Use the GeoPlatform tutorial videos listing in this page to learn more about how you can leverage it’s tools and applications to meet your needs.
To view all the videos on our YouTube channel, go to the GeoPlatform Tutorials channel under the Federal Geographic Data Committee on YouTube.
Quick Links
GeoPlatform Overview
GeoPlatform Overview
An overview of how to navigate the GeoPlatform homepage; how to find, create, curate and share information and resources; how to become part of a GeoPlatform community space.
Overview Telling a Story with Maps and Galleries
Learn how to register resources, create “open” maps using “open” layers, create map galleries, and add a map gallery to a community space. Use this video to learn the path of registering your data to sharing it.
Map Viewer
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Learn about map layers and how to add a layer to a map.
Learn how to add features to your map.
Learn how to save a map in map viewer.
Map Manager
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Learn how to create a map gallery in Map Manager.
Learn how to embed a map gallery in your community space using Map Manager.
Object Editor
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Learn how to register a Map Application as an Open Map
Resource Registration
Learn how to use the GeoPlatform Resource Registration Tool to register an asset such as a dataset, service, map, or layer. Use this link to learn more about adding this tool into your community space: Resource Registration in Communities
These videos represent a visual step by step guide of how to perform specific editing tasks in your community space as well as using GeoPlatform plugins and tools. The videos correspond with the Community Cookbook help pages which include a detailed, written description of each section and a step by step guide.
Community CookbookUsing the GeoPlatform CCB Theme
Customizing your Community Homepage
Learn how to add, reorder, and delete widgets on your community homepage. Reference the Community Cookbook for more details
Featuring Categories and Pages on your Homepage
Learn how to feature categories and pages on your community homepage. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Adding and Editing Posts and Pages
Learn how to add, edit, and delete a post or page in your community space, as well as attaching a post or page to a category. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Editing Menus
Learn how to add, edit, and delete a menu item from the main menu or the More menu. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Using the Astra/Elementor Theme
Adding/Editing a Page
Learn how to add and edit a new or existing page on your community site built with our third party recommended theme package. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Adding/Editing a Menu
Learn how to add and edit menu items in the main menu on your community site built with our third party recommended theme package. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Adding/Editing the Footer
Learn how to add or edit the footer on your community site built with our third party recommended theme package. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Adding Posts to Pages
Learn how to add a post(s) to a page built with Elementor on your community site built with our third party recommended theme package. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Using GeoPlatform Plugins and Tools
GeoPlatform Maps
Learn how to display dynamic GeoPlatform maps in your community space. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
GeoPlatform Search
Learn how to add the GeoPlatform search feature in your community site. This tool will search through the GeoPlatform Asset Portfolio and your community site content. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
GeoPlatform Asset Carousel
Learn how to share and display your community’s registered assets in your community space. Use this tool create pre-set filters to list community assets from the GeoPlatform Asset Portfolio. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Embedding a Map Gallery into a Page
Learn how to embed a previously created map gallery onto your community site. Use the reference in the Community Cookbook for more details
Community Search Plugin
Learn how to list Portfolio Objects in your community space.