Lasso Tool

Draw an area on a map to quickly edit, export, or delete every marker inside the lasso. You can also route the markers or pull the boundaries, such as zip or postal codes, that fall inside the area.

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  • Export selected rows
  • Batch-edit a column
  • Build an optimized route
  • Export boundaries
  • Delete markers in bulk
  • Reuse the same selection

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Five actions, one selection

What You Can Do With the Lasso Tool

Draw a polygon on your map and a popup opens with five actions on every marker or boundary inside, plus a selection that stays put until you toggle it off.

Animated demo of drawing a lasso selection on a Maptive map

Export Location Data

Pull the rows inside your lasso into a file in any format, or copy them to your clipboard.

Edit Data as a Group

Tick Batch Edit on a column, type a new value, and every marker inside updates at once.

Optimized Driving Route

Send the lassoed markers into the Routing tool to build an optimized driving route.

Export Boundaries

Pull every zip code, city, or boundary inside, including territories you already built.

Batch Delete Markers

Remove every lassoed marker from the map and data tab in one permanent action.

Reusable Selection

The polygon stays put until you toggle it off, and clicking inside reopens the popup.

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How it works

Lasso a Selection in Three Steps

Clicking the lasso icon to start a selection on a Maptive map
1

Click the Lasso

Click the lasso icon on the right side of your map. It highlights blue once it is ready for input.

Outlining an area on a Maptive map with the Lasso Tool
2

Outline the Area

Click points around the area you want, then close the polygon by clicking the start point or double-clicking.

Choosing an action for the markers inside the lasso selection
3

View the Results

Your chosen action runs on every marker inside the polygon at once, written to your data tab in real time.

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Where it pays off

Real Work the Lasso Tool Speeds Up

Anywhere you would otherwise filter, sort, copy, and paste a subset of locations by hand.

Bulk Edits in Seconds

A column needs the same value across hundreds of pins. Outline them, tick Batch Edit, type the value once, and every marker updates, written to your data tab right away.

Filtered Hand-Off Lists

Outline an area and pick Export Location Data to ship the rows inside as a file or to your clipboard. Your master spreadsheet stays untouched between requests.

Same-Day Route Building

Outline the stops, pick the optimized route option, and the Routing tool builds a driving route across only the picks you lassoed, from a starting point you set.

Visual Team Reassignment

Outline the moved accounts, tick Batch Edit on the owner or region column, type the new value, and the whole pool updates the same moment, no second pass.

Custom Territory Rosters

Outline the area, pick Export Boundaries, and pull every zip code or city inside, including territories you already built. The list is ready for ops without lookup.

Map Database Hygiene

Outline the cluster of stale or duplicate pins, pick Batch Deletion, and Maptive clears every marker from the map and the data tab in one action. Fast and final.

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Under the hood

How the Lasso Tool Works

From spreadsheet scrolling to a polygon

Picking a subset by hand means sorting a spreadsheet, then copying rows into a new tab. That holds up at 20 rows and falls apart at hundreds.

  • Pins on a Maptive map reveal clusters and natural groups a filter dropdown hides
  • Click the lasso icon, then drop points around the area to close the polygon
  • One popup gives five actions on every marker inside
A lasso polygon drawn around a cluster of markers on a Maptive map

Bulk work without the row-by-row grind

A region changes hands, or a status needs updating across hundreds of accounts. Handled row by row, the cost climbs with the size of your data.

  • Outline the affected pins and choose one action from the menu
  • Export, Edit as a Group, Optimized Route, Export Boundaries, or Batch Delete
  • Edit as a Group uses a Batch Edit checkbox per column, so tick only the one you mean
  • The same polygon stays drawn for your next action
The Lasso Tool Options popup listing five actions over the selected markers

Lasso, radius, and drive time

Maptive gives you several ways to pick a group of pins, and each fits a different question.

  • Radius rings frame a symmetric area around a hub when distance is the answer
  • Drive-time polygons frame coverage by minutes from a location
  • The lasso fits an area no circle or postal boundary matches
  • Frame a region with radius or drive time, then lasso the exact pins to act on
A Maptive map combining a lasso selection with drive-time and radius rings
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Pairs well with

Related Features

The tools teams reach for alongside the Lasso Tool.

Route Optimization
Build an optimized driving route across your stops.
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Boundary Tool
Map and pull regions by county, state, or zip.
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Filter Tool
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Good to know

Lasso Tool FAQs

What is the Lasso Tool in Maptive?
It lets you draw a polygon on your map by clicking points around an area, then act on every marker or boundary inside at once. After you close the polygon, a popup appears with five options: Export Location Data, Edit Data as a Group, Create an Optimized Driving Route, Export Boundaries, or run a Batch Deletion.
How do I draw a lasso on my map?
Click the lasso icon on the right side of your map. It highlights blue once it is ready. Click near the edge of the area you want, then click again to add each side of the polygon. Complete it by clicking the start point a second time, or by double-clicking. The five-option popup then appears for the markers inside.
How do I edit data for a group of markers at once?
After you draw a lasso, pick Edit Data as a Group. You will see your columns with a Batch Edit checkbox next to each. Tick the box for the column you want, type the new value, and confirm. Every marker inside takes the value and the change writes to your data tab. Ticking Batch Edit on an empty column removes that column’s data.
How do I export only the markers inside my lasso?
With the polygon drawn, pick Export Location Data. Choose a file format, or use Copy to Clipboard for an instant paste into another tool. The export covers only the rows inside the polygon, and the lasso stays drawn afterward so you can run another action on the same selection.
Can I build a driving route from the markers I lassoed?
Yes. After drawing your lasso, pick the Optimized Driving Route option. Maptive sends the markers inside to the Routing tool, which builds an optimized route across only those picks. You set the starting point in the routing tool.
How do I get the zip codes inside a custom area?
Draw a lasso around the area, then pick Export Boundaries. Maptive returns every zip code, city, or other boundary inside, including boundaries never imported into your map and any territories you have already created. Save or copy the list for a territory rule or coverage definition.
How do I delete a batch of markers at once?
Lasso the markers, then pick Batch Deletion. Maptive removes every marker inside the polygon from the map and your data tab in one action. The deletion is permanent and cannot be reversed, so use it when records are duplicate, abandoned, or out of date.
Does my lasso stay on the map after I act on it?
Yes. The polygon stays drawn after an action runs, and persists until you remove it. Click the X on the polygon, or click the lasso icon again to toggle it off. The persistent selection makes it easy to run a different action on the same markers without redrawing.
Can I run another action on the same lasso area?
Yes. Click your lasso area at any time to bring back the same five-option popup. The polygon stays on your map between actions, so you can export, then run a Batch Edit, then a route, all on the same set. Toggle the icon off when you are done.
How is the Lasso Tool different from a radius circle?
A radius circle is a fixed-distance ring around a point, best when distance from a hub is the question. The lasso draws a polygon around any group of markers, so the area can match a real neighborhood, a custom coverage zone, or any irregular cluster a circle cannot describe. Both open menus of group actions on the markers inside.

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