2.4.1. Technical limitations when creating map items

When you create and edit items on Yandex Map Editor, you must observe certain technical restrictions.

When you get close to going over a limit (for example, if the line you're drawing is going to be too long), you'll see a corresponding message:

The restrictions are listed in the following table:

Map item

Number of vertexes (not more than)

Length in meters (not more than)

**Deleting intersecting lines **

Item intersecting with one item of same category

Item intersecting with several items of same category

**Self-intersecting **

Roads

500

30,000

yes

max. 2

max. 4 *)

no

Areas of riverbed

500

1,500,000

yes

max. 2

max. 4 *)

no

Railways

500

500,000

yes

max. 2

max. 4 *)

no

Composite hydrographic items

500

2,000,000

no

no

no

no

Vegetation items

500

2,000,000

no

no

no

no

Buildings

300

**)

***)

no limits

no limits

no

Terrain items

500

2,000,000

no

max. 2

no

no

Territories

500

2,000,000

no

max. 2

no

no

Parking spots

2,500

*) For novice users — 2.

**) Sizes of buildings should not exceed 1500×1500 meters.

***) Lines are not used to draw buildings.

The following restrictions apply to group operations:

  • The maximum number of items that can be moved as a group is 200.

  • The maximum number of items whose attributes can be edited as a group is 200.

When a subscription territory is created, the number of points the polygon has should not exceed 200.

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