Map Explorer Interaction
This section illustrates the interactive capabilities of the Map Explorer.
Basics
There are 4 basic interactions.
Panning
You can pan the map by dragging one or more fingers across the Single screen view
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Single screen view
Multiple screen view
When a single user is at the installation, the map on other screens will follow their interation.
Zooming
You can zoom in or out of the map by pinching the screen with two or more fingers.
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Single screen view
Multiple screen view
When a single user zooms their map, the maps on other screens will stay in sync.
Tapping
You can zoom into an area of the map by double-tapping the Single screen view
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Single screen view
Lovely Features
Here we list a few lovely features in Map Explorer.
Selecting
You can select an annotation by tapping on it – this launches a record.
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Single screen view
Flicking Records
Its possible to flick a record away. You can send it to someone on another screen, or just get it out of your hair.
Flicking Off Screen
If a record is flicked off screen, or its header bar is no longer visible, then the record will be removed from the interface.
Single screen view
Multiple screen view
Animating Back To a Pin
If a pin has already been tapped, and its record is still visible, the record will animate back to the pin instead of creating a copy of the record.
Single screen view
Multiple screen view
Two things to note here:
First. This only happens for pins that are touched on the same 1/2 screen session. For example, if the same pin is tapped on different halves of the screen, 2 identical records will show.
Second. Given the previous point. The same record can be shown up to 6 times across the entire installation.
Labels
If the "show labels" option is on in the filter panel, then each annotation will reveal its label after the user has sufficiently zoomed.
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Single screen view
Scrolling Across Edges
If a user scrolls the map so the country moves past the left or right edges, the map will reappear at the opposite edge of the Single screen view
Single screen view
Multiple screen view
Maps stay in sync across all screens
Multi-User Control
The default behaviour for the Map Explorer is that when a single user interacts with the installation, all three screens will move in sync with that user's actions.
Splitting by Screens
If a second user approaches the installation and starts controlling on another screen, then the installation will subdivide at the screen-level.
Multiple screen view
Splitting a Single Screen
If two users start interacting with the same screen, on opposite sides of its exact center, the screen will act like it is 2 screens.
Single screen view
Taking Control
If a session is split and there is only a single person working with the installation, that person can tap the sync / split button to regain control of the installation.
Single screen view
Multiple User Sessions
The Map Explorer can divide down into 6 individual sessions.
Multiple screen view
Sharing Records
Records can be shared across sessions. If one user opens a record, they are able to pass it along to another user.
Single screen view
Syncing
If a session has not been interacted with for a while its map will sync to the next-closest user's interaction.
Centering
After 3 minutes of inactivity, the map will recenter to its Single screen view
Single Screen
Here is what it looks like for a map to recenter.
Single screen view
Single Screen – Multiple Sessions
Here is what it looks like when a split session recenters.
Single screen view
Multiple Screens – Multiple Sessions
Here is what recentering looks like across multiple screens with multiple sessions.
Multiple screen view