In LiquidEarth, users interact with the app in different ways. We distinguish between:

• Permanent Users – Individuals with a registered user account who can access, modify, and collaborate within LiquidEarth.
• Temporary Guest Users (Guest Viewers) – Individuals who join a shared space via a public sharing link without an account. Guest Viewers have temporary, view-only access and are not permanently added to the space.

Registered Users

For ongoing access to projects in LiquidEarth, a user account is required. Your account data is securely stored, allowing you to log in from any device and maintain access to your projects.

What a registered user can do depends on two factors:

1. The type of license they have (Free vs. Commercial).
2. The role assigned to them in a specific space (determining their permissions).

For user account creation, see Create a User Account.

For more on licenses, see Purchase and Manage Your License Subscriptions and the LiquidEarth website.

For permissions and roles, see Permissions System (Shared Spaces).

Key Differences & Access Levels

• A user account allows for ongoing project participation, as you can be assigned permanent access to spaces (unlike Guest Viewers).
• A Free License allows up to Commentator access, meaning you can leave annotations such as callouts and text notes but cannot create projects or import data.
• A Commercial License (Individual or Enterprise) or a special academic license provides full access to LiquidEarth’s features.
• As the Owner of a space, you have full control over your projects.
• In shared spaces (where someone else is the Owner), your available features depend on the role (permissions) assigned to you by the Owner or Admins.

Temporary User: Guest Viewer

A Guest Viewer is a temporary user type within LiquidEarth who accesses a Space via a Public Sharing Link, without the need for a User Account. This means that typically, a Guest Viewer will have been invited to view a specific space and its content by a registered LiquidEarth user who is also the Owner or an admin of that space.

The Guest Viewer can explore and interact with the content of the shared space, but cannot permanently alter it. All changes made during their viewing session are temporary and not saved. This ensures the integrity of Content, Annotations, and implemented tools (Blocks).