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==Background==
 
==Background==
 
There are currently two ways for searching a location in the location catalog
 
There are currently two ways for searching a location in the location catalog
* By location exploring the terrain of your operation in the Google Earth interface.
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* By location exploring the terrain of your operation in the map interface.
 
* By name using the find function of the browser
 
* By name using the find function of the browser
  

Revision as of 11:07, 4 December 2015

REQUIREMENTS
Permission All user levels
Connectivity Online only

This document describes how to search for a location in the location catalog of your operation.

Background

There are currently two ways for searching a location in the location catalog

  • By location exploring the terrain of your operation in the map interface.
  • By name using the find function of the browser

Step-by-step description

1.
Fig. 1: Administration menu for operation administrator
Select 'Location Catalog' from the administration menu (cog wheel) in the top left corner of the screen (Fig. 1).
2.
Fig. 2: Location catalog screen
This will get you to the location catalog screen of the application (Fig. 2). The location catalog screen shows your location hierarchy tree on the right and a Google Earth map on the right.
NOTE Please note that depending on your connectivity and the size of your location catalog, it might take a while to start Google Earth and load your entire location catalog. Once the catalog has been downloaded, the location are drawn one-by-one. A progress bar will indicate the number of location that have been added to the map already. You are advised to wait until the entire catalog is drawn before proceeding to the next step.

Search for a location spatially

1. Navigate around in the Google Earth map to the desired location using the regular Google Earth navigation tools.
2.
Fig. 3: Ski run location with info balloon
Click on any location to show its name, abbreviation and description in a info balloon on the Google Earth map (Fig. 3).

Search for a location by name

Fig. 4: Pop-up window for searching location by name

Locations are sorted by location type and location name to make searching for a location as easy as possible. However, finding a location manually might be too cumbersome in large location trees with detailed hierarchies. For this case, we implemented a search functionality.

1. Click on the ButtonSearch.png button above the location tree in the left panel of the application. This will open up a pop-up window with for a search field.
3. Start typing the name of the location you are looking for and the drop down list will automatically show all locations that match your text (Fig. 4).
4. Select the location you are looking for and click on OK. The location tree will automatically expand as needed and the location will be highlighted in blue. The map will automatically zoom to the location.

Related documents

Functionality tested by

  • Dec. 22: Pascal Haegeli