OSM Maps Component

Overview

OSM Maps is a SAIL Component that enables you to integrate Open Street Maps in Appian with a variety of features. It allows you to visualize your organization data based on geography. Directly take any action on that data from the map. Tested with more than 10,000 markers!

Key Features & Functionality

Clustering

• Set mode as 'CLUSTER' and group data while showing customizable aggregated information on markers with no overrides. Run time drill down on clusters. Clusters also act as Heat Maps by showing density using colors.
• Example: Cluster data on region basis to calculate leads count or total intensity by region.

Custom Markers

• Define your own graphical custom markers based on the data.
• Example: Customize markers with image, or colors to identify between leads, contacts, accounts, etc.

Smart Actions

• Take any Appian action on selected markers directly from the map. Selected Smart Actions are returned to Appian to take any action needed.
• Example: Assign a task to relationship managers of all leads within a region.

Dynamically Select & Export Selected Markers

• Allowing Selection of region by selecting any polygon on maps and export the markers lying in that polygon.
• Example: Export data of all leads of a particular region.

Filter Data Points/ Markers

• Accept a Dictionary structure of all markers and automatically allows you to filter the map based on sent categories.
• Example: Filter Leads on the Map by Status (Hot, Cold, Warm).

Points Of Interest (POI)

• Based on current location, get all the POIs nearby and take any Appian action on them
• Example: Get all the restaurants near your current location.

Routing

• Get the shortest route to any marker from your current location along with detailed directions. Allows you to calculate travel timings to your customer locations right from Appian itself.

Download

• Download the map snippet in PNG format as portrait or landscape and print it easily.
• Example: Share and analyze the data among peers.

Share Location

• Share a location with custom messages

Search

• Search address directly in OSM Maps

US Zips Export

• Draw any region over the US and get all Zip Codes that lies within it

Get Address

• Click anywhere (land) and get its geo details.