Load Layers from SkylineGlobe Server

You can load any layer type from SkylineGlobe Server: 3DML, elevation, feature, imagery, point cloud, or raster complex. These layers are added to the sidebar’s Layers tab. Feature layers with complex geometries, i.e., multi-polygons, multi-lines, and multi-points, are supported.

To load a layer from SGS:

1.      On the sidebar > Layers tab > Load Layers.

2.      In the SkylineGlobe Layers dialog box, search for the required layer. See “Search for a SkylineGlobe layer” for information.

3.      For feature layers, the Edit Feature Layer Style dialog box is displayed. The specific properties displayed depend on the feature layer type. See “Edit feature layer properties” for information.

4.      Edit as required and then click Close to save your changes. All layers loaded from SGS are added to the sidebar’s Layers tab with a star  next to the layer entry.

 Search for a SkylineGlobe layer:

1.      Do either of the following:

Search for a specific string - In the Search String field, type a search string or enter an attribute, condition, and value and click Insert String . The search expression is displayed in the Search string field. Select a connector:  to include additional strings.

Search according to geographic location - Click Set Bounding Box, and select the required region by drawing a rectangle on the map on the right side of the page around the area to which the search is confined. From the Map field, select Contained - to search only for layers whose entire geometry fall within the bounding box OR Intersect – to search for all layers whose geometry intersect at any point with the bounding box.

2.      Click Search.

 Search layer features by attribute:

1.      On the sidebar > Layers tab > click the layer you want to search by attribute. Then click Edit , and click Attribute Table .

2.      To see attribute information for specific features, click Edit , and then click Select Feature . Then in the 3D Window, select the required feature. The Attribute Table for the selected layer opens with the selected features and their attributes displayed in the Search Results section.

3.      If you want to search for a previously-searched-for search expression, select one from the Search String drop-down list, and skip to step 6.

4.      In the Query Builder section, enter an attribute, operator, and value and click Insert String . The search expression is displayed in the Search String field.

5.      If you want to include additional strings in your search expression, select one of the connector options: AND or OR and repeat step 4 for the next condition.

6.      Click Search. Your search results are displayed in the search results list.

7.      To fly to a feature, double-click the feature’s row in the attribute table.

8.      If you have Edit access to the layer, click any attribute value that you want to modify, and type the required value. Then click Save.

Note:      Attribute values can only be edited if the Allow Editing Attributes property in the TerraExplorer for Web Settings section of SkylineGlobe Server Manager is selected.