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CARIS Spatial Fusion Enterprise 5.9 Viewer

Help Guide

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Table of Contents

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7What is the Viewer? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Language Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Forgot your Password?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2 Interface Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Data Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Themes List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Themes List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Using the Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Measurement Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Measure Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Measure Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Point Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Range Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Selection Grid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Download Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Map Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Points of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Map Snippet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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1Overview

In this chapter...

WHAT IS THE VIEWER? ................................................... 8LANGUAGE SELECTION .................................................... 9LOGGING IN ................................................................ 12FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? .......................................... 14LOGGING OUT ............................................................. 16

8 CARIS Spatial Fusion Viewer Help Guide

Overview: What is the Viewer?

What is the Viewer?

CARIS1 Spatial Fusion2 Enterprise™ Viewer is designed as a tool for displaying geospatial data. It is referred to as the web application throughout this guide.

The web application can display data from remote sources using standard Internet browsers such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

1. This term is a trademark of CARIS (Universal Systems Ltd.), Reg. USPTO & CIPO.2. This term is a trademark of CARIS (Universal Systems Ltd.), Reg. USPTO.

CARIS Spatial Fusion Viewer Help Guide 9

Overview: Language Selection

Language Selection

The application will open in the default language. The user can select English, Spanish, or French for the web application interface.

There are three possible locations where the language setting may be made:

• on the login page,



• on the user profile page

• on the map page

All users will be able to see the main map page, but the other two pages may not be visible, depending on how the web application was configured.

Changing the language on the map page will always change the language for the current session, which ends when you log out or exit the web application.



Changing the language on the Login page will have different results, depending on whether the language for your username has been set on the Profile page.

• If it has not been set, changing the language on the Login page will be in effect for the current session only.

• If it has been set, changing the language on the Login page will have no effect after login.


Overview: Logging In

Logging In

Opening the web application is done differently depending on your user role. For installations with public access, the log in screen shown below will not appear when navigating to http://host:port/spatialfusionviewer/mapViewer/map unless you click the Login button.

When the login is required or requested a username and password will be required.

The privileges and features available to you may be different depending on the configuration provided for your use.

When logging in:

1. Type the Username and Password.

2. Click Login.

If you are not authenticated, you will be prompted to log in again. Once the correct username and password have been entered, the application will open.


Overview: Logging In

For users with public access not requiring a password, the web application will open directly with a map view. An example of this view is shown below.

More detail about the parts of the interface can be found in the remainder of this document.


Overview: Forgot your Password?

Forgot your Password?

If you forget the password assigned to your account, you may be able to gain access to your account and update it with a new password if this function is activated for the configuration you are using. The email address you enter must match the one stored in the system.

1. From the login page, select Forgot your password? if it is visible.

The Forgot your Password message box is displayed.

2. Type your Email address in the text field.

3. Click Submit.

The system sends an email with a temporary “confirm change” password to your account. It may take a few moments for your email server to finish sending the update information to your email address.

4. [Optional] To return to the main login page without submitting your email address, select Cancel.

If the email server has been configured, an email is sent to your email account.

5. From your email account, select the “Reset your Password” email.

6. Click the link within the email or copy and paste the link into the Address (URL) field in your browser and press <Enter> to confirm you want to change the password.

Another email with the subject line, “Your New Password”, is sent to your email account. This email contains a system-generated password. This password is now recorded in your user profile as the accepted password. If you wish to change it to


Overview: Forgot your Password?

something more personal, you can now update it in the Users profile page.

7. From the login page, type the Username and the new Password.

8. Click Login.

The web application will open.


Overview: Logging Out

Logging Out

When you select the Logout option in the top menu bar, you are logged out of the system.

1. Select Logout.

The login screen is displayed.

To log back into the system, retype your Name and Password and click Login.

2Interface Components

This chapter describes the parts of the interface for the web application.

In this chapter...

