How to Save and Access Locations

Learn step by step how to save and access saved locations for your Community Needs Assessments. All logged-in SparkMap Subscribers can save locations to their profile. Don’t have an account? Register here.

Select Your Location

Save Your Location

Access Your Saved Locations

Step 1 – Select Your Location

Select the location you want to assess. (Figure 1). For step-by-step instructions on selecting your location, check out the How to Build a Community Needs Assessment tutorial.

*Figure 1 – Select a location by clicking on a state and then a county*

Step 2 – Save Your Location

After you select a location, a “Save/Edit” button will appear at the top right corner of the page (Figure 2). Click the button, then click “Save Location.”

Type your location name and a description in the popup, then click “Save” (Figure 3).

Note: Saved location names are used as the default name for your Community Needs Assessment report location and data visualizations (Figure 4).

Example of how to save and access your location — *Figure 2 – The “Save/Edit” button is visible when logged in*

*Figure 4 – Saved location names are applied to the Community Needs Assessment data tables and visualizations*

Step 3 – Access Your Saved Locations

After saving a location, refresh the Community Needs Assessment page. A “My Locations” button will appear (Figure 5). Click “My Locations” to view your saved locations.

To edit or delete a saved location, select it from the list, then click “Save/Edit Location.”

To access your saved locations list from your user dashboard, click the “My Locations” button (Figure 6).