Create a project

A project is where a piece of work lives. Create one before you start building maps so that your data, maps, forms and dashboards stay together.

#Create a project

1. Open Projects in the sidebar.
2. Choose New project.
3. Enter a name (required) and an optional description so teammates know what it is for.
4. Choose a cover (see below).
5. Confirm. You land on the new project's Overview.

#Choosing a cover

The cover is the image on the project's card, so make it recognisable. You can:

• Map location — pan and zoom a live map to the area you work in and capture that view.
• Styles — one of several ready-made map-style covers.
• Upload — your own picture or logo.

You can change the cover later in the project's Settings tab.

#After you create it

The new project opens on its Overview. From there use the tabs — Maps, Forms, Data, Dashboards and Settings — described in Inside a project. A good first step is adding data (see Upload your own data) or linking a form.

#Archiving and deleting

Everything below is in the project's Settings tab.

• Rename the project or edit its description and cover, then save.
• Archive a project you no longer use. It is tucked away rather than removed, and you can Restore it at any time.
• Delete project removes it permanently, together with its maps and their published share links. Forms linked to the project and datasets from the catalogue are not deleted. To confirm, you type the project's name.

#Manage projects from their cards

Open the actions menu on a project card to edit its Settings, rename it, duplicate it, archive it or delete it. The same menu appears on Home and your profile. On the Projects page, search by name and select several projects to archive or delete together. Items appear as you scroll.

Archived projects stay in Projects → Archived, where you can restore them individually or together. Archiving keeps their maps and published links.

Duplicating creates private copies of the project's maps, including archived maps, and keeps links to the same forms and datasets. Published share links are not duplicated. Deleting a project removes its maps and published share links; it keeps the underlying linked forms and datasets. Delete always asks for confirmation.