 August by emailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spatialsource.com.au\/new-actmapi-features-open-for-testing-via-mapping-lab\/mailto:spatialdata@act.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">spatialdata@act.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A screenshot from the ACTmapi Mapping Lab Users of the ACTmapi platform are being asked to test out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":853509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2666,423732,64,63,174355,423733,128,320420],"class_list":["post-853508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-act","tag-actmapi","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-gis","tag-mapping-platform","tag-science","tag-surveying"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=853508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/853508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/853509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=853508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=853508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=853508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}