Points of Interest

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Last updated: Jan 04, 2023 by Charlotte Dakin-Norris
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Introduction

This section provides an explanation for Points of Interest and their function, as well as how to create and place them onto a PPI Display.

Contents

Overview

POIs are any significant geographical, man-made objects on and around an area or carriageway. Examples include road signs, public telephones etc.

Like radar, POIs can be sorted into groups.

Purpose

POIs have threefold purposes:

  1. It is important to insert POIs onto the PPI display map as a point of geographical reference, to aid with https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TUN/pages/789512711.

  2. POIs are one of the few displays features that are exported into a Situational Awareness Video to help with orientation and distance marking. For more information please see https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TUN/pages/200146995.

  3. Having a labelled POI can also help in navigating around the User Interface by providing recognisable landmarks.

Creating a POI

To create a Point of Interest:

  1. Enable the Config Function, then select POI from the Configuration Tree.

     

  2. A pre-existing POI group will appear below. To make a POI Group prior to inserting a POI, create a New Grouping: https://navtechradar.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TUN/pages/207126699.

  3. Select the group you wish your POI to be in. If there is no group, select New on the configuration panel and then New POI. POIs can be added retrospectively to Groups. 

     

  4. Select New on the configuration panel to start the POI wizard.

     

  5. The Wizard 's options are as follows:

     

    Import from File: Select this to import one or multiple POIs from a file. The file must be a CSV file with the following column format: "NAME, DESCRIPTION, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE." 

    Layer: The layer on which the POI will be placed. POIs must be placed on the S/A Layer if a Situational Awareness Video is exported. See .

    Name: The name of the POI will appear on the PPI display when selected.

    Description: The description of the POI will appear on the PPI display when selected.

    Some default POI option graphics:

    1. Emergency Phone

    2. Emergency Exit

    3. Emergency Refuge Area

    4. Distance Marker

    5. Gate

    6. Barrier

    7. Guard Post

    8. Building

    9. First aid

    10. Tower

  6. Once you've completed the options, select Next and then Finish to complete the wizard. Your new POI will appear on the PPI Display.

     

  7. Next, select the POI, then select Settings in the Configuration Panel. The New POI Configuration window will pop up, with your new POI highlighted. Select Edit.

  8. The value for latitude and longitude can now be changed.

     

  9. Select Save to confirm the position change. 

POI Configuration

To configure a POI:

  1. Select the group to which the POI belongs in the Configuration Tree.

     

  2. Select the Edit Icon 📝 next to the POI you wish to configure OR select the POI on the PPI, then select Settings in the Configuration Panel. The POIs will be listed in the Configuration Panel.

  3. The POI Configuration window will open. Select the POI in the table, then select Edit.

     

  4. The configuration options are as follows:

     

    Name: The name of the POI.

    Description: The description of the POI in the label. The label will visible on the PPI when the POI is selected.

    Colour: The colour of the name and description text in the label.

    POI Scale: The size of the POI. The default is 1, i.e. 100% of the default size.

    Type: The type of POI.

    Label Visibility: Select whether the label is always visible, always hidden, or only visible when the POI is selected.

    Layer: The layer on which the POI is placed.

    Hide: This will hide the POI on the map.

    Group: The group to which the POI belongs. This also indicates where the POI is listed in the Configuration Tree.

    X/Y: The relative position of the POI to the origin, within the PPI Display, measured by an X/Y quadrant.

    Latitude/Longitude: The true geographical position of the POI.

  5. On the PPI, the POI will be now edged in green. This means you can also use the Ctrl+Click+Drag function to move it manually.

  6. Multiple POIs can be edited at once by using Ctrl+Click or Shift+Click to select multiple POIs in the table.

 

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