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Projects

Projects are the primary organizational unit in Siter. Each project represents a site or installation that you want to evaluate, containing its own map data, layers, features, and analysis results. Use projects to manage separate evaluations independently.

Prerequisites​

  • You must be signed in to Siter
  • You must have the Project Read Permission or higher to view projects
  • You must have the Project Edit Permission or higher to create and edit projects

How to create a project​

  1. Click Projects in the top navigation bar

  2. In the My Projects panel, click Create New

    New project form with project details and criteria selection

  3. (Optional) Enter coordinates in the Zoom To Coordinates field and click the search icon to center the map on your site. Alternatively, zoom into your desired location.

  4. Fill in the project details:

    • Project Name — a descriptive name for the project
    • Installation — the installation or base name
    • Location — city and state or country

  5. Under Analysis Criteria, select one or more criteria standards to apply (e.g., DoD Manual 4145.26, DESR 6055.09, NATO EdC v1). For each selected criteria, set the Max NEQ to the highest expected NEW/Q expected on the site (this can be updated later)

tip

The Max NEQ field is used to calculate the distance of the search zone around PESs. Setting this higher than necessary will increase the number of analyses required, but setting it lower than necessary will result in missing analyses.

  1. Select the Default Attribute Values and Map Background as needed
  • Most Conservative: Will return the greatest standoff distance required
  • Most Likely: Will use the value TSG sees most often in the field
  1. Choose a Spatial Reference — use Local UTM unless you have existing map data with a specific coordinate system
  2. Click Create

Siter opens the new project in the map workspace automatically.

How to open a project​

  1. Click Projects in the top navigation bar

  2. Click a project name in the My Projects panel to open it

    My Projects panel showing a list of available projects

  3. Click Dismiss to close the panel and continue working in the currently loaded project

How to view project details​

  1. Open a project

  2. Click the project name in the upper-right corner of the toolbar

    Project dashboard showing Details tab with project name, installation, location, and coordinates

  3. The project dashboard opens at the bottom of the screen with four tabs:

    • Details — project name, installation, location, and coordinates
    • Criteria — the analysis criteria applied to the project
    • Users — team members and their roles
    • Sharing — share tokens and access requests

How to edit project details​

  1. Open the project dashboard by clicking the project name

  2. Click the settings gear icon next to the project name

  3. Select Edit from the menu

    Project settings menu showing Run Analysis, Edit, Export, Copy, Archive, and Delete options

  4. Modify the project name, installation, location, or other settings. The Criteria tab is where you choose which Analysis Criteria apply to the project, set the Max NEQ (and resulting search distance) per criteria, and pick the Default Attribute Values set used for calculation inputs

    Project edit Criteria tab showing the Analysis Criteria checkboxes, the Max NEQ field for DoD Manual 4145.26, and the Default Attribute Values dropdown set to Most Likely

  5. Save your changes

How to copy a project​

  1. Open the project dashboard
  2. Click the settings gear icon and select Copy
  3. Siter creates a duplicate of the project with all its layers, features, and data
tip

Copying a project is useful when you want to explore alternative configurations or create a variation of an existing evaluation without modifying the original.

How to export a project​

  1. Open the project dashboard by clicking the project name
  2. Click the settings gear icon
  3. Select Export

The project downloads immediately as a .siter-snapshot file containing all project data, layers, and features.

How to archive a project​

  1. Open the project dashboard
  2. Click the settings gear icon and select Archive
  3. The project moves to the archived list and no longer appears in My Projects

To restore an archived project, click the settings gear on the My Projects panel and select Restore.

How to delete a project​

  1. Open the project dashboard
  2. Click the settings gear icon and select Delete
  3. Confirm the deletion when prompted
danger

Deleting a project permanently removes it and all associated data. This action cannot be undone. Consider archiving the project instead if you may need it later.

How to import and restore projects​

From the My Projects panel, click the settings gear to access:

  • Import — load a previously exported project file (.siter-snapshot or .siter-snapshot.json)
  • Restore — view and restore archived projects
  • Request — request access to a shared project

My Projects settings menu with Restore, Import, and Request options

  • Sharing projects — share projects with other users and manage access requests
  • Map view — navigate and interact with the project map
  • Layers — add and manage map layers within a project, including layer import and export