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What is the PIX4Dcloud Map View?
How to navigate to a dataset or a site.
What is the PIX4Dcloud Map View?
The PIX4Dcloud map view is a dashboard where all of the datasets and sites are displayed on top of a map.
Although the Map View will be the default view when accessing PIX4Dcloud, it is also possible to use the see the datasets and sites in two other different ways: thumbnails or list.
The Map View will show in the map:
- The datasets and sites contained on the root level will be displayed on the map
- The datasets and sites contained in subfolders will not be on the map
- In order to display on the map the datasets and sites inside a folder, it has to be opened by clicking on Open:
- In order to display on the map the datasets and sites inside a folder, it has to be opened by clicking on Open:
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All datasets, sites and folders will be listed in the drive component on the left side of the map.
How to navigate to a dataset or a site
- Option 1. Look for it on the map, click on it, it will be highlighted in the drive component and then, open it in the drive component.
- Option 2. Look for it in the search feature on the right corner, it will be highlighted in the drive component, the map will go to that position and click to open it.
Map dashboard settings
On the lower right corner, some settings and navigation tools are available:
- Satellite / map view
- Zoom in / out
- Zoom to all to display all projects listed in the drive component
Where are the datasets and sites displayed on the map?
Datasets
The position on the map is the center of the outputs of the dataset.
Sites
The position on the map is the center of the last dataset added to the site.
Datasets or sites not displayed on the map dashboard
Datasets or sites created before the release of the feature (june 26th 2024) will not be displayed on the map in the following cases:
- Datasets that contain only 3D outputs: point cloud and/or 3Dmesh and/or IFC
- Sites that only contain projects that contain only 3D outputs
Datasets or sites created after the release of the feature will not be displayed on the map in the following cases:
- Datasets that contain only a 3Dmesh and/or an IFC
- Sites that only contain only a 3Dmesh and/or an IFC
A project with no geolocation will be listed on the drive component and when clicking on it, a message will inform the users that it cannot be displayed on the map:
