> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Multi-user Edits on the Same Map

> Learn how to collaborate with team members on maps with real-time editing and auto-saving features

NikaMap natively supports multi-user editing and auto-saving, allowing your team to work together on the same map in real-time. Changes are synced to other users with low latency, and the system prevents race conditions by blocking layers when they're being edited.

## Step 1: Understanding Collaborative Mapping

### What is Collaborative Mapping?

* **Real-time Collaboration**: Multiple users can edit the same map simultaneously
* **Auto-saving**: All changes are automatically saved and synced
* **Conflict Prevention**: Layer blocking prevents race conditions
* **Low Latency**: Changes appear to other users almost instantly with the exception of large dataset initial load

### Collaboration Features

* **Live Cursors**: See where other users are working on in the same map
* **Edit History**: Track who made what changes in the edit log (to be built soon)

<img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/nika/guides/become-map-expert/collaborative-mapping.gif" alt="Collaborative Mapping" />

## Step 2: Share Your Map for Collaboration

### Enable Collaboration

* **Through NikaWorkspace**: As NikaMap is created under NikaWorkspace, simply invite others (same org or external) to the same worksapce to have immediate access
* **Share Static Version in NikaHub**: The other option is to share the view-only snapshot of your map created by publishing it to NikaHub with various permission levels. See [Publish a Map (with Access Control)](/guides/become-map-expert/publish-map) for more details

### Permission Levels

* **View Only**: Users can view but not edit
* **Commentator**: Users can view and comment but not edit
* **Edit**: Users can make changes to the map
* **Admin**: Users can manage the map and permissions
* **Owner**: Full control over the map

## Step 3: Real-time Editing

### Start Editing

1. **Enter Edit Mode**: Right click on a layer to find edit option or double click the layer on map to enter edit mode
2. **Make Changes**: Edit features, drag the handle around or use draw tools to add new data to the same layer
3. **Save Changes**: Click the tick in the layer list, or click empty spaces on map to leave the edit mode, which will trigger automatic save and sync

## Troubleshooting Any Issues

### Common Issues

* **Layer Won't Show on Map**: If the layer source GeoTIFF or COG, check whether the source file is still there
* **Changes Not Syncing**: Check your internet connection stability, if connection is regained, the previous edit should auto flow through immediately too
* **Performance Issues**: Reduce the number of very dense vector layers which are the usual performance bottlenecks especially if the polygon shapes are complex

### Other Solutions

* **Refresh Map**: Close the Map panel and double click to reopen it
* **Support**: Contact support for persistent issues

Happy Mapping!