DATA WINDOW ............................................................ 18THEMES LIST .............................................................. 22USING THE MOUSE....................................................... 23TOOLBAR .................................................................... 25PRINT ........................................................................ 26MEASUREMENT TOOLS .................................................. 28SELECTING FEATURES .................................................. 34DOWNLOAD DATA ........................................................ 40MAP INFORMATION ....................................................... 44POINTS OF INTEREST .................................................... 46MAP SNIPPET.............................................................. 47


Interface Components: Data Window

Data Window

An example of the web application interface is shown below. Descriptions of each component are provided below the screen image. Clicking each section of the graphic will take you to the topic on the selected section.

Display window: This window displays a sample map.

Selection grid: This window, located at the bottom of the Display window, expands when either a point or a range selection is made. See “SELECTING FEATURES” ON PAGE 34 for more information.



Zoom Levels Bar: This tool allows you to zoom in and out of the map using fixed zoom levels. The number of levels available is based on the number of zoom levels specified when the map was created. Click levels in the bar or click the plus or minus sign at the top and bottom of the bar to change the zoom level. You can also change the zoom level using the mouse. See “USING THE MOUSE” ON PAGE 23 for more information.

Print: The Print hyper link allows the user to print the contents of the display window. A second browser window will open, permitting the user to customize the scale and extents of the map, and add text notes. See “PRINT” ON PAGE 26 for more information.

Link: The Link option displays both the permalink web location and the map snippet of the current map.



This permalink can be copied into another location, such as an email.

There is also a map snippet, which can be used to put a map window in another web page. See “MAP SNIPPET” ON PAGE 47 for more information.

Map Information

Display the available metadata for the current map.

See “MAP INFORMATION” ON PAGE 44 for details.

Scale: The scale in the bottom-left corner of the Display window represents the viewing scale of the map in metric and imperial units. As you change the zoom level, the scale will be updated automatically.

Coordinates: The coordinates in the bottom-left corner of the Display window represent the current location of the cursor on the map. These values will change as you move the cursor around the screen.



Point of Interest Icon: This icon is one of many which can represent a point of interest. Clicking it will display information about the point. See “POINTS OF INTEREST” ON PAGE 46 for more details.

Themes List

A movable panel that lists the themes available for the current user and the layers belonging to the selected theme.

See “THEMES LIST” ON PAGE 22 for details.


Interface Components: Themes List

Themes List

The Themes list shows the themes available for display. A theme is a collection of layers grouped together as a map.

Below the list of themes is a list of the layers, if any, that belong to the selected theme. You can display or hide layers by clicking the check box.

The Themes list is open by default when the web application is opened. Minimize or maximize the list by clicking the -/+ button in the top right corner. Move the list by dragging the title bar anywhere in the Map window.

The maps available depends on the role assigned to the current user. Each user role has themes and configured layers assigned to it. When a user logs in with a particular role, only the themes and layers assigned to that role are displayed in the list.


Interface Components: Using the Mouse

Using the Mouse

Enlarge an area The mouse can be used to enlarge an area of the map.

1. Press and hold the <Shift> key, then click and drag the cursor.

A red bounding box is drawn as you drag the cursor.

2. Release the mouse button when the box covers the area you want to focus on.

The view is zoomed and centred to fill the Display window with the area inside of the box.


Interface Components: Using the Mouse

Pan You can use left mouse button to pan (move the map) by pressing and dragging while the mouse pointer is on the map. The mouse pointer changes to a four headed arrow, and the map will be moved in the direction it is dragged.

Pressing the mouse wheel button and dragging will also work for panning.

Zoom The mouse wheel (if you have one) can be used to adjust the view by changing the scale. Rotate the mouse wheel forward to zoom in and rotate backward to zoom out. You may need to wait a moment for the screen to redraw.

Zoom and Centre The mouse can be used to centre on a specific point and zoom in at the same time. Double-click a specific point in the Display window. The view is refocused one zoom level at a time and is centred on the selected point.


Interface Components: Toolbar

Toolbar

The toolbar will have varying numbers of icons depending on the map being displayed, and the data available to the user.

When no layers are selectable, the following toolbar is presented:

When there are selectable layers, the following toolbar is presented:

These toolbars include the following buttons:

• Previous View: This button displays the previous view of the map. Click the button to see the previous view. The zoom and pan settings of the previous view are used in the display.

