Managing Multimap Visibility

One of the most powerful features of Land is the ability to work with multiple maps at once. You can display multiple maps simultaneously and switch between them quickly.

Organizing maps in the data tree

When different maps are opened, they are placed in the data tree in opening order and the position in the tree determines how they are shown in the map window:

Maps that are higher up in the tree are layered on top of those below them. In this way, the most recently opened map appears in the foreground:

Default map ordering

Map ordering in the tree follows these rules:

Most recently opened map: Always placed at the top of the list of open maps:
Relief maps: Placed below other maps, since they only provide altitude information. This information is available even if the relief map is hidden:
Vectorial maps: Placed above other maps because they can be displayed simultaneously with the maps below:
You can disable this behaviour from Land Preferences using the option Keep vectorial maps on top, found under 'Maps':

Manually changing the order

Although there is a default order, you can change the order of maps and reorganize them in several ways:

Drag and drop: Simply click a map, hold the mouse button down and move it up or down in the tree:

The map will be placed in the new position:
Contextual menu: Right-click on the map and select Multimaps > Bring to front or Send to back:
Alternate maps: Land includes this tool which also lets you change the order of open maps with a single click:

By default this function is not in the Main toolbar, but it can be easily added by configuring the toolbar commands:

Show/Hide maps (eye)

Note: Do not confuse Show/Hide with Open/Close — 'Hide' keeps the file open. For example, a hidden relief map will still provide altitude data and a hidden routable map will still allow automatic route calculation.

To show or hide an open map click the "eye" icon located on the left side of the map:

When the map has the "open eye" icon, it is visible in the map window:
When it has the "crossed-out eye" icon, it is not visible in the map window, but remains open:

This is useful for comparing overlapping maps, since hiding one immediately reveals the map directly beneath it.

Adjusting transparency

To combine maps more visually, it is possible to adjust the transparency:

Right-click on the map > Transparency:

A window opens where you can edit the transparency:
From the map Properties window, opening the Transparency section, where the setting is also saved for future openings:

Clicking the Transparent field opens a selector to edit the transparency: