Getting oriented

When you log in to Pictometry Online, your Image Library is automatically available. A map or image of the geographic area covered by your Image Library is shown on the screen. The image or map is centered on the location of the first bookmark in your workspace.

The following table describes the various parts of Pictometry Online.

Button

Description

Image window

The part of the screen in which the image or road map is shown.

Sidebar

The area (on the left side of the screen) that shows the Workspace panel and the Properties panel.

Workspace panel

The panel (at the top of the Sidebar) that shows your workspace contents (annotations, bookmarks, and layers).

Properties panel

The panel (at the bottom of the Sidebar) that shows information about the folder or item selected in the Workspace panel.

Toolbar

Contain buttons for Pictometry Online features and tools.

Navigation Control

The graphic overlay (in the upper right corner of the Image window) that contains buttons for switching between the image and the road map, a Navigation Compass for panning the image, and left and right arrows to show the next or previous image of the same area shown in the Image window.

Status Bar

The area (along the bottom of the screen) that shows information about the action being performed, such as measurement results and the coordinates of the area selected with the Location Tool. For images it also shows the image Level and the Scale.

Navigation window

The window (located in the lower right corner of the screen) that shows a road map or a satellite image of the geographic area shown in the Image window. You can use the Navigation window to navigate to a different part of the image. The light blue rectangle highlights the part of the map or image that is currently shown in the Image window.

Related topics:

The Sidebar

The Workspace panel

The Properties panel

The Navigation window

The Navigation Control

The Status Bar

Toolbar buttons