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path: docs/getting-started/welcome
title: "Welcome"
desc: "Find guides, best practices, and tips to get the most out of GISOwl."
date: "Apr 2, 2026"
---

# Welcome to GISOwl

Find guides, best practices, and tips to maximize your GISOwl experience.

Welcome to the GISOwl Help Center. Here you'll find step-by-step guides, best practices, and troubleshooting tips to help you make the most of GISOwl. Use the search bar or the sidebar navigation to quickly find what you need.

## Getting Started

**What is GISOwl?** — New to GISOwl? Start here to learn what it does and who it's for.

**Create Your First Map** — Upload data, style layers, and share your first map in minutes.

**Tour the Interface** — A visual walkthrough of the toolbar, layer panel, and map canvas.

## Discover GISOwl

**Upload Anything** — Import geographic data in any format: shapefiles, GeoJSON, CSVs, raster imagery, URLs, and cloud sources.

**Layers** — Style, filter, and analyze your data with powerful layer tools.

**Owl AI** — Use natural language to generate spatial queries, create extensions, and auto-populate popups.

**Field App** — Collect and edit data in the field with GISOwl's native mobile app for iOS and Android.

**Dashboards & Apps** — Build interactive dashboards with charts, widgets, and layer controls.

**Annotations** — Draw points, lines, polygons, and text directly on your map.

**Sharing & Collaboration** — Real-time co-editing, commenting, embedding, and export.

**Administration** — Manage users, workspaces, permissions, SSO, and billing.

## More Resources

Need help? Contact our team at **support@gisowl.com**.

- **Blog** — Latest features, use cases, and GIS best practices at [gisowl.com/blog](https://gisowl.com/blog).
- **Developer Docs** — Build with the GISOwl API and SDK at [developers.gisowl.com](https://developers.gisowl.com).
- **Gallery** — Explore community maps at [gisowl.com/gallery](https://gisowl.com/gallery).