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EXTERNAL GIS

EXTERNAL USER GUIDE

QUU: EXTERNAL GIS SERVICES

Author Tanya Fleay

Version 1.2 February 2016

User Guide: External GIS for External Users Active date: 25 February 2016 CONFIDENTIAL

Doc owner: QUU Print date: 25 February 2016 Page 2 of 26

Document Details

File Name External GIS – External User Guide

Project GIS Solution Project

Reference IT00031

Document Status

Release Status Final

Approval Date 5 February 2016

Revision History

VERSION DATE AUTHOR DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE

0.1 27/01/2016 Tanya Fleay Initial Draft

0.2 28/01/2016 Tanya Fleay Draft Updated with amendments

0.3 01/02/2106 Tanya Fleay Draft updated with Attribute Widget

information

1 05/02/2016 Tanya Fleay Final

1.1 10/02/2016 Tanya Fleay Final with spelling and grammar reviewed

1.2 25/02/2016 Tanya Fleay Final with search function description updated

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Contents

What is the external GIS Service? 4

A Quick Tour of the External GIS 4

main features 5

External GIS Functions 6

Splash Screen 6

Search 8

Dynamic Legend 10

Layer List 11

Attribute Table 13

Measurement Tool 21

Change Basemap 23

Print Tool 24

Glossary 26



WHAT IS THE EXTERNAL GIS SERVICE?

QUU are responsible for changes to the water and sewer services of over 1.4 million

customers. QUU engages contractors to facilitate the continual creation and

maintenance of its assets and infrastructure.

The External GIS is in integrated web mapping application that enables users to

interact with the map and access current information about QUU assets.

Throughout this user guide, this icon indicates sample workflows

demonstrating key tasks that can be completed using the

External GIS.

A QUICK TOUR OF THE EXTERNAL GIS

The following diagram shows where the following key components of the External GIS

web Portal user interface (UI) are located. These terms are used throughout this

document to describe the different features and functions of the application:

Map Area

Search Bar

Scale Bar

Map area

Map Navigation Tools

Map Function Tools/Widgets

o Interactive Table of Contents Widget

o Measure Widget

o Base Maps Widget

o Print Widget

Dynamic Legend

Attribute Table



MAIN FEATURES

The External GIS has a map area that may be navigated using the following methods

• To zoom, use the map navigation tools on the map +/-, the mouse and scroll

wheel, +/- buttons on the keyboard, double click to zoom in

• To zoom to a specific location hold Shift and click and drag a box on the

map to zoom in , Shift+Ctrl+click/drag a box on the map to zoom out

• To pan, use your mouse to click/drag or the arrow keys on your keyboard.

• Clicking features on the Map displays a pop up window with the feature

attribute data. Use the Next Feature arrow to scroll through features that are

overlaid.

The scale bar represents the scale of the map. Due to the map projection of the

External GIS, all area and linear measurements should be considered approximate.

The search bar enable users to search for an asset or location using an Asset ID,

Address or Street name.

The map function tools/widgets allow users to interact with the map, enabling users

to turn layers on and off, make measurements on the map, change the base map

and print a pdf map.



The following data layers are available to view the External GIS web portal

QUU Sewer Network

QUU Sewer Network (NIS)

QUU Water Network

QUU Water Network (NIS)

QUU Recycled Water Network

BCC Storm Water

QUU Permits

QUU Shut Plans

Cadastre

EXTERNAL GIS FUNCTIONS

Splash Screen

When a user navigates to the External GIS, They are initially prompted to login



Once logged in, a splash screen displays containing the QUU liability and copyright

information. The user must agree to these terms prior to accessing the QUU External

GIS. This is done by checking the tick box next to ‘I accept the above terms and

conditions’.



Search

The search function enables a user to easily find assets or locations in the map by

typing in the search bar an Asset ID, Address, Road name, Lot and Plan, or Suburb

The most efficient way to search is to select the relevant search layer by clicking the

and selecting the layer you wish to search, then enter the search term.

The search functionality enables predictive serach and will auto-fill the results list with

potential matches

When a feature or address is selected, the map will zoom to the location of the

selection and a pop up will appear displaying information about the asset.



You may clear the search using the x in the search bar.

NOTE: The External GIS includes the Esri World Geocoding Service. This service

includes Nation wide data. Occasionally the search may return a result that is

outside of the QUU service area.

Sample Workflow

1. Type in an Asset ID, Address, RoadName, Lot and Plan or Suburbinto the

search bar and press enter.

2. Select an option from the results list.

3. Notice how the map zooms to the location of the selected feature

4. Take time to review the information about the feature in the pop – up.

5. Example asset numbers are:

a. SD0033

b. RHY8789



Dynamic Legend

The External GIS represents geographic information as a collection of layers in a map

view. The Dynamic Legend to the left of the screen displays the layers and

symbology of the layers that are visible in the current map extent. As you zoom in

and out and pan around the map, the layers and symbols in this window will

change.

You may hide this legend using the arrow at the centre right of the

dynamic legend window

Sample Work Flow

1. Use the map navigation tools to zoom in and out of the map and note the

change in the layers and symbology visible in the dynamic legend.



Layer List

The Layer List displays all of the Layers in the map along with the symbology of each

layer. This interactive list gives the user control over what information is visible on the

map.

The contents are grouped by Service type eg, Sewer_Assets_Active_Infrastructure.

Within the service group are sub groups such as Sewer Fittings and Pipe Structures,

then individual Layers.

Entire Services, groups or layers may be toggled on and off using the tick boxes next

to the layer.

At Service level you may click on the to access options to Zoom to the extent of

the service, change the transparancy of the service, or move the service up or down

the visible heirachy in the map.



