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View
Point Interface
The
ViewPoint interface is divided into several areas:
Menu
Bar
Each
item on the Menu is an access point for geoprocessing functions and tools.
Tool
Bar
The
Tool Bar gives point and click access to display functions, map making
and spatial analysis.
The
tool icons have "Tool Tips" activity.
The
tool bar is "dock-able", meaning you can reposition the Tool Bar on
the interface if you wish.
The
tool bar can be hidden from display by un-checking the Display Tools
selection under View | Options menu item.
Tool
bar functions are accessible as drop down menu selections under View.
Grower
| Farm | Season | Farm Field Drop Down List Boxes
Data
is hierarchically organized in ViewPoint by Grower | Farm | Season | Farm
Field. A Grower can contain one or more Farms. A Farm
can contain one or more Fields. A Field is not related to more than one
Farm and a Farm is not related to more than one Grower. Data can be further
organized within a Field | Farm | Grower by Season. These List boxes
allow elating you to select Grower, Farm, Season and Farm Field components to
isolate for display and analysis activity. The selections made from these list
boxes will determine the contents of the Layer List.
By
manipulating these list boxes it would be possible for you to isolate data
that relates to a specific field in a specific farm for a specific grower
during a specific season. Conversely, you could display all fields in all
farms for all growers during all seasons.
The List
Boxes can be hidden from display by un-checking the Layer List selection under
the View | Options selection.
Layer
List
A
Right Mouse click on any layer list item accesses additional functions
relating to layer contents. These include color and color fill operations,
queries of individual layer components, screen digitizing and more.
The
layer list contains a list of entries related to each layer of the data
hierarchy that you have selected in the Grower | Farm | Season | Field drop
down list boxes.
Checking
a layer list box will cause its components to be displayed when the Apply
button is pushed. Un-checking a layer list box will erase the display of its
components when the Apply button is pushed.
A
RIGHT mouse click on a layer list entry will access an Image Layer or Drawing
Layer dialog through which you can access additional tools related to
individual layer components.
The
Layer List can be hidden from display by un-checking Layer List
selection under the View | Options selection menu item.
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Apply
- Executes any change in layer list status.
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Clear
All - Unchecks all list entries.
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Clear
All - To blank the display
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Select
Drawings - Checks all list entries that are drawing types (vector).
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Select
Images - Checks all list entries that are image types (raster).
Display
Cursor Status
Display
Cursor status is reported at the lower left border of the interface. Cursor
position is continuously updated in longitude and latitude or projected
coordinates depending on the settings you make in View|Display Units. If
the cursor is positioned on imagery, the value of the underlying pixel is
given.
If
you access the Distance tool from either the View menu item or
from the Tool Bar, the Display Cursor report will be expanded with an
additional bar that reports start and stop position, segment distance, total
distance, forward azimuth and backward azimuth.
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