Map

The map exists in all modes. Usually, it occupies the greatest part of the screen. Units and their traces, marked POI, geofences and other elements can be displayed on the map.

To adjust the map size in relation to the work area and the log, drag a slider between the corresponding panels up/down or right/left.

To expand the map as much as possible, you can hide the work area and the log at all ( and buttons) and switch to the fullscreen mode by pressing <F11> that is supported by most of browsers.

The map and its controls

Using the Map in Different Modes

The map is common for all of three modes: Map Mode, Messages Mode, and Reports Mode. It means that while switching between modes the zoom and coordinates of the map center remain the same. Graphic elements such as track lines, markers, places, geofences, units icons stay in their places as well.

However, graphic elements mapped in any mode can be easily on or off. To display or hide these elements, put marks in the corresponding check boxes in the mode selector.

The mode selector

The common map feature can be disabled. To do this, remove the flag Use common map for all modes in User Settings. Then when switching between modes, graphic elements of inactive modes will be disabled automatically. At that, map zoom and center remain the same.

Map Source

The menu with available maps is located on the top panel of the program. Select the map source you like, and currently displayed map area will be reloaded from different source. It concerns both the main map and the minimap.

Map layers menu

To activate more maps, go to User Settings or contact your service administrator.

For Google and Yandex maps, traffic layer is supported. To enable it, choose the appropriate option in map source menu. Traffic information from Google is updated each time you move or zoom the map. Traffic information from Yandex is reloaded each 5 minutes.

Navigation

There are three basic ways to navigate over the map.

  1. Using corresponding buttons
    At the left top corner of the map there are four arrow-like buttons that allow you to move map over the screen up, down, right, and left correspondingly.
  2. Using the mouse
    This is similar to drag and drop method. Left click on any place of the map and drag to necessary direction. Then release the mouse button.
  3. Using minimap panel
    This way is more convenient when working with large scaled maps. To open this panel, press the minimap button at the bottom. Click on any place in the minimap window to move through the main map. Except navigation, the minimap can be used for tracking purposes.

Minimap used as zoom tool

Buttons to navigate and zoom the map

Zooming the Map

Here several methods are also assigned:

  1. Scale on the map
    At the top right corner of the map under navigation buttons there is a scale that allows to zoom in (+) or zoom out (-). At the same time, the center of the map is staying stable.
  2. Mouse scroll wheel
    It is more convenient to adjust zoom level using mouse scroll wheel. Scroll up corresponds to zoom in, scroll down corresponds to zoom out. During the scrolling actions point the mouse cursor at needed place so that it would not get out of sight.
  3. Mouse and <shift> button
    If you push and hold <shift> button and select some area of the map with the left mouse button, the map will be zoomed in to this area.
  4. Double-click
    Double-click on any place of the map to zoom it in.

At the bottom of the map the current scale (in kilometers/meters and miles/feet) and geographical coordinates of the cursor are indicated. Format of coordinated can be either degrees or degrees and minutes. It can be selected in User Settings => Maps.

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