Sample Work Flow

1. Open the Layer list by selecting on the Map Tools.

2. Explore the Service level layers, Groups within the service, and individual

Layers using to expand the layer list

3. Toggle Services, Groups within the services and individual layers on and off by

checking and unchecking the tick boxes next to the layer names.

4. Select the next to a Service and select ‘Zoom’ to zoom to the extent of the

layer

5. Using your search and map navigation skills zoom to an area of interest then

select next to a service in the layer list and change the transparency to

the layer

6. Select the next to a Service and move the service up and down in the

layer list. Note that this operation changes the drawing order of the layer in

the map.



Attribute Table

The Attribute Table widget displays a tabular view of the QUU layer attributes. It

displays at the bottom of the map and can be opened, resized, or closed. When

more than one layer's attributes display, multiple tabs automatically generate in the

attribute panel allowing you to switch among the attribute tables.

You may access the Attribute table clicking on the at the bottom of the

Map Area



Sample Workflow

1. Open the attribute table by clicking on the at the bottom of the

map.

2. By default all of the tables that have been configured to be available will be

displayed. To select a specific table to navigate to, click the to select

from a list of all available tables.



3. Explore the Attribute Table Tools

a. Filter by Map Extent: By default is selected and displays attributes for features

within the current viewable map extent. You may view an overview of the

current map extent by clicking on the

You can move the extent by clicking on the highlighted extent in the overview

and dragging it around the map.

If you turn this feature off, all attributes for each enabled layer will be returned (to a

maximum of 1000).



b. Select a record: Clicking on a record in the table selects it and highlights the

corresponding feature in the map. Hold the SHIFT or CTRL key to select

multiple records.

Note: Number of selected records—Shown on the lower left of the table.

c. Zoom to selected features: ‘Clicking Zoom to’ resets the map extent to centre

around all selected features.

d. Clear selection: Clicking the Clear Selection button clears all selections.

e. Refresh: Clicking Refresh refreshes the tables.



4. Sort a field: Clicking a field heading sorts the records by this field.

5. Show or hide column: Clicking the + icon on the right side of the Attribute

Table panel opens the field visibility window. Check or uncheck the fields to set

them to visible or invisible in the table.



6. Explore Attribute Table Options

Attribute Table options give the user control over what information is displayed

in the attribute tables. Options also facilitate the capability to export

information to csv.

Selected records only

All records



a. Show Selected Records: Only displays records that have been

selected.

b. Show Related Records: Displays related records if a selected record

has related table. (NOTE: this option is not applicable to QUU at this

stage and is not selectable).

c. Filter: Allows you to filter records in the table based on criteria you

define.



d. Show or Hide Columns: Equivalent to clicking the + icon on the right

side of the panel to set visibility for individual fields.

e. Export to CSV: Exports the attributes to a CSV file. If records are

selected, only the selected records are exported. If no records are

selected, all the records in the table are exported.

NOTE: For a feature layer, the maximum records exported to CSV is 1000.



Measurement Tool

The measure tool enable users to obtain area and liner measurements as well as

point coordinate information.

Note: Distance and area measurements should be considered approximate.

Sample Work Flow

1. Open the Measure Widget by selecting on the map tools.

2. To measure an area Click the polygon measurement icon

Draw a polygon on the map by clicking three or more points. Double-click to

finish drawing the polygon. The Measurement widget displays the total area of

the polygon, using the defined Default Area Unit. To change the area unit,

select the applicable unit of measure from the Sq Meters drop-down menu.



3. To measure a line, Click the polyline measurement icon

Draw a polyline on the map by clicking two or more points. Double-click to

finish drawing the polyline. The Measurement widget displays the total length

of the polyline, using the defined Default Length Unit. To change the length

unit, select the applicable unit of measure from the Meters drop-down menu.

4. Click the point measurement icon

5. Click a point on the map. The Measurement widget displays the coordinates

for the point in Degrees (decimal). You may change the coordinate display

format to degrees/minutes/seconds by changing the Degrees drop-down

to DMS.



Change Basemap

Basemaps give context to the geographic representation of the QUU Network. The

Basemap Widget allows the user to change the base information of the map

between the street view and an aerial image.

Sample Workflow

1. Open the Basemap Widget by clicking on the icon in the map tools.

2. Select the World Imagery thumbnail to change the basemap



Print Tool

The Print widget allows a user to print the map that is currently visible in the screen to

a PDF template. There a 4 templates to select from.

A user may also customise information about the map by selecting the Advanced

Settings.



Selecting Print will produce a PDF

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Sample Workflow

1. Open the Print widget by selecting from the Map tools.

2. Select a Layout template

3. Select the Advance options and type 1500 in the Force Scale option

4. Select Print

5. Click on the resulting PDF in the window to view the PDF created.



GLOSSARY

API Application Programming Interface

UI User Interface

GIS Geographic Information System

Table of

Contents

A tabbed list of data frames and layers (or tables) on a map

that shows how the data is symbolized, the source of the data,

and whether or not each layer is selectable.

Layer A layer that references a set of feature data. Feature data

represents geographic entities as points, lines, and polygons

(areas).

Group Layer A group of several layers that appear and act as a single layer

making it easier to organize a map Layers.

Attribute Tabular or textual data describing the geographic

characteristics of features. For example Name, Asset ID,

Measured Length.

Symbology The set of conventions, rules, or encoding systems that define

how geographic features are represented with symbols on a

map.

Feature A representation of a real-world object on a map.

widget An interactive graphic component of a user interface (such as

a button, scroll bar, or menu bar), its controlling program, or the

combination of both the component and program. Source: http://wiki.gis.com/wiki/index.php/GIS_Glossary