What's new

A short note for each change that matters, newest first. For the full picture of what Groundwork can do, see Features.

July 2026

Layers switch instantly. Moving between layers no longer pauses on the first switch, however many features the layer holds.
A tidier data panel. Layer switching now lives on the layer name itself, and feature details get a compact header with more room for what matters.
Compare walking, cycling and driving at a glance. Travel distance now measures all three at once from a searched address and shows the five closest, with the best option for each mode picked out in green. Tap any of them to see that route on the map.
Sort by real travel distance. Rank features by actual driving, walking or cycling distance from a searched location — and see the route to the one you pick.
Cleaner share links. Shared map links now leave out blank and default settings, so they’re shorter and easier to inspect.
More flexible basemaps. Administrators can configure vector styles, tile templates and more — and shared maps keep their basemap choices.
Smoother editing and review. Edit mode stays active while panning, and feature-detail headings are easier to read on dense layers.

Groundwork has a home on the web. The product site and documentation launched at groundwork.do.
A clearer, calmer interface. A refreshed deep-blue colour scheme makes dense maps and long lists easier to read.
Secure access to private cloud folders. Invited team members sign in once to open shared Dropbox data; public folders stay open to everyone.
More reliable cloud data loading. Remote files now open consistently regardless of the host’s cross-origin rules.

Open your QGIS projects directly. Point Groundwork at a QGIS project in your cloud storage and your layers load with styling and field aliases intact.
Connect to the maps you already publish. Added support for QGIS Server projects.
Use the cloud storage you already have. Added Dropbox, OneDrive and SharePoint connections.

Share a map as a link. Send a ready-made view — layers, filters, sort and extent preserved — that opens without an account.
Run several maps from one workspace. Different teams, projects or sites each get their own view.
Find and order features faster. Sort by distance, size or any field, and search across attributes.
Plain-language records. Choose which fields title and group features, so lists read in your organisation’s terms.
Faster setup for common sources. Preset WFS endpoints, recent-URL reuse, aerial imagery, and broader Esri WFS compatibility.

Work with many layers at once. Toggle visibility per layer and download any layer as GeoJSON.
Maps that match your published symbology. Styling now comes straight from the server your data comes from.
Easier orientation. Added a collapsible legend, address search, scale bar and per-feature style icons.
Cleaner data entry. Smart date/time entry and readable field labels.

The first release of Groundwork. An approachable web map for viewing and editing geospatial data — no GIS experience needed.
Edit your live data safely. Full WFS transaction support, with your published styling carried through.
Get data in quickly. Load GeoJSON layers, search and filter features, and inspect every attribute in a side panel.
Built on open standards. WFS and coordinate-system negotiation fit existing OGC infrastructure.