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.

Most project operations start on the Project Management page — the page that opens when you click Projects in the top navigation bar. Operations on the open project are also available from the project dashboard's settings gear, as noted below.

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. Click the Create new project button (+) at the top of the Project Management page

   

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.

6. 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

7. Choose a Spatial Reference — use Local UTM unless you have existing map data with a specific coordinate system
8. 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. On the Project Management page, expand the group containing your project

   

3. Click the project's name to open it on the map

See Project Management page for grouping, sorting, and finding projects in a long list.

How to view project details

1. Open a project

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

   

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

   

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

   

5. Save your changes

How to copy a project

1. On the Project Management page, open the project row's Actions menu (⋮) and select Copy — or, with the project open, click the dashboard's settings gear and select Copy
2. 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. Use Compare / Merge afterward to review what changed in the copy and bring selected changes back.

How to export a project

1. On the Project Management page, open the project row's Actions menu (⋮) and select Export Snapshot — or, with the project open, click the dashboard's settings gear and select Export

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

How to archive a project

1. On the Project Management page, open the project row's Actions menu (⋮) and select Archive — or, with the project open, click the dashboard's settings gear and select Archive
2. The project moves out of the active list

To find archived projects, set Group by to Status on the Project Management page and expand the Archived group. An archived project's Actions menu shows Restore in place of Archive — select it to bring the project back.

How to delete a project

1. On the Project Management page, open the project row's Actions menu (⋮) and select Delete — or, with the project open, click the dashboard's settings gear and select Delete
2. 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 a project

1. Click Projects in the top navigation bar
2. Click the Import project snapshot button (upload icon) at the top of the Project Management page
3. Select a previously exported project file (.siter-snapshot or .siter-snapshot.json)

The imported project opens as a fresh project in your environment.

Related topics

• Project Management page — group, sort, and act on all your projects from one page
• Sharing projects — share projects with other users and manage access requests
• Comparing and merging projects — see what differs between two projects and merge selected changes
• Map view — navigate and interact with the project map
• Layers — add and manage map layers within a project, including layer import and export