Welcome to Giraffe! We are glad you’re here.

Giraffe is a powerful platform that can unlock hundreds of use cases in your organisation. Learn the basic building blocks of Giraffe & start experimenting!

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Quick note:

If you are starting the free 14 day trial, you will see orange beacons guiding you through the app. Mouse over a beacon to see more information. Click to watch a short video about the feature.

To hide all of the beacons, click the knowledge center (bottom left) and select “End all Tours.”

You can restart the tour any time by clicking on the checklist item in the knowledge center.

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🖱️ Navigate the Interface

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Learn some UI basics!

To navigate the map:

Hold right mouse button OR ctrl + click to Orbit

Left click + drag to Pan

Scroll wheel or Two fingers on trackpad to Zoom

User Interface Overview:

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Top Bar

• Menu
• Home Space
• Projects
• Drawing Toolbar + Command Line
• Sharing/Co-Authoring </aside>

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Work Panel (Left Panel)

• Layers
• Properties
• Project Settings
• Usages
• Flow Builder 2.0
• Content Library </aside>

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Map

• Canvas
• Map Controls </aside>

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Data table

• Data Table
• Filter search, and style vector data
• Bulk creation, sharing, and publishing </aside>

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Reporting Panel (Right Panel)

• Urban Calculations
• Analytics
• Solar
• Terrain
• Apps </aside>

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Bottom Bar

• Alerts, errors, hints
• Info Hub </aside>

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Map Controls

User Interface Overview

Hotkeys

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🔍 Find a Site

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In Giraffe, your canvas is a map of the entire globe!

To start, Search the map for a location.

The Project Boundary. The project boundary is an important metric. It drives FSR/FAR, open space ratios, and more.