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# Import outdoor elements

# Import outdoor elements {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Import outdoor elements that you want to display on the indoor map. This can be a graphic element such as a logo or a an outdoor parking lot with parking spaces that needs to be created as Places.

## Before you begin

Role required: map admin, map editor, map editor limited

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllIndoor MappingMap Studio.
2. Select a campus to add to your outdoor layer.
3. Navigate to Manage WorkplaceFloor \& Floorplans.
4. Add a new source and select the file you would like to import.  
   Figure 1. Add outdoor elements
5. Click Continue.
6. Configure the raster source file.
7. Edit the georeference.  
   For more information about editing georeferences, see [Import Raster files](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/gRKdHNhP5NiYURGTfQKegA "After creating your campus, buildings, and floor, upload and import the raster floor plan sources.").
8. Select the layer type.
9. Click Start Import.
10. Create a place on your campus by selecting New point or New polygon.  
    For more information about creating a polygon and point, see [Manage places](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/s6gU8MkFFJsS5wONdsz1Tg "Edit campus and buildings to add places, icons, and place types that you want to display on the indoor maps.").
11. Make sure that you select the floor on a campus.
12. Start creating directions.  
    For more information, see [Manage Directions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QDHEQPL3Xc~7vdOGFGvCmg "Directions are used to compute routes from point A to point B on the map. Map administrators can manually draw lines on the floor map areas where people are allowed to walk within a building. This cannot be automated and has to be done manually.").
**Previous topic:** [Working with boundary editor](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PrFWD32O_6g7akOE2g4Msw "Boundary editor helps to define the mapped area of a campus on the global map by adjusting the campus boundaries to visualize the location of a campus and building on a map. Boundaries are used to differentiate between outdoor maps and indoor mapped areas.")  
**Next topic:** [Manage places](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/s6gU8MkFFJsS5wONdsz1Tg "Edit campus and buildings to add places, icons, and place types that you want to display on the indoor maps.")

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