The GeoPlan Find dialog can be used:
You can select some or all of the objects found by your search on the network views.
The selection colour of found objects can be changed in the Visual page of the GeoPlan Properties dialog.
The dialog is displayed when you click Find In GeoPlan () on the
GeoPlan Tools Toolbar
.
The following sections briefly describe the available search types.
See Finding Objects on the GeoPlan for step-by-step instructions on how to carry out each type of search.
This the view displayed by default and is a useful option if you know exactly which object(s) you are looking for.
Enter the full or partial name of the object(s) in the Name box. (Previous searches that have been made since this instance of the application was opened may be selected from the dropdown.)
Click Find to search for all objects with IDs that include the string typed in the Name box.
To search for an object with an ID that exactly matches the string entered in the Name box, check the Exact Match box.
A location can be found by specifying its full or partial address using the Google Maps Find option.
Click Google Maps Find in the Geoplan Find dialog.
Enter the full or partial address of the location in the search field.
Click Find to search for the address. Any messages are displayed in the read-only message pane and the search results are displayed in the Results pane.
Click on the address in the Results pane and the GeoPlan will centre on the selected address.
A location can be found by specifying its full or partial address using the Bing Maps Find option.
Click Bing Maps Find in the GeopPan Find dialog.
Enter the full or partial address of the location in the search field.
Click Find to search for the address. Any messages are displayed in the read-only message pane and results of the search are displayed in the Results pane.
Click on an address in the Results pane and the Geoplan will centre on the selected address.
A location can be found by specifying its full or partial address using the 'Nominatim' Find option.
Click 'Nominatim' Find in the GeoPlan Find dialog.
Enter the full or partial address of the location in the search field.
Click Find to search for the address. Any messages are displayed in the read-only message pane and the results of the search are displayed in the Results pane.
Click on an address in the Results pane and the GeoPlan will centre on the selected address.
Use the Street Find to search for a specific road / street on your network.
Click Street Find in the GeoPlan Find dialog.
Use the Advanced Find to search for network objects using a string that contains wildcard characters.
Click Advanced Find in the GeoPlan Find dialog.
Click Find to list objects with IDs that include the string typed in the Name box.
Check Exact Match to search for objects with ID that exactly matches the string entered in the Name box.
Objects in additional GIS layers loaded on the GeoPlan Window can be searched for using the GIS Find tool.
Click GIS Find in the Quick Find dialog.
Item |
Description |
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Layer |
Dropdown of all layers currently loaded in the GeoPlan Window that can be searched. |
Fieldname One |
Dropdown of all fields in the GIS layer selected in the Layer dropdown. |
Expression |
Contains an * by default. Displayed if field selected from the Fieldname One dropdown is a text field. Enter text to be searched for in the selected GIS field. The search is not case sensitive. A valid expression can contain the following wildcard characters: * - zero or more characters ? - exactly one character |
Integer Min and Max |
Displayed if field selected from the Fieldname One dropdown is an integer field. Enter the range of values to be searched for in the selected GIS field. Objects with value ? Min and ? Max will be included in the search results. If only a Min value is entered, only objects with the exact value specified will be listed in the search results. |
Floating Min and Max |
Displayed if field selected from the Fieldname One dropdown list is a floating point field. Enter the range of values to be searched for in the selected GIS field. Objects with value ? Min and ? Max will be included in the search results. |
Fieldname Two |
Dropdown list of all fields in the GIS layer selected in the Layer dropdown. Expression, Integer Min and Max or Floating Min and Max fields will be displayed depending on the type of field selected (see above for details). |
Item number box |
The search process will be stopped if the specified upper limit of objects found is reached. The objects found up to this point will be listed in the search results. |
Find button |
Click Find to search the GIS table selected in the Layer dropdown list for entries that match the search terms defined above. If expression/numerical values for both Fieldname One and Fieldname Two have been defined, both search terms must be satisfied to produce a result. |
Search Results Box |
The Search Results Box contains a list of the GIS objects that satisfy the search terms defined above. Select the desired search results by clicking on them, or by clicking and using the CTRL or SHIFT keys to make multiple selections. This will select the object(s) and zoom to them on the GeoPlan Window. Hold down CTRL and click on a selected object in the Search Results Box to deselect the object. |
* button |
Click * to:
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