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Bing Map Display#

Satellite map centered on the current location (with zoom control and scale).

Bing Map Display

Adding a Bing Map Display#

To add a Bing Map Display to a Page do one of the following:

  • Click the Bing Map Display button on the Display Toolbar.

  • Click File > New > Display and select Bing Map Display.

  • Press Ctrl + Q twice to use the Quick Access Assistant and select New Bing Map Display.

In the bottom right hand corner of the display is the scale. This changes when using zoom in and zoom out.

To zoom in and out of the display use the mouse wheel or press Ctrl + or Ctrl -.

Parameter Selection#

The Bing Map requires Latitude and Longitude parameters to be added to the display respectively.

To show the parameter selection dialog do one of the following:

  • Press P in the Bing Map display.

  • Right click the display and select Parameter Selection.

Display Properties#

To show the display properties do one of the following:

  • Press D in the Bing Map display.

  • Right click the display and select Display Properties.

Note: Clicking on a property provides a description of the property at the bottom of the tool window.

Bing Map Display Properties

The options for the Bing Map Display are as follows:

Group Name Description
General Show Title Bar Shows or hides the Display's title bar
General Title Title of the Display
Data Auto Refresh Rate (Hz) Sets the display updates rate (Hz) when automatically panning data.
Data GPS Data Format Format of GPS data in the session. It can be Decimal Degrees, F1MS, or Nascar.
Map Lock Center to Data Lock the center of the display to the current data location.