User Interface Client

The user interface of GeoMedia Smart Client is divided into nine major parts:

The Map window represents the central element of the user interface, which communicates spatial information to the user, incorporating a dynamic map which contains several geographic features. Diverse windows and toolbars are arranged around it for navigating through the map, for measuring distances, for searching for addresses, and so on.

Map Window

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The Map window covers the major part of the user interface and is located in the center-right part of the application. It incorporates a dynamic map which displays geospatial information to the user. The map extract and map content can be controlled by functionalities on the windows and toolbars of the user interface:

Map control
Menu Window	Adding new features to the map. It is divided into two major parts (left and right side).
Query Panel	Selecting features on the map. Prerequisite is a definition of the query in the Administrator of GeoMedia Smart Client. Detailed information can be found here.
Legend Panel	Controls which features are depicted on the map, including their visibiliy, analyzability, symbols, and scale dependancy. You have also the possibility to adjust the scale and the map extract, which should be visible (Overview Window).
Bookmarks Panel	Gives an overview of all available bookmarks.
Navigational Tools	Panning and zooming of the map extract.
Construction Aid	Adding new features to the map.
Data Window	Adapts the query results.
Snapping Toolbar	With the snapping toolbar the accuracy of selecting a specific point gets increased.
Status Bar	Displays the current map scale and coordinate system