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 ====== Search ====== ====== Search ======
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 The application allows you to search landmarks using different ways: The application allows you to search landmarks using different ways:
   * From a large variety of coordinates;   * From a large variety of coordinates;
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   * Click on the ''"**Landmarks**"'' menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}};   * 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.
  
 {{ :en:help:search:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}} {{ :en:help:search:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}}
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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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 +{{ :en:help:search:search-by-coordinates.jpg?nolink }}
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