Using Kāpehu
Kāpehu is a browser-based Māori GIS mapping tool for creating your own features and exploring public reference layers. The app runs in your browser. Saved features stay on your device unless you export them.
Views
- 2D is for creating and editing features.
- 3D is for viewing terrain and inspecting saved or searched locations.
The 2D or 3D button switches between map views. The animate button appears only in 3D and rotates the terrain view until you press Stop or interact with the map.
Elevation
The DEM or DSM button switches the terrain source. DEM shows bare ground. DSM includes trees, buildings, and surface objects.
Layer buttons
The layer buttons turn public reference layers on or off. These include Māori land blocks, marae, pā sites, parcels, rivers, and labels. Active buttons show that the layer is turned on.
Creating features
- Stay in 2D.
- Choose Place, Path, or Area.
- Choose a kaupapa and sub-type.
- Press Start drawing.
- Click once for a place.
- Click several times for a path, then press Finish shape.
- Click several times for an area, then press Finish shape.
- Add a name and notes.
- Press Save feature.
Search
Use search to find saved features, Māori land blocks, marae, and place names. Selecting a result moves the map to that location.
Library and export
Saved features appear in the Library panel. Use Zoom to move to a feature, Edit in 2D to change it, and export to GeoJSON, CSV, or KML when needed.
Data sovereignty
Your own created data stays in local browser storage unless you choose to export it.