• Measurement Tool: This tool can be used for measuring either distance or area, in imperial or metric units. See “MEASUREMENT TOOLS” ON PAGE 28

• Selection: This button permits the user to select point or area features accessible in the Display window. This button is not visible if the layer being displayed has no selectable data. See “SELECTING FEATURES” ON PAGE 34 for more information.

• Data Download: This button permits the user to select and download data. This tool is disabled if the layer being displayed has no downloadable data. See “DOWNLOAD DATA” ON PAGE 40 for more information.


Interface Components: Print

Print

1. Printing a portion of the map can be accomplished by clicking the Print button above the Display window.

A separate browser window will open.


Interface Components: Print

The scale can be adjusted with the scale bar, and the map area can be panned by clicking and dragging on the map. Text can be added in the Notes text box.

2. When the dynamic map has the desired features, click the Print link to complete the process.


Interface Components: Measurement Tools

Measurement Tools

The same tool can be used for distance and area measurement. It is located in the toolbar.

Measure Distance

The distance tool can measure the cumulative distance along a freehand line, or any number of connected points.

To measure distance:

1. Position the map so that as many as possible of the points to be measured are visible.

2. Click the Measurement tool in the toolbar.

The measurement options toolbar is displayed.

3. Click the Distance tool.

Navigation tools are affected once the measurement tool is activated.

When the Measurement tool is active, the Pan function is available by using the mouse wheel.



4. (Optional) Select either Metric or Imperial, depending on your choice of measurement units.

5. Click the starting point of the sequence of points you wish to measure.

6. Click the second point along the sequence of points you wish to measure.

A panel which reports the distance will open in the browser. The title bar can be used to drag the panel to any convenient location in the browser. The X button can be used to remove the panel at any time.

If this is the last point you wish to measure, go to Step 9.

Holding down the Shift key while moving the mouse freehand allows you to determine the distance along an irregular line.



After each new point is clicked, the cumulative distance is displayed in the panel.

7. Click the next point along the sequence of points you wish to measure.

8. Repeat Step 7 for each point you wish to include in the sequence.

9. Double-click on the last point to complete the measurement calculation.

If you are tracing a line freehand, release the mouse before releasing the shift key to complete the measurement.

10.Click the Measurement tool to cancel the measurement feature, or begin the next measurement sequence of points at Step 5.

The panel is updated with the total distance.

Measure Area

The area measurement tool can measure the area enclosed by three or more connected points, or an area drawn freehand.

To measure area:

1. Position the map so that as many as possible of the points to be measured are visible.

2. Click the Measurement tool in the toolbar.

The Measurement tool is enabled until you click it a second time.

Navigation tools are affected once the measurement tool is activated.

When the Measurement tool is active, the Pan function is available by pressing the mouse wheel.



3. Click the Area tool.

4. (Optional) Select either Metric or Imperial, depending on your choice of measurement units.

5. Click the starting point of the area you wish to measure.

Holding down the Shift key while moving the mouse freehand allows you to determine the area of an irregular feature.



6. Click the second and third points of the area you wish to measure. If the area you are interested in is enclosed, continue to Step 8.

A small panel will appear in the browser. It will report the cumulative area which has been enclosed.

7. Click the next point or points along the sequence of points you wish to measure.

8. Double-click on the last point to complete the measurement calculation. If you are using the Shift key to draw an area freehand, you need to release the mouse button to complete the area.



The area of the enclosed points will be displayed in the measurement panel.

9. Either click the measurement tool to cancel the measurement feature, or begin the next measurement point sequence at Step 5.

The measurement tool is enabled until you click it a second time.


Interface Components: Selecting Features

Selecting Features

The selection button on the toolbar permits the user to select point features available in the Display window. Data available for the selected features will be displayed in the data grid at the bottom of the Data window. This tool is disabled if the layer being displayed has no selectable data.

Point Selection

To select a point:

1. Click on the Selection button.

The Point and Range Selection buttons will appear.

2. Click on the Point Selection button.

The Point Selection button will be highlighted, and the mouse pointer can now be used to select a point feature.

3. Click on a point feature.

A message will indicate if the data loading will take significant time.



