Measure Tool
The Measure tool on the Wavepoint toolbar provides three ways of measuring between points
on the map: Area, Distance, and Location.
When you click the Measure tool, the following toolbar displays:
Distance
To measure the linear distance between two or more points, click
the Distance Measurement tool, then click once on the map to start the measurement:
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If you want to measure between two points, double-click at the endpoint.
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If you want to measure between more than two points, continue single clicking in the map, and double-click at the endpoint to stop the measurement.
TIP: You can still zoom and pan the map while measuring. To pan, click and hold to drag the map into position. -
After double-clicking, that sequence of measurement is over. To start a new measurement, click once somewhere on the map.
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Click the unit of measure drop-down to change the unit of measure.
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View a running total of the distance being measured under Measurement Result:
To stop measuring, click the Distance Measurement tool to toggle it off.
Location
To measure distances using geographic coordinates, click the Location
Measurement tool.
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The application immediately begins tracking the geographic location of the cursor on the map.
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Click once in the map for a starting point. Since the cursor is at the exact location where you clicked, the latitude and longitude are the same until you move the cursor.
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As you move the cursor around on the map, the cursor's latitude and longitude location change accordingly.
TIP: You can still zoom and pan the map while measuring. To pan, click and hold to drag the map into position. -
At this point, if you click once in the map, the green Location
icon moves to that location, which becomes the new starting point.
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Click the coordinate drop-down to change between decimal degrees and degrees, minutes, seconds.
To stop placing coordinate points, click the Location Measurement tool to toggle it off.