Map

Controls

In reading order, you will find the following controls:

Tip: The search function of the browser can be used throughout Vision 42. For most computers, its keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + F. For Apple computers, this is ⌘ F. In the Map section, this can be especially useful to quickly select a project by part of its name or code.

Edit

The edit mode can be used by administrators to position instruments visually on the map.

Field navigation

This button toggles the navigation mode, which locks the map to your device location. This is especially useful for field engineers. The button icon can indicate several conditions:

• Gray: navigation is inactive.

• Blue: navigation is active.

• Filled: location data is available.

• Strike-through: Vision 42 does not have permission to use your location.

GPX

This button lets you export the data within the map boundaries to a gpx-file (GPS Exchange Format), which is automatically or easily opened with a navigation app.

North

This arrow always points north. It is the only map control that will be included on prints. Clicking this button will reset the heading and tilt of the map.

Google Maps

Clicking the Google logo in the bottom-left corner, will take you to the same location in Google Maps. This comes in handy for navigation / route purposes: just right click and choose route to this point.

Camera

The + and - buttons will zoom the map in or out, in discrete steps. Using a scroll wheel (mouse) or a pinch gesture (touch), will zoom fractionally.

The arrow buttons can be used to pan the map, in addition to click-drag or touch-drag.

Street View

The Pegman icon can be dragged onto roads. This will open Street View with an integrated instrument layer. You can even open plot windows, just like on the map. On smartphones and tablets, this integration functions as augmented reality.

Instrument markers

The markers on the map indicate instrument locations and names. Their color denotes their alert status: green, yellow, or red. Keeping severity in mind, red will take precedence over yellow.

A stop symbol ■ stands for an outage; measurements were expected, but did not arrive. A blank white marker indicates an idle instrument, either one without data or one excluded from import.

By default, outage detection is performed by deterministic artificial intelligence (AI). New sensors will be trained briefly. The outage detection is adaptive, taking both changed behavior and recent outages into account.

Per instrument, a manual override of automatic detection is available. This can be useful for intermittent measurements, like a total station in foggy conditions.

Technical drawings

By uploading GeoJSON or KML media, technical drawings and custom datasets can be added to the map. They will show up after a reload. GeoJSON media must have a .geojson file extension, because it is also used as a data format.

Hidden businesses

In urbanized areas, like city centers, a map with labels could become quite cluttered. Granular hiding of businesses (bars, restaurants, retail, ...) makes such maps less crowded, while retaining street names and other useful information such as metro stations, schools (traffic congestion) and the like.