Fieldwalker treats the property boundary as a first-class element of your design. You can load it automatically from government cadastral data, draw it manually, or enter GPS coordinates from any source.
Set your property boundary
Open the Layers tab and find the Boundary row.
If your property is in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania, Western Australia, or New Zealand, click the auto-load button to fetch your property boundary from official cadastral data. A picker shows nearby parcels — select yours. The boundary appears as a locked, labelled line on your map.
For properties elsewhere, or when the auto-load doesn't find the right parcel, use Enter GPS coordinates. You can type coordinates directly, paste them from another source, or upload a KML, GeoJSON, or CSV file.
You can also draw a boundary freehand directly on the canvas.
Automatic boundary lookup
If your property is in a supported region, Fieldwalker can fetch the boundary from official government land-parcel records.
Supported regions:
- Australia
- Victoria,
- New South Wales,
- Queensland,
- Tasmania,
- Western Australia.
South Australia(paid dataset, no live lookup),ACT and Northern Territory(government servers inaccessible) are not currently available.- We’ll keep revisiting this to get these available.
- New Zealand
How to:
Open the Layers tab → Boundary row → click the auto-load button.
If multiple parcels are found nearby, a picker overlay shows candidates. Select yours. The boundary appears as a locked, labelled line (e.g., "Boundary (Lot 5 DP123456) — 2.3 ha").
Conflict resolution:
If you fetch a new boundary when one already exists, a comparison view shows "Current" vs "New" so you can choose which to keep.
Manual GPS entry
For properties outside auto-load regions. In the Layers tab, click Enter GPS coordinates. A draggable modal opens.
Type or paste: One coordinate pair per line. Decimal degrees and DMS format supported.
Upload a file: KML, GeoJSON, or CSV.
Validation warns about ocean coordinates, wrong-country points, and requires 3+ valid points. Saved boundaries can be reopened and edited later.
Drawing manually
Use Draw manually from the Boundary row to sketch directly on the canvas. Less accurate but useful for rough working boundaries.
Boundary behaviour
Locked by default — can't be accidentally dragged. Unlock from the Layers panel to adjust.
Visibility — Toggle on/off independently of other layers.
In exports — The boundary is a toggleable layer in exports.