Quick Reference Card topoXplore Dektop & Mobile GIS software © TopoLynx Software Ltd. 2016. Hungary |
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topoXplore is a powerful GIS software to bring your geospatial data to the field and collect new ones using a GNSS receiver or other devices. The softwareworks on Windows desktop and Mobile platforms.
After installation,launch the software from Today screen, Desktop screen or from Start menu.
The Startup Screen allows you to create a new project ①, measure points ②, lines ③, polygons ④, open existing projects ⑤ or use a template projectto copy its content and setting to a new project ⑥:
Creating a New Project: you can enter the name of the project ①, select the project folder ②, choose the preferred file format ③, select the projection system ④, use an existing Code dictionary ⑤:
The required Projection Systems can be selected ① by regions ② and countries ③ .You can search systems ④, create new ⑤ or modify existing ones ⑥.
The GNSS Status panel can be opened by the
icon. From this panel you can open the GNSS Setup panel to set the projection system ①, the geoid
model ②, the quality settings ③, the Communication port and baud rate ④, or you can direct the
software to find the receiver ⑤ automatically.
The
or
icons open the GNSS Survey panel. The software offers to create a new layer or select an existing one to
collect the GNSS data into it. You can start/stop ① or pause the data collection ②, select the layer
for collection ③, set the averaging mode ④.
The
creates a new layer, the
adds an existing layer to the map. The
or
Layer Manager
panel provides various tools to set each layer's visibility ①, information query ②, lock and edit
③, layer setting ④, classification ⑤ and labeling ⑥.
The
tool is able to connect Online geospatial data sources. The software displays the selected source as a
background map. WMS, WMTS, TMS are supported.
The software provides numerous Tools to navigate on the map, to query information, to measure distances and areas, to draw new geospatial features and modify existing ones:
Zoom to all
Zoom by window
Pan the map
Information on features
Search tool
Measure
Navigate and stakeout
Draw points, lines, polygons
Move, rotate, scale features
Delete feature
Vertex editing
Splitting polygons
Creating Buffers
CoGo tools
Select features
Range finders
The
shows the Record panel, the attributes of the selected feature. You can edit attributes ① in three
different format (form, list and tree view), add new data field ②, zoom to the feature ③, navigate to
it ④, or resurvey it ⑤. The menu ⑥ provides various tools to manage the attribute data.
The [+] tool adds a New data field in order to collect additional characteristics of geospatial features. You can define the name ①, the default value of the field ②, the type, width and decimal places ③, the verification rule ④, and define the code dictionary ⑤, where the [+] adds a new code and name.