EcoAcoustics Map-based Search

Users can search for recordings via the map on the Search page. To get to the map-based search, users can select the Map View button at the top of the search filters. Once selected, this button will change to “Data View”, which users can select if they wish to view their results as a table.

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How to get to the Map Search

This map has the following basic functions:

• Toggle map buttons

• Zoom in

• Zoom out

• Zoom to full extent

• Toggle draw shape

• Map help

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Map View of the search page, zoomed into a view of datasets in Australia

Drawing Shapes on the Map

Users can search for data by drawing a polygon or bounding box on the map. To do this, select the “Toggle Draw Shape” button on the map and use either the “Draw Square” or “Draw Polygon” button on the left of the map. If using the “Draw Polygon” option, each click on the map will add a boundary point for the polygon. To close the polygon, double click where the final point should be located on the map or click on the first point added.

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Example of drawing a polygon on the map

Once a shape (either rectangle or polygon) has been added to the map, users have the option to either edit or delete it. If editing the shape, users will also be able to choose whether to save their edits to the shape on the map , or discard them and return to their originally drawn one .

When happy with the shape added, users can select the “Open Data View” button, which will redirect to the search results page. To remove the shape entirely, users can also select “Remove Shape” from the Region Overview pop up instead of the delete button.

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Location of buttons to edit or remove shapes or switch to the data view of results

Map Help

Map help is also available as a pop up when the button is clicked. This help content covers how to draw shapes on the map and the search by location function.

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The map help window

Next Page: Searching EcoAcoustics Using Filters