Guides Overview

The Guides section is for end users and operators of CDT. Each page is a task-oriented walkthrough — pick the goal you have in mind, follow the steps, and confirm the result before moving on.

If you have not signed in yet, start with the Quickstart. It threads the most important guides together into a single 30-minute path.

Where to start by goal

You want to…	Read
Browse buildings, datasets, and the city on a map	Map Viewer
Open and inspect an IFC building model	BIM Viewer
Visualize a LiDAR or photogrammetry scan	Point Cloud Viewer
Add and organize buildings and sites	Buildings & Sites
Upload and manage files	File Management
Connect IoT and sensor data	Sensors & IoT Data
Discover and overlay open data	Datasets & Open Data
Invite teammates, comment, share views	Collaboration

Format

Every guide follows the same structure:

• Goal — what you are trying to achieve.
• Prerequisites — what you need before starting.
• Steps — numbered, with the expected screen response after each.
• Result — what you should see when finished.
• Related — pages that go deeper or branch off.

Skim the goal and result first to confirm a guide is the right one before reading the steps.

Conventions

• Keystrokes use the format Ctrl + S (Windows/Linux) or Cmd + S (macOS).
• "Click" assumes a mouse or trackpad. Touch users can substitute "tap."
• Code blocks are copy-pasteable — placeholders in <angle brackets>.

Need help?

If a step does not work as described:

1. Check Troubleshooting for the symptom.
2. Search GitHub issues.
3. Ask on the contact form.