The selected feature will be highlighted on the map, and the available data will be displayed in the Selection grid across the bottom of the map.

If you click the feature a second time, the information will appear in a popup bubble.

If there is information from different features on different data layers at the location clicked, more than one point may have been selected and will open in a grid. See “SELECTION GRID” ON PAGE 37 for more information.

The Point Selection tool can be used as many times as desired for different point features.



To cancel the selection process:

4. Click the Selection button.

Range Selection

To select a range of features available in the database:

1. Click on the Selection button.

The Point and Range Selection buttons will appear.

2. Click on the Range Selection button.

The Range Selection button will be highlighted, and the mouse pointer can now be used to select a range of interest.

3. Drag the mouse pointer diagonally to highlight a rectangular range of interest.

A message will indicate if the data searching will take significant time.

The selected feature(s) will be highlighted on the map, and the available data will be displayed in a data grid. If there is information from different data layers, the information will be shown in separate tabs of the data grid, which can be viewed in any sequence. See “SELECTION GRID” ON PAGE 37 for more information.



To see details of one feature in the selection:

4. Click the feature.

A popup bubble appears with the information available for the feature.

To cancel a range selection:

5. Click the Selection button or another tool.

Selection Grid

When multiple points are selected, or a single point with multiple layers, the selection area is highlighted, and the Selection grid expands at the bottom of the Display window. When a selection is made, the map automatically displays the selection if it is not already visible.

If the data takes a moment to display after a selection is made, a message explains what is happening.

The selection is shown on the map, and in the Selection grid.



The Selection grid will have as many tabs as there are layers that have returned selection results. By clicking the tabs, you can change the data displayed for the appropriate layer.

The Expand/Collapse button permits you to display or hide the Selection grid.

You can also drag the button to size the Selection grid.



Superselection After a selection has been made, an individual feature can be further superselected to examine it more closely. The feature will be displayed on the map if it is not visible already.

To superselect a feature, click a selected feature in either the displayed map or the Selection grid. The map will display the superselected feature.


Interface Components: Download Data

Download Data

Data can be extracted and saved in a variety of formats using the Data Download tool.

The procedure for using the Data Download tool is described below. For more information on each of the fields in the dialog box, refer to the table that follows.

To download data:

1. Click the Data Download tool.

The Download dialog box is displayed.

Search 2. [Optional] Type a filter value.

3. Select a layer from the list.

The bounding box of the data is displayed. This bounding box will expand to the full extent of the data to be downloaded or extracted.

The Options section is displayed.

Options 4. Select a Format.

5. Select a Coordinate Reference System.

6. [Optional] Select the fields to be downloaded.

If no data are available for download, the Data Download tool will not be displayed.



7. [Optional] Select the interpolation method for each enabled field.

8. Crop the data you want to download.

9. Click Download to Queue.

The Queue section is displayed

Queue 10.Click the appropriate button to save the downloaded or extracted data.

If you chose one of the XML files, you will be given the choice to save it or display it.

If you chose a zip file, a file named coverages.zip will be saved to your default download folder.

The Data Download dialog box has three sections:

• Search: Select the feature layers or coverages.

• Options: Set the output format, coordinate reference system (CRS), and the specific area to be downloaded or extracted.

• Queue: Extract and download the selected data.

The fields in each of these sections are described in the table below.

Section Description

Search A list of the feature layers and coverages corresponding to the search filter.

You can filter the number of layers listed by typing a value in the search box. For example, if you type “symbols”, only the layers with the word symbols in the name are displayed.

The method of accessing the data is indicated by the icon on the left of the layer name. WCS indicates that the data is a coverage, WFS indicates that the data are features.

The Reset button can be used to clear the search filter and change the view to the full extents of the data. If the theme has a bounding box specified, these extents will be used, otherwise the world map is used.



Options When you select a layer, it is displayed in the Options section. If the selected data has an abstract, it will be displayed in this section under the layer name.

Format: The output format for the data.• For WCS data, select from TIFF, BAG, or XYZ• For WFS data, select from gml3, gml2, kml, json,

or Shapefile

Coordinate Reference System: The supported CRSs of the output data. As you enter text in the field, the list will automatically be filtered.

