Welcome to Optioneer Technical Documentation

This section provides deeper insight into the technical foundations of Optioneer — how the software works behind the scenes, the logic that drives its functionality, and the data processes that support it.

There is no expectation for you to become familiar with every aspect of these topics. These pages are designed simply to help you understand some of the more detailed and technical elements of Optioneer, should you wish to explore them.

Each article within this section focuses on a specific technical area, offering clear explanations and context to help you better understand how Optioneer supports your project goals.

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Platform

Everything you need to know about Optioneer

Optioneer Knowledge Base 2026

Welcome to Optioneer

Navigating Optioneer

Exploring the Map

Collaborating with Others-Saved views and comments

Key Terms

What's Next?

Getting Started

Opening the Project Homepage

Building your Team

Getting Ready to Optioneer

Understanding Geospatial Data in Optioneer

Continuum Industries Data Library

Uploading Data to Project Layers

Drawing and Editing Network Features

Data

Configuring the Engine

Optioneer's Algorithms

Configurations

Generating Corridors

Evaluating Corridor options

Generating "Graduated Swathes"

Generating Route Options

Evaluating Route options

Generating Site options

Create Options

Report

Interpreting Results

Iterating on Results

Building Scenarios

Track Project Progress with Saved Views

Using Comments for Collaboration

Creating deliverables and presenting your findings

Exports

Analysis

Red-Amber-Green Analysis

Weighted Ranking

Saved Metrics

Results Library

Key Workflows

area of interest

impact

intersection

reporting

data layer

report

Setup

Corridor

Evaluating corridors

Siting

Site options

Site selection