Difference between revisions of "HowTo:Create Image Map Overlays"

Revision as of 13:43, 2 July 2015

Image map overlays will be visualized as base maps in the map activity of the client. These are images (.png) that will be vizualized on the right location, with the right scale and also with the right rotation. Therefore georeferencing of the image is required.

Basic Information

To configure the image map overlay two steps are required:
1) Georeferencing of the image

This is necessary to generate the required parameters.
Prefered Software: | Google Earth
How to add a map overlay to Google Earth is available there: | Add a Map Overlay (Google How To German)

2) Configuration of the Image Map Overlay in UBIK Studio

The MapOverlys are based on a File Documents, so basicly should contain the properties for the classification Document, Filedocument and MapOverlays

CREATE A MAP OVERLAY DOCUMENT

The following steps are required to create a Map Overlay Document:

To ease up the live of the customizer we suggest to derive a new object from the Filedocument. The properties are visible in the Class Details.
Add the Classification MapOverlays to the new MetaClass by using the Relation Editor
Define the required Metaproperties for the MapOverlays
- HowTo: Create a new MetaProperty
  
  Required MetaProperties for the Map Overlay Classification
Add the required MetaProperty to the Meta Class.
- HowTo: Add a Metaproperty to a Metaclass
Save the object with Ctrl+S
Build dnd Release the Customizing F5

PUBLISH THE MAP OVERLAY

To publish the Image Map Overlay to the UBIK.Android Client it is required to configure the ACM.

Create a METACLASSSCOPE for the Image Map Overlay Meta Class
- HowTo: Create a Metaclass Scope
Assign the Properties to the Metaclass Scope
Add the Metaclassscope to the Context
Save the object with Ctrl+S

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 #* HowTo: [[HowTo:Add_a_MetaProperty_to_a_MetaClass | Add a Metaproperty to a Metaclass]]
 # Save the object with {{key press|Ctrl|S}}
+# Build dnd Release the Customizing {{key press|F5}}
 == PUBLISH THE MAP OVERLAY ==
 To publish the Image Map Overlay to the UBIK.Android Client it is required to configure the [[Application_Context_Management | ACM]].<br/>
-#Create a  [[METACLASSSCOPE| METACLASSSCOPE]] for the Image Map Overlay Meta Class
+#Create a  [[METACLASSSCOPE| METACLASSSCOPE]] for the Image Map Overlay Meta Class<br/>
-#* HowTo: [[HowTo:Create_a_new_MetaClassScope | Create a Metaclass Scope]]
+#* HowTo: [[HowTo:Create_a_new_MetaClassScope | Create a Metaclass Scope]]<br/>
+# Assign the Properties to the Metaclass Scope<br/>
+# Add the Metaclassscope to the Context<br/>
+# Save the object with {{key press|Ctrl|S}}
 [[Category:Document|Image Map Overlays]]
 [[Category:How-To|Image Map Overlays]]
 [[Category:Pages with broken file links|Image Map Overlays]]