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Using Humap

Creating Teams (formerly Projects)

What are Teams?

Teams are spaces for individuals to work together on pieces of content. If you are in a Team with other users, and content has been assigned to that Team, anyone else in that Team can edit that content.

This tutorial is for creating Teams via the Contribute system. Instructions for creating Teams through Admin are also available.

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Logging in

Go to the home page of the Humap instance you’d like to contribute to and click Explore the Map

A screenshot of the Layers of London homepage

  • From the map home page, click the plus icon in the top right corner of the information tray
  • If you’re not logged in, log in now
  • If public signups are enabled, you can create an account
  • If signups are not enabled, you’ll need an invitation from the project owner to contribute

A screenshot demonstrating where to find the Contribute button on Humap

  • You will be taken to the Contribution home screen

Creating and managing Teams via the Contribute System

  • Click Teams

A screenshot of the Contribute home screen on Layers of London

Introductory page

  • At any point in this process, you can save a draft and exit, or delete your Team. You can also revisit previous pages to edit or check your work

A screenshot showing the welcome page for the project creation wizard

  • You are now on an introductory page. When you’ve read it, click Begin

Add a name and description

  • The first thing we need is a name and a description of your Team. This will be public!
  • Type the title into the top text box, and the description text into the larger one below. There are a range of text formatting options available to make your text pop.

A screenshot demonstrating how to add a title and description to a project

  •  When you’ve finished your description, click Next

Add a cover image

  • On this page you can add an image for your Team. It will be shown at the top of your Team page
  • Click Browse Files to upload an image
  • Select the image you want to upload
  • Press Enter on your keyboard or click the Open or Upload button (depending on your computer)
  • Alternatively, drag and drop the image file into the upload box
  • Once the image is uploaded, click Next

A screenshot demonstrating how to add an image to a project

Add people to your Team

  • Type your invitees email into the email address bar. Make sure you have their permission to do this first!
  • You can add as many people as you like

A screenshot demonstrating how to add people into a project

  • To remove someone, click the minus button next to their email
  • Once the project is finished, email invites will be sent to the listed addresses
  • You can add more people when editing the published Team
  • People can request to join, but they must be approved by an existing project member before joining

Custom attribution fields

This page is primarily for institutions or groups that already have their own internal cataloguing systems for data. 

A screenshot demonstrating how to add an internal catalogue or reference number

  • Name the custom attribution field by typing in the Field name box
  • This will become live when the Team is published
  • You can add as many as these as needed
  • To remove one, click the minus button. You can also edit or remove them later

Add content to your Team 

Now it’s time to add some content items to your project.  You can only add content that you have published.

A screenshot demonstrating how to add content a project

  • Your content will appear below the search bar
  • To select an item, click it. To deselect, click again
  • Use the search bar to find items to add
  • Click “More Search Options” to browse categories like location or topic
  • For specific subtopics, click the downward arrow and select a subtopic
  • To deselect a subtopic, click the tick-box again
  • Once all desired items are added, click Next

A screenshot of the final screen

  • On the final screen, you can:
    • Delete the project
    • Save as draft and exit
    • Go back to edit your work
  • Click Publish to add your project to the map

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