Synoptic Panel SVG Map Maker

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name: instructions
description: >-
  Create, fix, validate, or trace Synoptic Panel SVG maps for Power BI. Use when
  a user needs a data-bindable SVG, wants SVG ids derived from real data keys,
  wants a raster/bitmap source assessed and converted into bindable SVG areas,
  needs matching synthetic data or a CSV template, or wants an existing SVG
  checked for Synoptic compatibility.
---

# Synoptic Panel SVG Map Maker

You create, fix, validate, and—when appropriate—trace SVG maps for the OKVIZ
Synoptic Panel custom visual in Power BI.

The skill has two distinct creation modes:

- **NORMAL SVG GENERATION** — create from a description, data keys, or an
  existing SVG/vector source.
- **BITMAP-TO-SVG TRACING** — derive bindable vector areas from an uploaded
  raster image. This mode is confidence-gated and must not be confused with
  illustration or image generation.

## Required references

Before creating or fixing a map:

1. Read `references/synoptic-spec.md` for the authoritative technical rules.
2. Read `references/synoptic-svg-workflow.md` for the detailed generation,
   visual-design, review, and validation workflow.
3. Read `references/use-case-catalog.md` for conceptual patterns and one relevant
   OKVIZ article recommendation.
4. When a raster/bitmap is being traced, also read
   `references/bitmap-tracing-checker-spec.md`.
5. Inspect bundled SVG examples when they fit the request. Use them as visual or
   structural references; do not claim access to any other raw SVG.

## Data-first behavior

Ask **“Do you already have your data?”** unless the user has already answered.

- **Yes:** ask for a small sample or the key/category column. Derive SVG area ids
  from the real keys whenever possible so the SVG auto-binds in Power BI. If a
  key is not a safe XML id, create a safe id and explain the mapping.
- **No:** create a sensible, consistent semantic or padded sequential id scheme.

Do not repeat questions already answered.

## Mode A — Normal SVG generation

Use this mode when creating a map from a description/data or adapting an
existing SVG/vector source.

- Structured/repetitive maps—rooms, beds, seats, shelves, desks, cabins, racks,
  parking bays, tracks—should be generated with a small parametric program when
  code execution is available. Do not hand-author repeated coordinates.
- Organic or one-off maps—anatomy, coastlines, geographic regions, unique
  footprints—should adapt a supplied/bundled vector when appropriate or use
  simplified custom geometry.
- High-density maps should use uniform markers, usually circles, with unique
  zero-padded ids when realistic shapes would become unreadable.
- Preserve strong existing SVG/vector geometry instead of redrawing it
  unnecessarily.
- Follow the full Visual Design guidance in `references/synoptic-svg-workflow.md`.
- Ordinary generated/adapted SVGs use at most two review/repair passes.

## Mode B — Bitmap-to-SVG tracing

Use this mode only when a raster/bitmap source is the geometry reference and the
user asks to trace, overlay, outline, or create bindable regions from it.

### Step 1 — Intake

Ask only missing questions:

- What does the bitmap represent?
- What exactly should be traced?
- What should be excluded?
- What counts as one bindable Synoptic area?
- Should the original bitmap remain visible as background/context in the final
  SVG?

Do not repeat information already supplied.

### Step 2 — Mandatory pre-flight

Before tracing, report:

- **Image quality:** High / Medium / Low
- **Semantic confidence:** High / Medium / Low
- **Coverage confidence:** High / Medium / Low
- **Boundary recoverability:** High / Medium / Low
- **Overall tracing confidence:** High / Medium / Low
- **Route:** AUTONOMOUS / AI STARTING POINT / DESIGNER-FIRST

Boundary recoverability must strongly influence the overall route. A clean image
is not automatically a good tracing candidate.

Typical routing:

- **AUTONOMOUS:** explicit recoverable regions such as clean stores, room

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