GeoViewer HELP

How to get to the GeoViewer

It is essential that the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer be installed on to your Workstation before you will be able to view any maps in the GeoViewer. The viewer can be installed by clicking on the following button :



Download the viewer by running the file from its current location and following the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. You need not restart your computer after the installation. A map should appear in a box that previously just contained an X.
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After installation you are ready to use the GeoViewer by clicking on this graphic:

A First Glance at the GeoViewer

If any of the initial layers in the map of the GeoViewer are password protected, you are prompted for a password. At the prompt, type your user name and password in the provided boxes. If you do not have a password, check with Geo Business Solutions for the proper authorisation to use the map.

The GeoViewer consist of 4 panels, these are :

The Menu Bar at the top of the GeoViewer contains buttons that control the view, pan, print and report buttons. If you click on these functions in the menu bar you can pan in all directions. Learning the different icons and their functions is easy, just hover with your mouse over the icon and a tool tip describing the function of the icon will appear.

The Report Area is on the top right hand side of the GeoViewer. Different reports can be viewed on the maps in the GeoViewer by selecting the chosen report and, if applicable clicking the GO button next to the selection box, or by clicking the radio button.

The Layer Control Area in the bottom right area of the GeoViewer is where you can toggle with the visibility of the layers in the map. If a layer is checked and it is not visible, refresh the window and make the layer visible again.

The Search toolbar at the bottom of the GeoViewer can be used to quickly find towns, addresses, and any other static points on the map.

More Functionality

If you right click in the map area of the GeoViewer, a floating menu appears. A lot of the functionality on the Menu bar is also available in this floating menu, eg: pan, zoom, print as well as some new functions like copy to URL, different select functions and view distances on the map.

On this menu you can add bookmarks that will be active for your current session. This will give you the functionality of quick zoom locations customized by you the user.

The Help option on this menu has a submenu where you can set Map Preferences ie: displaying the mouse position on the map status bar and setting the map units.

Zoom In
  1. Click the Zoom button on the toolbar, or right-click in the map and choose Zoom > Zoom from the popup menu.
  2. Click a point to be the center of the redrawn map.
  3. The map zooms in on that point to display the map at twice the previous magnification.
  4. You can continue to zoom in by clicking another point on the map.
When you finish zooming, press ESC, click the Select button on the toolbar, or choose Select > Select from the Map Window popup menu.

Zoom Out

You can click a point on the map to recenter the map on that point and zoom out.
  1. Click the Zoom Out button on the toolbar, or right-click in the map and choose Zoom > Out from the popup menu.
  2. Click a point on which to center and redraw the map.
  3. The map zooms out on that point and displays the map at half the previous magnification.
  4. You can continue to zoom out by clicking another point on the map.
When you finish zooming out, press ESC, click the Select button on the toolbar, or choose Select > Select from the Map Window popup menu.

Zoom to Window

You can use the mouse pointer to draw a rectangular area on the map and then zoom in to that area.
  1. Click the Zoom button on the toolbar, or right-click in the map and choose Zoom > Zoom from the popup menu.
  2. Press the mouse button and drag to draw a rectangle over the area you want to display.
  3. When you release the mouse button, the rectangle disappears, and the map zooms in to display the area within the rectangle at the highest possible magnification.
  4. You can continue by zooming in on other rectangular areas.
When you finish zooming, press ESC, click the Select button on the toolbar, or choose Select > Select from the popup menu.

Zoom All

You can zoom out to display the entire map.
  1. Click the Unzoom button on the toolbar, or right-click in the map and choose Zoom > Unzoom from the popup menu.


Zoom Previous

You can redraw the map at the previous zoom magnification and location.
  1. Right-click in the map, and then choose Zoom > Previous from the popup menu, or click the Zoom Previous button on the toolbar.


Panning

You can move the map around to display areas that are outside of the current view.
  1. Click the Pan button on the toolbar, or right-click in the map and choose Pan from the popup menu. Notice that the cursor changes to a "hand."
  2. Press the mouse button and drag to move the map around.
  3. Release the mouse button to redraw the map and show the new view.
  4. You can continue panning by dragging the map again.
When you finish panning, press ESC, click the Select button on the toolbar, or choose Select > Select from the Map Window popup menu.

