---
title: "KeyMobile Map tools"
slug: "keymobile-map-tools"
updated: 2024-12-11T13:27:24Z
published: 2024-12-11T13:27:24Z
canonical: "support.keypro.fi/keymobile-map-tools"
excludeFromExternalSearch: true
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.keypro.fi/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# KeyMobile Map tools

## Map tools

The **Map tools** are located on the right side of the map view. You can change the location from right side to left from [**Settings**](/kb/docs/settings-1) ![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/jfx14099221400910070789.png). To activate Map tools, press it once on the screen and the chosen icon will turn from gray to orange. The orange color means that the tool is on. Press it again to turn it off.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(135).png)

## Viewing objects - Info tool

1) Press **Info** button from the **Map tools**.

2) Choose a point from the map where you want to view object information.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(41).png)

3) The selected items are listed on the **Total** list. You can also press the **Details** button to open the item's form. Close the window by pressing the **X** button at the top right to start a new search.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(49).png)

| **Note!** | Only the objects shown on the map are listed in the **Total** list. In order for the object to appear in the search listing, check that the correct map layer is active. |
| --- | --- |

## Info tool based on location

Finds objects around you based on your location.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(43).png)

## Other tools

**Other tools** include **Open object**, **Add External Document**, **Direction** and **Coordinates** functionalities.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(44).png)

### Open object

To start adding a new object, press the **Open object** button in the menu, then select the correct **Object type**. The forms and properties of the object types differ, so always choose the right object type for the right use case. Read more [KeyMobile network objects](/kb/docs/keymobile-network-objects).

### Add External Document

You can upload images and files from your mobile device to the application.

1) Press the **Quick External Document** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(50).png) button.

2) Press the **Choose a** **file** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(134).png)

3) Select:

a. the device’s camera if you want to take a new picture.

b. the file browser if you want to upload an existing file.

| Note! | Depending on the device and platform, the offered function may be taking a photo or (if no camera is available) selecting a file. |
| --- | --- |

4) Take a photo or select a file in accordance with the device’s instructions.

5) Complete the form: **File name**, **Description**, **Type** and **Document URL**.

### Direction

With the **Direction** function, you can search for a route from your own location to a certain point on the map. The function automatically opens a view in the **Google maps** application that searches for the route to that point.

### Coordinates

With the **Coordinates** function, you can display the coordinates of your own location.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(46).png)

| **Note!** | Make sure that you have given the browser permission to use location data ([Allowing location access](/kb/docs/start-using-keymobile)) and that the device has an unobstructed line of sight to GPS satellites. |
| --- | --- |

## Your location

Activate **user tracking** so that KeyMobile will locate you on the map and automatically update your location information.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/672fb328-110d-4b2d-9d5f-f1e71883bb64/Images/Documentation/image(47).png)