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How to change the ownership of a map

Ownership of a map within the Land App is tied to the individual who originally created it but you can transfer ownership to someone else

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Before You Start

  • Permissions: You must be the current owner of the map, an organisation administrator or team administrator to initiate a transfer.

  • The Recipient: The new owner has to be an existing collaborator, team member, or org admin on the map.


Step-by-Step Transfer

Access the sharing setting. This can be done from the maps dashboard or when in a map.
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In the current collaborators section click on change owner
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On the following screen you will be presented with the different options. You can search users that have access to the map, select from the display of Current collaborators or Members from teams.

Confirm the Transfer

An email will be sent to the new Owner to confirm the transfer.


Key Things to Know

Situation

Detail

If the map is transferred within an organisation

The team tags will be retained, and the original owner will not lose access if they are part of those teams

If transferring to another organisation or to a free user

The Team tags will be removed and the original owner will be added as a collaborator to retain access however the new owner can decide to remove.

Reversing the Change

Once you transfer ownership, only the new owner can give it back.

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