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* From a large variety of coordinates; | * From a large variety of coordinates; |
* By name, among all displayed landmarks; | * By name, among all displayed landmarks; |
* By name from online search services ([[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatism]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]), when an Internet connection is available. | * By name from online search services ([[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatism]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]) when an Internet connection is available. |
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| ===== How to search a place by name? ===== |
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| * Click on the ''"**Landmarks**"'' menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; |
| * Type the name of the place to search {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} and click on {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}; |
| * Wait for the results to appear, which can take up to few seconds. |
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| Results (if any) are sorted by distance from the current screen center location. The closest results of each sources are listed in the ''"**Main results**"'' section {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, all other results in the ''"**Other results**"'' section {{:icon_06.png?nolink}}. You can: |
| * Click on any result to move the map view over it and display it; |
| * Click on ''"**Display all**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display all results as a waypoints set; |
| * Click on ''"**Cancel**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to search for another name. |
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| {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Results depends on the currently displayed map area. You can get more precise results by first displaying the map area you're interested in before searching for a location name. |
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| ===== How to search a place from its coordinates? ===== |
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| To find a location from its coordinates: |
| * In the ''"**Search a location**"'' panel (see above), click on the current ''"**Search format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; |
| * Choose the coordinate format you need to search, for example ''"**Lat/Long (Deg)**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to search for a WGS84 (GPS) latitude and longitude in the decimal degrees format; |
| * If your format is not listed, click on ''"**More...**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display more coordinate formats; |
| * If you still can't find your format, click on ''"**Import...**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to import it from [[http://www.spatialreference.org]]; |
| * Fill the coordinate components {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, like the latitude, the longitude and cardinal sectors (components depend on the chosen format); |
| * If you need to paste coordinates copied from somewhere else, click on ''"**Single field**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to get a single text field in which you'll be able to paste your coordinates; |
| * Click on "Search" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the location. |
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