Extract
Select and extract specific map features to create focused datasets.
The Extract tool can be used to get polygon elements for boundaries or building footprints.
Click on the
Extract tool in the toolbar
As you move your cursor over the map, different boundary options will highlight based on your current zoom level
Click on a highlighted boundary or add many by holding
Shift
to draw a selection area to extract as a new polygon element(s)
Zoom level and boundary types
The Extract tool is zoom-sensitive, offering different boundary options based on how far you've zoomed in:
Zoomed out: Country and large administrative areas
Medium zoom: States, provinces, counties
Zoomed in: Cities and neighborhoods
Highly zoomed in: Building footprints
You can see the level that you are at as you zoom the map

Available boundaries
United States
Countries
States
Counties
Cities
Neighborhoods
Buildings
Rest of the world
Countries
First-order Administrative Divisions
Second-order Administrative Divisions
Buildings
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