User manual » History » Version 1
Philippe May, 09/08/2018 13:01
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| 3 | 1 | Philippe May | h2. Navigation |
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| 5 | 1 | Philippe May | Using the buttons at the top, one can navigate through the main components of the application. Currently, they are: |
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| 7 | 1 | Philippe May | * Dashboard: currently a simple introduction of the software and project |
| 8 | 1 | Philippe May | * Map: an interactive map to explore all the geographical components |
| 9 | 1 | Philippe May | * Measures: a view of for easily accessing the measurements done on different objects on the map |
| 10 | 1 | Philippe May | * Admin (this is currently being reworked on) |
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| 12 | 1 | Philippe May | h2. Using the map |
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| 14 | 1 | Philippe May | The interactive map allows users to navigate on all the elements in the database, organized in layers (see below). |
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| 16 | 1 | Philippe May | h3. User interface |
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| 19 | 1 | Philippe May | h3. Permalink |
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| 21 | 1 | Philippe May | Using the "Permalink" button (showing a chain-like icon), a URL (ie. link or web address) is generated and put in the clipboard ready to paste. When this URL is used, Gisaf shows directly the view of the map with the same zoom, location, tilt, rotation, base map and selected layers. |
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| 24 | 1 | Philippe May | h3. Base map |
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| 26 | 1 | Philippe May | The base map is a background that helps users to identify the features of the ground. |
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| 28 | 1 | Philippe May | Some base maps come from "Open Street Map":https://www.openstreetmap.org (collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world, in the same manner that Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia). |
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| 30 | 1 | Philippe May | Other base maps include pre-rendered maps (eg. "Stamen terrain"), or pictures taken from the sky ("Satellite"). |
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| 32 | 1 | Philippe May | h4. Raster vs. vector |
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| 34 | 1 | Philippe May | In the mapping jargon, a "raster" is an image, in the same manner like jpeg images. |
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| 36 | 1 | Philippe May | A "vector" layer is a next generation way to store and use the maps, in the sense that each items of the map has its coordinates. The result is much nicer visuals that are adapted dynamically, use less bandwidth, etc. |
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| 41 | 1 | Philippe May | h3. Organization of the layers |
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| 43 | 1 | Philippe May | Gisaf displays a tree of the layers on the left side pane. |
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| 45 | 1 | Philippe May | h4. Misc section |
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| 47 | 1 | Philippe May | This section is used for legacy and highly customized data. |
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| 50 | 1 | Philippe May | h4. Specific projects |
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| 52 | 1 | Philippe May | Exceptionally, specific sections can be created as per the requirements. |
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| 55 | 1 | Philippe May | h4. Other sections |
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| 57 | 1 | Philippe May | These sections are from the surveyed data, and they match the ISO nomenclature of domain based organization of the geographical information. |