The availability of CRSs is constrained by the administrator. You can select from these CRSs only. Select an option from the list.

If downloading data originating from BDB™ in BAG format, the output CRS must match the CRS of the source data.

Fields: Select the database fields you want to download from the source data. This option is only available for WCS data. For each field selected, you can also specify the interpolation method to be applied to the output data. The interpolation methods available are:• Nearest Neighbour• Linear• Cubic

Note: Only numeric data types can be exported to GeoTIFF. An attempt to export dates or strings, for example, will fail. Select only fields with numeric values when downloading a GeoTIFF.

Enable the check boxes for the data fields required and select the appropriate interpolation methods.

Resolution x/y: The X and Y resolution values of the selected coverage extents.

Crop: Crop the area you want to download or extract.

1. Click the Crop tool.( )

2. Move the pointer over the map.

3. Drag to create a rectangle.

This rectangle defines the area that will actually be downloaded or extracted. It must be within the feature bounding box. If you do not crop the area, the entire feature bounding area is downloaded or extracted.

Options, continued

Download to Queue: Add the selected layer to the download queue. The layer will be displayed in the Queue section with a small progress bar beside the layer name indicating the progress of the download.

1. Click the Download to Queue tool ( )

Section Description



Queue A list of downloaded feature data or coverages available to be viewed or saved.

1. Click one of the buttons at the right to save the downloaded or extracted data.

For coverages (WCS), you can select one of two buttons:• : Open an XML file describing the metadata

directly in a browser.• : Save a zipped file containing an image in the format selected under Options plus the XML

format metadata file.

For features (WFS), select the following:• : Open an XML file describing a feature layer directly in a browser.

Section Description


Interface Components: Map Information

Map Information

Display the metadata for the current map.

The metadata is configured by the administrator of the web service.

1. Click the Map Information tool.

The Map Information dialog box is displayed.

The left panel contains a tree-style list of the data source of the current map.

2. Click on a link in the left pane.

The information available is displayed on the right.


Interface Components: Map Information

Option Description

Service Contents A list of feature layers or coverages. Information includes:

• Abstract: A summary description of the web service.

• Resources: The location of the resource plus layer and format supported.

• Legend: A graphic representation of the symbol used to display features on the map, or the colour of the layer, as appropriate.

Service Information Service Information: Information about the web service.

Contact Information: Information about the individual and organization that set up the web service.


Interface Components: Points of Interest

Points of Interest

A point of interest (POI) is a method of displaying supplementary geospatial data on top of a map in point format .

If there are no POIs on the maps that you are using, it is because no layers with POIs have been made available for you to view. If they are available, the POI symbols will indicate the location of these features on the map. A variety of POI symbols may be used.

When a POI is clicked, the information is displayed in a balloon.

The POI information bubble can be closed by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the bubble.


Interface Components: Map Snippet

Map Snippet

A map snippet can be used to put a map window in another web page. A sample has been placed on the CARIS "About" web page.

The Link option displays the map snippet settings for the current map.

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Interface Components: Map Snippet

Copy the contents of the Map Snippet text box and paste it into to the HTML code of a web page.

There are a number of options which can be used to customize a map Snippet:

• Show Link to Full Map: By checking or unchecking this option, a link to the full map will be displayed on the Map Snippet window. This will permit the user to navigate to the site hosting the data.

• Show Theme Switcher: By checking or unchecking this option, the Themes list can be displayed or hidden in the snippet window. Themes are enabled by default.

• Configuring the Map Snippet Window: The Map Snippet text has settings that can be adjusted to customize the default presentation.

• width adjusts the width of the window, in pixels.• height adjusts the height of the window, in pixels.• frameborder adjusts the width of the frame, in pixels.• scrolling controls whether the scroll bar will appear on

the side of the frame.

After each option in the HTML code, there is text in double quote marks (""). Changing the setting to a different one that is permitted by the application will permit you to customize the Map Snippet.

The features that are in the map snippet include:

• an increase or decrease scale button,

• an optional enlarge to full window button,

• a scale indicator, and

• location coordinates.

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