Tutorials
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13 short videos covering the GroundZones map page: uploading a hotel file, each of the zone rule modes, drawing your own areas, the ZIP code tools, and bringing a newer hotel list into a project you have already zoned.
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Upload your hotel file
Pick the file, map its columns onto the fields GroundZones needs, and import it.· 2:47 2 of 13 · 1:53
Zone rules
The rule table, and how a first pass of rules fits around zoning by hand.· 1:53 3 of 13 · 3:33
The top bar
The project switcher, undo and redo, history and snapshots, and the ZIP check badge.· 3:33 4 of 13 · 4:36
Inside the map
Hotel pins, the origin, selecting with a box, and the panels that float over the map.· 4:36 5 of 13 · 5:04
The left panel
The five sections of Zone Management, and what each one is for.· 5:04 6 of 13 · 4:15
City and Distance mode
Zoning by the city a hotel is in, with a maximum driving distance on top of it.· 4:15 7 of 13 · 2:51
ZIP Code Boundaries mode
Zoning by a list of ZIP codes, matched against where the pin falls on the map.· 2:51 8 of 13 · 1:34
Distance Only mode
Turning maximum distances into bands of driving distance from the airport.· 1:34 9 of 13 · 3:19
Custom Polygon mode
Drawing an area on the map by hand and giving every hotel inside it a zone.· 3:19 10 of 13 · 3:10
Generate Sectors
Building a cone-shaped area for each rule from its city and its maximum distance.· 3:10 11 of 13 · 4:10
ZIP Code Conflicts
Finding ZIP codes whose hotels ended up in more than one zone, and settling them.· 4:10 12 of 13 · 3:36
City boundaries as zone areas
Turning a city's real boundary into a drawn area, instead of matching it by name.· 3:36 13 of 13 · 3:24
Merge a newer hotel list
Importing an updated file into a project you have already zoned, keeping the zones.· 3:24
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