Proxi's "Draw on Maps" feature is a game-changer for anyone looking to visualize data, plan routes, or simply make their maps more engaging. Whether you're plotting a driving route, highlighting specific areas, or overlaying images, Proxi offers a versatile set of tools. Let's dive into the capabilities of this feature and see how it can transform your mapping experience.

Drawing Lines on Maps

With Proxi, you can draw lines and routes directly onto your maps. Whether you're planning a multi-stop road trip, creating a walking tour, or outlining a race course, this tool allows for detailed and accurate route mapping.

Driving Routes: Easily plot out driving routes, including stops and detours, to ensure you have the perfect road trip planned.

Walking Tours: Create immersive walking tours for tourists or locals, highlighting key points of interest along the way.

Race Outlines: Plan and share race courses for marathons, cycling events, or any type of race, giving participants and supporters a clear view of the route.

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Drawing Shapes on Maps

Shapes and polygons are perfect for highlighting specific areas on your map. With Proxi, you can draw polygons to create heat maps, outline neighborhoods, cities, counties, states, or even entire countries.

Outline Areas: Clearly define and outline regions such as neighborhoods, cities, counties, states, and countries to provide context and clarity to your maps.

Highlight Areas: Use polygons to emphasize areas of interest, such as high-traffic zones, areas requiring special attention, or locations with unique attributes.

Heat Maps: Visualize data with heat maps, showing concentrations of activity or demographics across different regions.

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Integrating Open Source and Internal Data

Proxi allows you to upload KML files and spreadsheets, making it easy to integrate open-sourced data and your internal data files. This feature ensures that you can work with the most accurate and up-to-date information available.

Open Sourced Data: Incorporate publicly available data into your maps, enhancing their accuracy and relevance.

Internal Data Files: Upload your own data, such as customer or competitor lists, to customize your maps for your specific needs.

Custom APIs: Work with our team to create custom integrations between Proxi and your data systems for automated updates.

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Image Overlays: Adding Visual Elements to Maps

Proxi's image overlay feature acts like stickers for your maps, allowing you to add various visual elements to enhance the information and aesthetics.

Floorplan Layers: Use image overlays to mark specific indoor locations, such as different sections of a conference venue.

Logos and Sponsors: Highlight sponsors and partners by adding their logos to your maps.

Illustrations: Place fun or informative stickers on your map to make it more engaging and interactive.

‍Conclusion

Proxi's "Draw on Maps" feature provides a robust set of tools to make your maps more functional and visually appealing. Whether you're drawing routes, highlighting areas, uploading data files, or adding image overlays, Proxi makes it easy to create maps that are both informative and engaging. Start exploring these features today and see how they can enhance your mapping projects.

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