Explorer Controls

The Explorer Controls

The Horizons Explorer module enables you to view your Network and Section level data in one place in a highly visual view. The mapping engine is based on Google Maps.

Over the mapping area are icons from which you access the Explorer functionality in drop-down menus.

Explorer functionality

Explorer Toolbar Controls

Icon/Value	Function	Description
Username	Username	Displays the username associated with the login.
	Logout	To log out of Horizons, click the padlock icon and selcted logout
	Interaction	When you zoom into the map enough to select a specific Section, the lightning flash icon becomes active and Sections become interactive. When inactive, click the button to zoom in to Interaction level centred in the selected Network. When active, click the button to zoom out to fit the whole of the selected Network on screen.
	About	Provides information about the Horizons software version.
Module	Module	When you log into Horizons, it opens in the Explorer module. To change module, click the module name, and select the required module. Only the modules that you have a licence for are displayed.
Project	Project	Clicking the project name in the top right hand corner will change project for users with access to multiple projects.
	Maps	Allows you to change the base map
	Layers	Select the Network, assets, data, surveys, treatment sets, work plans, etc. of interest. The **Layers** icon opens a drop-down menu of Networks and data Layers to select as required. The data in the Layers that you select is available to interact with on the map. Each Layer has an associated toolbar of Layer options. You can add a custom Layer to contain the data you choose.
	Search	Find an address using street name or postcode Find a Section using the Section ID Find an item in a data Layer Find a location on the map by coordinates
	Reports	When a Layer is selected, the **Reports** icon is enabled and shows the number of reports that are available for the selected Layer. Click the icon and select the report to view. Report types include summary and detailed reports, and interactive charts. Reports can be viewed in Explorer or exported to other software tools.
	Information	When a Section or item on the map is selected, the **Information** icon is enabled. Click the icon to display information for the selected Section or item in a pop-out window.
	Graphing Data	When a Section on the map is selected, the **Graphing data** icon is enabled and shows the number of graphs available for the Section. Click a graphing item to display the graph in a panel below the map. You can then view how asset condition, for example, varies over a Section and compare multiple condition measures.
	Imagery Data	When a Section on the map is selected, the **Imagery data** icon is enabled and shows the number of image items that are available for the Section. Selecting an image item from the Imagery menu opens a photo/video viewer, and the map displays the location of the camera and angle of the view.
	Print Button	You can use this button to produce a hardcopy of the currently displayed map, including any displayed layers.
	Close	To deselect a Section, click the Close icon.
Section	Section	Shows the ID of the selected Section.
	Link	Shows the URL for the specific Section and data that you are viewing, so that you can share the view, as required.
	Coordinates	Select this icon and click any point on the map to show the coordinates at the selected location.
Chainage	Chainage	Shows the current distance within the length (chainage) of the Section. This updates as you move the cursor within the selected Section.
Road Name	Road Name	Displays name of road, when known.