Map Controls & Capture

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• Search Places

  Converts a place name into a centered map view via geocoding; requires a geocoding service.

• Color Bar, Legend and Map Tools

  Explains map values with a color bar and legend, measures lengths and areas, saves bookmarks, and shows camera status.

• Field Collection

  Creates georeferenced observations, tracks, and audiovisual material through field collection, GPS tracking, and recording.

• Start/Stop Tracking

  Controls GPS tracking with start/stop, pause/resume, follow location, point capture, and point logging.

• Tracking filters

  Gates track logging and point capture by minimum distance, time interval and accuracy.

• Save Track

  Saves or discards the recorded track, or exports it as GeoJSON or GPX.

• What's Here?

  Retrieves Wikipedia information for the selected point when available, adding geographic context.

• Copy GeoJSON

  Copies the feature as GeoJSON and centers or zooms the map on the selected location.

• Quick Analysis

  Generates scale-based buffers and 5, 10, or 15 minute drive/walk isochrones; isochrones require a routing service.

• View in Google Maps / Google Earth

  Opens Google Maps or Google Earth at the current position and scale in an external service.

• Navigation

  Zooms, pans, and tilts the view to inspect layers at different scales and angles.

• Full Screen

  Expands the map canvas to full screen for distraction-free comparison and more display area.

• Compass

  Displays current north orientation and resets it with one click to interpret headings and rotated layers correctly.

• Geolocation

  Centers the map on your current location to place an observation or start fieldwork. Requires location permission.

• Globe

  Toggles a global perspective to assess extensive layers, long routes, and planetary context.

• Terrain

  Toggle terrain relief and set vertical exaggeration via double-click dialog.

• Scale Bar

  Shows a distance reference bar for estimating feature sizes and measuring context visually.

• Attribution

  Exposes provenance and usage terms of basemaps and data layers to maintain cartographic traceability.

• Logos

  Shows or hides platform and basemap provider branding; provider logos appear only when using their basemaps.

• Atmospheric Effects

  Adds atmosphere to the globe to improve spatial readability; configured in Controls. Globe only.

• Weather

  Overlays cloud and precipitation frames with playback controls and a date-time slider when multiple frames exist.

• Rotate Globe

  Rotates the globe automatically, unlocking map bounds when they block the motion.

• Grid Graticule

  Overlays reference coordinates on the map for visual orientation and measurement; enabled from Controls.

• Directions and Reverse Geocoding

  Computes routes between points and resolves coordinates to place names. Depends on provider and network.

• Solar Simulation, Route Animation and Flight Simulator

  Simulates solar shadows, animates routes, and flies through 3D terrain for analysis and presentation.

• Rich identify results

  client-side

  See photo galleries, images, links, sanitized rich text, and raster pixel readouts in the Identify panel.

• External GPS Receivers

  client-side

  Connect external GPS receivers over serial port or Bluetooth NMEA instead of the device's built-in location.

• Track Export GPX/GeoJSON

  client-side

  Export a recorded GPS track as GPX or GeoJSON, or save it directly as a map layer.

• GPS Point Capture

  client-side

  Capture point features at your current location, blocked whenever the fix accuracy misses your quality threshold.

• Point Quick Actions

  client-side

  Center or zoom the map on any right-clicked point and copy its coordinates to the clipboard.

• Measure Tool

  client-side

  Measure distances and areas on the map with selectable metric and imperial units.

• Terrain Measurements (3D)

  Add surface distance, slope-corrected area and elevation gain to measurements. Needs 3D terrain or Earth.

• View Bookmarks

  client-side

  Save named map views with their visible layers into folders, then restore or export them at any time.

• Minimap

  client-side

  Track the main view on an interactive overview map docked in the corner at a wider zoom.

• View State Panel

  client-side

  Read the live center coordinates, zoom level and bounding box of the map in a docked info panel.