MaptiveIQ - How to Use the Drive Time Polygon Tool
Maptive’s Drive Time Polygon Tool allows you to see the area of the map you can drive to in a give time. You can generate the drive time polygon from any marker or by going to the tool directly and entering in an address.
How to add a Drive Time Polygon to the Map
Step 1: Click to Map Tools
Step 2: Click on the Drive Time Polygon Tool
Step 3: Enter in the address you want to add the drive time polygon to, or click on a marker and add the address directly from the right side menu.
Step 4: Add in the number of hours and/or minutes you want the polygon to represent
Step 5: Click "Add Drive Time Polygon"
Step 6: Maptive will now add the drive time polygon to your map. Please note, the drive time is based on perfect driving conditions and does not take historical or current traffic into account.
Step 6(a) : The drive time is added to the list here. You can hide the polygon by clicking the eye, or access a variety of functions using the 3 dots menu
Step 6(b) : When clicking on the polygon the right side panel will open and display, show the address, and give you the number of locations that fall inside the polygon
Step 6(c) : You can also see aggregated data about the markers inside this area, which can be customized by clicking "Customize Metrics". You can learn more about that Customizing Metrics
How to Hide a Drive Time Polygon
Click on the Eye Icon in the selected Proximities list or the Bottom Active Tools Bar
How to Delete a Drive Time Polygon
To delete the polygon from the map permanently click on the 3 dot menu then click "Delete Polygon". This will bring up a popup confirm you want to delete the polygon here
How to Customize a Drive Time Polygon
To edit the polygon click on the 3 dot menu then click "Edit Proximity".
This will bring up a new popup where you can rename the polygon, change its color, opacity, and travel time.
After making changes be sure to click "Save". If you don't want to save your changes click the X at the top right of the popup.
Exporting Data from a Drive Time Polygon.
You can export data from the 3 dot menu in either the Drive Time Polygon tool or in the right side menu after clicking on a polygon.
Option 1: Export your spreadsheet rows that fall within the polygon. To export just the data in one polygon click in the 3 dots then "Export Locations". If you want to export the data for all polygons and radii click "Export File"
Option 2: Export boundaries that fall within the polygon. This allows you to get a list of all of a certain boundary type like Zip Codes, or Counties that are either fully inside, or are at least partially inside the drive time polygon. Clicking this will bring up a popup which is explained in more detail <LINK>