Report

The report function is a pre-programmed function that only works on some layers and some objects in the map. You first have to click on the select button, select an object of interest and then click on the report button.

If a report is available for this map object, then a new page with the report information will appear.

This report can be printed for use in documents or other reports.

Printing

All views on the GeoViewer can be printed on any printer at any size depending on the size of the paper that the printer can print on. In the report area the print set-up button can be used to set the layout of your prints of the map.

  • You can enter a Title or uncheck the box to print no title for the Map.
  • The legend for the map can also be printed if required. This option makes the space available for the map smaller if it is checked on, but with the legend all symbols and colours are visible on the same page as the map.
  • The scale bar can also be printed underneath the map, or this option can be left out.
  • The north arrow of the map can be printed with the map as well as the date and time that you are doing the print.
  • Another option is to print the URL of the map so that you can easily refer back to the website where you have accessed the map from.
  • Map size can be set to fit the available space on the page or to a specific scale required.
After setting the print options, you can press the print button to print to a network or local printer.

All reports viewed by the report button have the ability to print. This button makes use of the print function on your browser.

Preferences
The Preference menu sets the map units, centroid and status bar display of the installed viewer on your PC. On this menu it is possible to:
  • Display your mouse position on the status bar
  • Display your map scale of your current view on the status bar
  • Display the width of the map in your current view.


Polygon

The polygon function gives you the functionality to digitise a number of points on the map and cut and paste comma separated co-ordinates into a text document to import into a GPS or other software.
  1. Click on the points on the map that you want the co-ordinates of and double click on the last of the points that you want to digitise.
  2. A list of co-ordinates will appear in a pop-up menu and after you click 'OK' a new html page will appear with a list of the co-ordinates which you can cut and paste into a text document and save as a CSV.
This function does however have one limitation, you can only digitise 35 points at a time.

Co-ords

The co-ords function is ideal if you want the co-ordinates of one point. Just click on the button and click on the point on the map which you require co-ordinates for. These will then appear in a pop-up menu.

The Report Section

This section contains predefined reports in layer format that can be made visible one at a time.
  1. Click in the radio button next to the report you want to view.
  2. The map will refresh with the selected report visible.
  3. Hover your cursor over the map to view the values or themes of the report.
  4. You can click on the Legend button or Graph button if available in the GeoViewer to view the legend of the current report or a representation of the information in graph format.
If your report section does not contain reports in radio button format, but rather in a drop down box format, please follow the following instructions to view these reports.
  1. Make your selection of the required report by selecting it in the drop down boxes.
  2. Press 'GO' to view the report.
  3. The map will refresh with the selected report. If the view of the map has not changed after you have refreshed the map, then there is probably no information available for that particular report.
  4. Hover your cursor over the map to view the values or themes of the report.
  5. You can click on the Legend button or Graph button if available in the GeoViewer to view the legend of the current report or a representation of the information in a graph format.
The Layer Control Area

This section of the GeoViewer is used to make point, line and text layers visible or invisible.
  1. Click on the checkbox next to the layer you want visible. If nothing loaded then that layer is probably not visible at that scale of the map.
  2. The map will refresh with the report visible.
  3. Hover your cursor over the new map features to view the description of the features.

The Quick Search Area
This section can be used to search quickly for locations on the map.
  1. Type in the first letter or part of the name of the location you want to search for.
  2. Click 'GO'
  3. A search result window will appear with a list of options to locate on the map
  4. Click on the option you want and click 'Map Locate'.
  5. If the option you require is not available in the result window click 'Exit' and retry the search with different criteria.

Comments

Your comment is always welcome to improve the GeoViewer for you the customer or to report unknown bugs in the GeoViewer.
  1. Click on the comment button.
  2. Fill in the required information and click submit.
Please note that your e-mail address will not be disclosed to any third parties for marketing or any other purposes, except if required by law.

Should you require manual assistance?

You are welcome to visit our offices at the following address or phone us during office hours.

Geo Business Solutions
45 Feld Street
Windhoek
Namibia
Tel +264-61-226929
Fax +264-61-229623

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