The compass rose in the left upper corner of the Map component provides all map navigation tools in a single widget.
The mouse-scroll provides a fast zoom.
Using the measure icon from the left lower corner of the Map component the Map measure window can be opened.
The search box on top of the map component lists all search engine plugins configured by the administrator.
Using this entry field it is possible to search for a location to open and focus the nearest image. On a successful request, all opened panorama views will be replaced by the nearest image focused to the requested location and the map will zoom (scale defined by administrator) and center the requested location.
Enter an address or location specification depending the capabilities of the geocode plugin.
Search for XY coordinate.
Search for dataset object attributes in the map visible vector overlays.
The photo positions or recording locations are visible as dots if the map scale > 1/5000. A simplified line presentation is used for smaller scales if set by the administrator.
Heading and field of view of visible images are also nicely represented in the pie-slice presentation on the map. The visibility can be set via the vector overlay window.
Check the page “Navigation on panorama images” for a complete overview of all navigation functions, such as opening an image by clicking a photo position on the map.
The available basemaps and vector overlays are managed by the Orbit administrator.
Any combination of supported resources can be used as basemap.
Change basemaps
Using the drop-down list from the right upper corner of the Map component it is possible to switch between available basemaps.
The visibility of available vector overlays can be set via the vector overlay window, opened from the Image Toolbar.
It is up to the administrator to define the available vector resources.
Note, a vector dataset may not be visible due to scale limit limitations.
The scale bar is displayed in the lower right corner of the map component.