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Client user manual
Navigation Main window shows map or satellite image as a background. Stored in the database, objects, if found, are mapped onto the background image as well as user-made markers, lines, polygons and texts. The system has some additional windows: Control panel (top), Reference window (right bottom) and Scale window (left bottom). Control window is used for switching between various operating modes which are described below. Reference window shows current screen position on the map and allows to pan main window by dragging the red rectangle. Scale window shows you current scale in kilometers. All the optional windows may be minimized by pressing To the right of main window one can see informational area divided into three frames: hint frame, object frame and search frame. Hint frame helps user to work correctly in any system state. Object frame contains the Object Tree. The tree has branches (for example, "Transport") and leafs (for example, "Railway Stations", "Subway Stations"). By clicking leaf checkbox user makes visible (and clickable) all the objects of such type. Search frame has simple text search mode and advanced search mode using additional parameters. Navigation Panning the map. For switch to that mode you should press the Return to initial scale and position. Click the Changing the raster background. To switch from map to satellite mode press the Zooming in and out. For zooming Absolute coordinates display. To display coordinates  Picture 1. Cursor's coordinates. By clicking the mouse one could fix current coordinates for copy/paste operation if needed. Objects To perform quick search of all objects of particular type within screen area one can select required object type(s) into the Object Tree. If such objects are stored in the database they will appear in the main window as pictograms. To know more about the object mouse cursor may be placed over the pictogram. This results in a small pop-up window close to the pictogram. Last one contains title of the object and small buttons: , and  . Placing mouse cursor over the button leads to pop-up window growing in size to hold some information about the object. The button  is used to edit the object information, and the button - to close the pop-up window.
 Picture 2. Object information pop-up window. Нажатием кнопки KML files import/export KML 2.2 format is supported by MapStation for data exchange with other applications, for example, Google Earth. Markers, paths and polygons plotted within MapStation environment could be exported to Google Earth and vice versa. To import graphical primitives from Google Earth press button Search Search is performed within a range of selected objects' types or directly on the map in the given rectangle. Search by keyword(s). Keywords should be entered into text input window. Search results appear below. Only those objects will be found, which contain keyword(s) in a title or in a description. Placing mouse cursor over the object pictogram pop-ups a small informational window located in the main window close to the corresponding object. Clicking on the pictogram opens full-size informational pop-up window with additional information on the object. Search on map. To switch to this mode the button  Picture 3. Search results. If a lot of objects were found several search result pages are presented. To navigate between them use links "Next >" and "< Previous". To print search result use link "Print results", which will open pop-up window containing search results ready for printing. Distance and area measurements MapStation enables you to measure distance and area directly on the map or satellite image. Distance. To switch to this mode use the  Picture 4. Path length measurement window. To repeat measurements click the Area. To switch to this mode use the  Picture 5. Polygon area measurement window. To repeat measurements click the Drawing on the map MapStation uses this mode for placing markers, paths, polygons and text blocks directly on the map. Markers. To place marker on the map you should use the  Picture 6. Marker with control pop-up window on the map To edit/remove the marker place mouse cursor onto maker image. Marker gets larger. Now press left mouse button. Bubble-shaped pop-up window appears. This window allows to edit marker comment or delete marker from the map window (see Picture 6). Edit the marker comment in the textarea window and press "Save". Pop-up window will be closed. To delete marker use the link "Delete" inside pop-up window. To close pop-up window use the link "Close". Lines and polygons. To plot paths and polygons on the map you should use the   Picture 7. Making polygon on the map. Placing mouse cursor onto any path point makes it larger. Clicking opens pop-up bubble-shaped window like that on the Picture 6. To remove the figure press "Delete", to edit comment change it and press "Save". To close pop-up window use the link "Close". Text. To place text on the map you should use the  Picture 8. Text on the map. To remove added text use "Remove" small button appearing when mouse cursor crosses the text. Link to the current system state To create the link you should use the  Picture 9. Link generated by MapStation. To add this link tho your browser Favorites, press button Image output. To print current image or to save it to the file use button  Picture 10. Image output options. To proceed, one should choose the paper format between A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 or arbitrary image size (in pixels) and press button © 2007-8 ProBusinesSoft Ltd. All rights reserved. | |||||||||
button and restored by pressing 
button.
button. Clicking on the map will center it on that point. For simultaneous panning click and drag the mouse. You also may wish to pan the main window by dragging the red rectangle in the Reference window. Red rectangle shows screen position on the map.
button.
button in the Reference window. To return back press the 
button.
and 
buttons are used. One can zoom simply clicking on the main window. Image will be zoomed and centered on that point. When Zoom-in mode is active, one can click and drag the mouse. On mouse button release system will perform zoom in according the size of the red rectangle. The mouse wheel can also be used for zoom in and out.
button is used. Coordinates' values are displayed in Control window:
, choose appropriate file and press button "Load". To export your work into 
and save file to any accessible destination folder.
is used. Click and drag the mouse cursor to create a rectangle which marks the search area. To perform search in that area release the mouse button.
button. Small window holding the distance measured in meters will appear within the Control window. Subsequent clicking on the map creates the path. Its length is displayed in the distance window.
button. Small window holding the area measured in square meters will appear within the Control window. Subsequent clicking on the map creates the path. Starting from 3-point path dashed line connecting the first and the last path points appears to show the figure which area is displayed.
button. Click the map to place here the marker. The pop-up window appears which allows you to choose the marker type and add a comment to the marker. When done the marker appears on the map:
button. The pop-up window appears which allows you to choose between path and polygon, line and fill color, path width (in pixels) and add a comment to the figure. Subsequent clicking on the map creates the desired figure. To complete the figure use the link "Finish" in small service pop-up window near the last inserted point (see Picture 7). The path/polygon appears in the main window:
button. Click the map to place here the text. The pop-up window appears which allows you to choose text style: font type, text size, text color, text slant and text itself. After clicking on button "Add" the text appears in the main window.
. The pop-up window containing this link appears on the screen.
, to send the link to a friend by e-mail -- button 
, to copy the link to the buffer -- button 
. Using this link one could restore later current window center coordinates, window scale, selected object type(s), markers, paths, polygons and text blocks.
. The pop-up window shows output image options.
. New window containig output image ready for printing or saving will be opened.