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Create a Project

Create a Project⚓︎

This section explains how to create a project, define its area of interest, configure project settings, and generate project tasks.

For a list of all guides on the TCAT Wiki, refer to the Guides List.

Create a project⚓︎

Use New Project to open the four-step project-creation workflow.

Step 1: Enter project details⚓︎

  1. Select New Project
  2. Enter a name in Project Name
  3. Confirm that the name is available
  4. Enter a description in Description
  5. Optionally enter one custom imagery JSON object in Custom Imagery
  6. Select Next

Create New Project details step showing Project Name, name availability, Description, Custom Imagery, and Next Create New Project details step showing Project Name, name availability, Description, Custom Imagery, and Next

Step 2: Define the area of interest⚓︎

  1. Draw the project area on the map with Draw
  2. Use Reset when you need to clear the drawn area
  3. Review the Area of interest captured summary
  4. Use Download Area of Interest when you need a copy of the drawn area
  5. Alternatively, upload an area-of-interest JSON file in the upload area
  6. Select Next

The area panel displays the captured area and lets you switch between km² and mi².

Create New Project area-of-interest step showing the captured polygon, area summary, download control, and JSON upload area Create New Project area-of-interest step showing the captured polygon, area summary, download control, and JSON upload area

Step 3: Configure project settings⚓︎

  1. Set the Lock Timeout
  2. Enable or disable Review Required
  3. Use Assign Validators to search for users and assign validator roles
  4. Enter project instructions in the rich-text Instructions editor
  5. Select Next

The Lock Timeout controls when locked tasks are automatically unlocked. Review Required requires validator review before tasks can be completed.

Create New Project settings step showing Lock Timeout, Review Required, validator assignment, and Instructions Create New Project settings step showing Lock Timeout, Review Required, validator assignment, and Instructions

Step 4: Review and create the project⚓︎

  1. Review the project details, description, imagery URL, area of interest, lock timeout, review requirement, validators, and instructions
  2. Select Create Project

Create New Project review step showing project details, area of interest, settings, validator, and Create Project Create New Project review step showing project details, area of interest, settings, validator, and Create Project

After the project is created, Workspaces displays a success message. The new project is initially in Draft status.

Project creation success dialog with Go to Projects and Open Tasks Tab actions Project creation success dialog with Go to Projects and Open Tasks Tab actions

Generate and save project tasks⚓︎

  1. Select Open Tasks Tab from the creation success dialog, or open the project's Tasks tab
  2. Set the task area between 0.25 km² and 1 km²
  3. Select Generate Tasks
  4. Review the generated task grid on the map

Project Tasks tab before task generation showing the task-area control, Generate Tasks, Reset, and status legend Project Tasks tab before task generation showing the task-area control, Generate Tasks, Reset, and status legend

When tasks are generated, the panel reports how many tasks were created and the approximate size of each task.

  1. Review the task grid
  2. Select Save Tasks

Project Tasks tab after task generation showing four created tasks and the Save Tasks control Project Tasks tab after task generation showing four created tasks and the Save Tasks control

Workspaces confirms that the tasks are saved and reports how many tasks are available.

Tasks saved confirmation dialog reporting that four tasks are available and showing Continue Tasks saved confirmation dialog reporting that four tasks are available and showing Continue

  1. Select Continue
  2. Select Activate Project when the project is ready to leave Draft status

Project header showing a Draft project with four tasks and the Activate Project button Project header showing a Draft project with four tasks and the Activate Project button

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