Configuration is performed directly on the map while on the map administration window. This window is accessed by navigating to the Administration >GIS Configuration option after logging into E Team. Configuration can only be performed by members of the E Team System Admin group or users with the privilege gis_configuration (EDITOR). GIS Configuration includes ability to:
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Define Services and set Map Default options.
- Click on the Default Options widget
to open the panel and enter the appropriate data for each item.
- Measuring Unit
- Initial Opacity for Layers
- Initial Refresh Rate for Layers
- Geocoder Type
- Geocode Service URL
- Maximum Geocode Result
- Geometry Service URL
- Max Points Per Request
- Print Service URL
- Click Save when done.
- Click on the Default Options widget
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Add Custom Data Layers and Basemaps. E Team is delivered with a number of data layers including multiple ESRI and Bing basemaps. You may add your own custom data layers and basemaps. Examples of new data layers can include; Demographics, Hazard Information, News, Weather, etc. The following layer types can be added:
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- ArcGIS Server Map Service
- ArcGIS Server Feature Service
- ArcGIS Feature Collection
- KML File
- GeoRSS Feed
- WMS (Web Map Service)
- Web Accessible Image
- WMTS (Web Map Tiled Service)
- CSV Layer
- Click on the Add Layer widget
to open the panel.
- Select the Type of layer being added.
- Enter the Layer Name.
- Enter the corresponding Layer URL.
- Set Cache v. Dynamic
- Enter height/width parameters - when applicable
- Enter image bounds and size - when applicable
- Enter icon - when applicable
- Click Validate to validate your new layer and display projection results - when applicable
- Click Add as Basemap or Add Layer as applicable.
- Add Basemap adds and saves the new basemap, and it becomes available under the Basemap Gallery widget in the Custom Layers section.
- Add Layer adds the new layer only, it does not save the layer at this time.
- For non-WMS layers, once you have added the layer:
- Click the Data Layers
widget.
- Expand Custom Layers and turn on the newly added layer.
- Edit the data later if/as needed by turning off/on individual layers.
- When done click the Save
option to the right of the top level data layer. The Save action taken here makes the added layer available to all users.
- Click the Data Layers
- For WMS layers, once you have added the layer:
- Click the Data Layers
widget.
- Expand Custom Layers and select the newly added WMS layer.
- Click the Save
option to the right of the data layer.
- Select the Settings
option to the right of the top level data layer listing to expose the sub-layer listing for configuration.
- Check the box to the left of sub-layer(s) to turn on/off individual layers.
- When done click the OK option at the bottom of the window.
- Click the Save
option to the right of the top level data layer listing to save and view results.
- Click the Data Layers
- For non-WMS layers, once you have added the layer:
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Delete Custom Data Layers.
- Click on the Data Layers widget
to open the panel.
- Expand the Custom Layers option.
- Hover/mouseover the data layer listing to be deleted and click on the trash can icon.
- In the confirmation dialog, click OK to delete the selected data layer or Cancel to close the dialog and retain the data layer.
- Click on the Data Layers widget
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Delete Custom Basemaps.
- Click on the Basemap Gallery widget
to open the panel.
- Expand the Custom Basemap option.
- Click the "X" in the top right corner of the basemap to be deleted.
- In the confirmation dialog, click OK to delete the selected basemap or Cancel to close the dialog and retain the basemap.
- Click on the Basemap Gallery widget
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Add Bookmarks. Bookmarks are bounding areas on the map. E Team is delivered with Continent, State, and Regional bookmarks. To add your own bookmarks:
- Set the map to the desired extent
- Click on the Bookmark widget
to open the panel.
- Enter the name of bookmark.
- Click Add.
- Click Save.
You can add multiple bookmarks prior to saving. The Bookmark panel MUST remain open when saving multiple bookmarks at one time
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Delete Bookmarks.
- Click on the Bookmark widget
to open the panel.
- Select the bookmark to be deleted.
- Click Delete.
- Click OK to confirm.
- Click on the Bookmark widget
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Customize icon usage for E Team reports. E Team is delivered with a default set of icons for each report/report sub-type and status color. Icon customization provides ability to change to another delivered icon or upload and use your own icons.
- Click on the Custom Icons widget
to open the panel.
- In Report Type select the E Team report from the listing provided.
- In Sub Report Type select the sub report when applicable.
- In Status select the E Team report status color.
- Select any icon from list, or upload new icon.
- Enter the height and width to be used on the map for a newly uploaded icon. Delivered icons are set to 22 x 22.
- Click Save.
- Repeat for each report type and sub report type as needed.
- Click on the Custom Icons widget
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Set Default Bookmark. To set a default map extent:
- Click on the Bookmark widget
to open the panel.
- Select the Bookmark.
- Click Set As Default.
- Click on the Bookmark widget
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Set Default Basemap. To set the default basemap:
- Click on the Basemap Gallery widget
to open the panel.
- Expand the Custom Basemap option.
- Select the basemap.
- Click Set As Default.
- Click on the Basemap Gallery widget
NOTE: In addition to the configuration tools, the NC4 maps exposes the ESRI Attribute Query widget
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