The user interface is comprised of the following:
A lateral bar with icons allowing you to access menus with the application features, which are organized into panels.
Geographic positioning and map scale tools.
The map itself, which displays the application data.
Each panel contains features and information. Each panel contains a breadcrumb that allows you to switch projects.
Arrow to open a panel. Each panel displays the name of the project that is open in the application.
To switch projects, click on Projects. The projects interface appears. You can select a new project by clicking on it.
This arrow closes the panel.
Search for a place. For details on this feature, refer to Navigating on the map.
Search on the project. For details on this feature, refer to Navigating on the map.
Click on this icon to display the Layers panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to The Data.
Click on this icon to display the Search on map panel. This function is not yet available.
Click on this icon to display the Selection panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to Selecting Elements on the Map.
Click on this icon to display the Measures panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to Measuring Distances and Surfaces.
Click on this icon to display the Annotations panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to Adding Annotations to the Map.
Click on this icon to display the Exportation / Print panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to Exporting / Printing a Map.
Click on this icon to access JMap NG's user and developer documentation.
Click on this icon to display the Profile and user settings panel. For details on the features of this panel, refer to Profile and user settings.
Click on this icon to show the geographic information of the map: the scale and the coordinates of the cursor in Latitude and Longitude. You can change the scale of the map or center it in a specific coordinate. For details on these features, refer to Navigating on the map.
When clicking on this icon, the map display will return to the last position viewed.
When clicking on this icon, the map will return to the default rotation. For details on this feature, refer to Navigating on the map.
The Profile and user settings panel offers some basic functionality to customize JMap NG's interface.
If you want to change the app password, open the Modify password menu.
Enter your current password.
Enter the new password.
Confirm the new password.
Click Change to save the new password.
Select the Theme of the application.
In the Distance unit drop-down menu, select the unit that will apply to the scale and the distance and area measurements.
Click on Logout if you wish to log out of the session. You will return to the JMap NG login interface.
Several tools allow you to navigate the map.
You can search for a specific place in the map:
Enter search terms. You can enter an address, a postal code, a city name, a place, etc. JMap NG uses the Mapbox Geocoding service to find the location. As you enter information, places with matching information are displayed.
When you search for another location, the mark of the previously selected location disappears.
You can search for an feature in the project based on the value of one of its attributes.
Enter the search terms. As you enter terms in a list, elements in the project layers whose attribute value matches the terms you enter are displayed.
Click the list the element you want to find. The map centers on the element which is selected.
Click the layer name to select all features in the layer whose attribute value matches the terms you enter. The map centers on them.
The attributes to be used for this type of search must be indexed.
You can navigate on the map using your fingers or the pointer:
Using your fingers you can zoom in and out, move the map, and tilt it to navigate on it in 3D, as shown in the figure below.
You can center the map at a specific coordinate and change the map scale:
Press Scale to open the Change the map scale window.
Enter the new scale or select it using the arrows. The scale of the map changes as you change the numbers.
Press OK to close the window. The map is displayed at the scale you have chosen.
Press the Latitude and Longitude (Lat Lon) data to open the Recenter the map window.
Enter the new Latitude and / or Longitude or select them using the arrows. The map automatically recenters at the chosen coordinate.
Press OK to close the window.
JMap NG is accessible from a web browser (Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) through an invitation link sent by your organization.
The following image shows JMap NG's login interface.
The login interface and the application itself are displayed in the language you configured for your web browser.
The version of JMap NG as well as the JMap product to which the application is connected are also displayed at the bottom of the interface.
If access to the application is controlled, sign in with the username given by your organization and choose a password.
Once you are logged into the application, the following interface allows you to select the project you wish to access. The projects you have permission to access will be displayed.
Click on a project to access it.
Bar scale. The scale indicates the actual size of the line in the map. As you navigate and zoom in and out on the map, the distance displayed in this line will vary. The distance is displayed in the unit selected in the Profile and user settings panel.
Click on to open the Profile and user settings panel.
Click on if you want to edit your name.
Click on to display the available languages and change the application's language. The change can take a few moments because it may involve changing the language of the application and data (layer titles, attribute names, tooltip content, etc.).
Click on to close the Profile and user settings panel or on another icon in the sidebar to open another panel.
Press to open the box and write location information.
Select the desired location by clicking on it. The map zooms and centers on the place identified by a mark . Location information is displayed in a tooltip.
Press to close the place search and clear the last place information.
Press to close the search and erase the information of the last location.
Press or press / to open the Search on the project box.
Click on the icon to display map rotation information (in degrees, with North as a reference) and map inclination information (in degrees, based on the horizontal plane).
Click on the icon to straighten the map, eliminating the rotation and tilting of the map. The icon turns gray and indicates the North on the horizontal plane .
Press to open the geographic information window.
Click on located at the bottom of the interface to display the available languages and change the display language of JMap NG.
Use the filter to more quickly identify the project that interests you.
Click on to open the menu providing access to the documentation and allowing you to log out of your JMap NG session.