Displaying Geo-localization Objects On A Map

Introduction

Hello and welcome to a new guide on how to best use Movicon.NExT™.

In this technote we will use an example to show you how to geo-localize an object on a map.

Geolocalization

Geo-localization is a screen option. Therefore, to geo-localize an object, you will need to insert it on a screen and then use the screen’s GeoScada property section to enter its coordinates and zoom levels to view it on the map.
This guide provides an example to give you a clearer understanding of how this is done.

Example

After launching the Movicon.NExT software into design mode, and created, or loaded a project, configure the maps initial coordinates by entering them in the project’s Startup Latitude Pos. and Starup Longitude Pos. settings. These settings can be reached by clicking the name of the project on the project tree and activating the Properties Window.

Main screen creation

Once you have configured the startup coordinates, continue by creating the main screen in the following way:

• Look for the Screens resource in the project's tree structure in the Project Explorer window and select it.
• Right-click it and select the New option from the menu which opens.
• A New Screen popup will appear through which you can set the screen's main properties. Configure the screen as follows:
• • Width: 1920
  • Height: 1080
  • Name: Main
• Click the OK button to confirm the configuration.

Once the screen has been created, you can then change the project's properties by inserting the screen as the project's Main screen which will show when the project starts up. To do this:

• Select the name of the project from the application's tree structure.
• Open the Properties window.
• Change the following project properties in this way:
• • Startup Page Type: Main Screen
  • Startup Screen Name: Main

Once you have finished configuring the project startup page, click on the Save All icon located on the toolbar at the top to save the project.

Double-check that the Main screen is open and then click on the Symbol Library tab next to the Properties window in the editor to open the Toolbox Library offered by Movicon.NExT.
Go to the Buttons > Standard folder and drag a Standard Metro Style button onto the screen.
Once placed on screen, select the button and open its Properties Window. Enter the Map string in its Text property field.
Double-check that the button is still selected, open the Commands tab at the bottom of the editor. Select the Open Map command to add it to the Commands List associated to the object and keep the command’s default settings as they are.

Creation of the geo-localized object

Next, we shall create a second screen:

• Select the Screens module listed on the project tree in the Project Explorer window.
• Right-click it to open a contextual menu and select the New option.
• A popup will appear to let you define the screen’s key properties. Configure them in this way:
• • Width: 200
  • Height: 200
  • Name: ObjMap
• Click the OK button to confirm.

Double-check that the ObjMap screen is open, click on the Symbol Library on the editor’s right, next to the Properties Window, to open Symbol Library offered by Movicon.NExT.
Go to the Buildings2 folder and select and drag the CoolingTower object onto the screen and resize so that it fits in the screen entirely.
Select the ObjMap screen from the list of screens shown on the project tree and open its Properties Window to set its Background Color to Transparent by selecting the color from the combobox offered by the software.
Go to the GeoScada section and click on the three dotted button to expand its properties. Once expanded, enter the object’s coordinates in the Screen Latitude Coordinate and Screen Longitude Coordinate property fields.

Click on the Save All icon located on the toolbar at the top of Movicon.NExT editor to save the project.

Test Runtime

Test everything you have just created by clicking the Start Runtime icon to launch the project into runtime.
Clicking on the Map button at runtime should open the map with the ObjMap screen localized at coordinates defined in its properties.