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Learn about the MapBrowser Interface
Explore and familiarise yourself with the MapBrowser interface and understand the function of its components. Also learn how to access them quickly using keyboard shortcuts and gestures. Want to skip this and start using MapBrowser ? Go to MapBrowser
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Explore the MapBrowser Interface
Let's explore the MapBrowser interface - available options, toolbars, controls and display. The first time you log into MapBrowser, you will be taken to the default location depending on your location. US users - Capitol building in Austin Texas Australia users - Sydney CBD New Zealand users - Auckland CBD Name Description…
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The Sidebar
The MapBrowser Sidebar contains several icons, each of which performs a specific action. Icon Description Opens the Projects dialog where you can save your work as a project for future use. For more information, see About MapBrowser Projects. Expands the Sidebar to display the Feature and Data layers. For more information,…
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The Toolbar
The MapBrowser Toolbar contains a number of measurement tools that are available on desktop and tablet with which you can measure and annotate imagery. Measurement tools are currently not available on mobile devices. Tool Use this to... Mark a location Take a snapshot of the current location and download the image as a PNG…
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The Right-click (Context) Menu
The right-click menu, referred to as the context menu, displays options for the current map or a selected object. Accessing the context menuYou can access the context menu in one of these ways: Right-click in the map area. Select an object on the map and right-click. This menu can be accessed from the Feature Layers as…
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Navigation Tools
Navigation tools allow you to view the map from different perspectives. Button Name Description Locate Me Shows your location on our Nearmap imagery. Locate Me is not available in the Oblique base layer. Zoom In Zoom Out Let you zoom in and out of the map. Direction Available only in the Panorama and Oblique base layers,…
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Map Tools
Viewing different content types Use the Base Layer picker to choose the content type you want to view. Each base layer has a unique icon to help identify the layer. Base Layer Description Vertical This is the standard, fully orthorectified overhead aerial map. Panorama Offers a 45-degree angle view of a location, when…
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Reverse and Repeat Actions
About Undo and Redo You can reverse or repeat any of the following actions you perform in MapBrowser using Undo and Redo keyboard shortcuts: Adding a location indicator or marker Adding annotations and measurements using any of the tools in the toolbar Adding, moving, deleting, and editing a layer in the Layer Manager…
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Keyboard Shortcuts
General The Undo and Redo actions are accessible only via the shortcut; there are no toolbar buttons for these actions. Keyboard Shortcut Action Ctrl Z (Windows) or ? Z (Mac) Undo Ctrl Y (Windows) or ? Shift Z (Mac) Redo Map Icon Keyboard Shortcut Action + or = Zoom in - or _ Zoom out Del or Backspace Delete selected…
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Gestures and Mouse Actions
MapBrowser has been designed with a responsive layout, which means it will work on all types of devices and screen sizes – desktop, laptop, mobile and tablet. On smaller screens, such as mobile, some features are accessed via the side menu in order to save space. Windows desktop Mac desktop Mouse* Laptop touchpad…