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Moving around the map in FOND

Tips for finding your way around the FOND map: zoom, pan, search, change the base map, measure distances, and jump to your current location.

Map controls

The map controls sit on the right-hand side of the map:

Control What it does
Street view (person icon) Opens Google Street View for a location
Show Current Location (target icon) Moves the map to where you are
Measure a distance (ruler icon) Measures a distance along a line you draw
Zoom to design (frame icon) Brings your input data or design back into view
+ / − Zooms in and out

Finding your design

If you’ve moved away from your input data or network design, click Zoom to design to bring it back into view.

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Searching the map

Click the search icon beside the legend to search for a location by city, street, address or coordinates. The map moves to the location you select. 

Showing your current location

Click Show Current Location to move the map to where you are. A marker shows your position on the map.

Note: Your browser needs permission to use your location. If nothing happens when you click the button, check that location access is allowed for FOND in your browser’s site settings and turned on in your device’s location settings. 

Zooming

The quickest way to zoom is with your mouse scroll wheel or a trackpad gesture. The map zooms toward wherever your cursor is pointing, so you can zoom and move around in one motion.

You can also click + or − in the map controls.

Panning

Click the map and drag to move around. 

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Switching between street and satellite maps

Sometimes the simpler street map is clearer, and sometimes you need the satellite view. Use the selector at the bottom left of the map to switch between them, or choose View › Map Appearance from the project menu.

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  • Hybrid shows the satellite view with street names on top.
  • Mono is a monochrome version of the standard map.

You can also lower the base map’s opacity so that your network layers stand out more clearly.

Measuring a distance

  1. Click Measure a distance (the ruler icon) to turn on the measuring tool.
  2. Click on the map to start your line, then keep clicking to add points. Your line can follow a route around corners; it doesn’t need to be straight.
  3. Double-click to finish the line.

The total distance appears in the footer at the bottom left of the map.

To turn the measuring tool off, click Measure a distance again.

Copying coordinates 

The footer at the bottom right of the map shows the latitude and longitude at your mouse position, or where you last clicked. You can copy these values to use elsewhere.

Using street view

Click the street view icon (the person), then draw a line on the map. Street view opens in a new tab.

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