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1. gt Menu gt File Motherplanet Inc Page 17 of 37 8 22 2009kj Earth Explorer 6 0 Maps Explore Gps Tools Help Ctrl S Ctrl P Alt X gt Menu View Earth Explorer 6 0 Maps Explore Gps Tools Help Toolbar Fl i im A OOC Statusbar F2 List Panel F3 Show Compass Ctrl F5 Show Map Scale Ctrl F6 Show Cross Hair Ctrl F7 Layout List Full Screen F4 EJ Layouts gt Menu Maps Motherplanet Inc Page 18 of 37 8 22 2009kj Earth Explorer 6 0 Imagery Mode Day Night Effect All Map Layers Political Boundaries Coastlines Rivers Lat Lon Grids Countries Cities Islands Earthquakes Placemark Path GPS Tracks H bs Bs 5 ay ft B No Map Layers Pan Left Ctrl Left Center Pan Right Ctrl Right E Pan Up Ctrl uUp Pan Down Ctrl Down Stop Auto Pan Ctrl Zoom In Ctrl Zoom Out Ctrl gt Menu GPS Motherplanet Inc Page 19 of 37 Measure GPS Navigation Ctrl H Ctrl C Ctrl M Ctrl G Earth Explorer 6 1 File View Maps Explore Gps Tools Help B Om a gt ft G connecttoaps Disconnect 3 Show GPS Track Automatic Add GPS Track to Track List Report Location gt Menu Tool Earth Explorer 6 0 File View Maps Explore Gps Tools Help W pii ft f Add Placemark Ctrl Shift M Add Path Ctrl Shift P Remove Selection Ctrl Shift R Find Locations Go to Ctrl G Distance Calculator Ctrl D G2. Max Items 500 1000 2000 OK Cancel Apply As you can see from this screen shot 1 FOV Field of View You may enter any number varying from 1 to 90 Generally the default 30 guarantees a clear bird s eye view of our Motherplanet The smaller the number is the closer will be the view You can use it much the way like you zoom in or zoom out 2 Distance Unit This 3 5 new version added two distances unit for special needs Mile123456781234567812345678g and Nautical Mile 3 Lat Lon Format The following calculators will Convert Lat Long Coordinates between three different units types Degrees Minutes Seconds DD MM SS Ex 39 54 32 W Decimal Degrees Ex 39 8967deg minutes and seconds are converted to decimal format GPS Coordinates Ex 39deg 58 589min seconds are converted to decimal format 4 Grid Step Define the Lat Lon Grids step 10 15 and 30 Motherplanet Inc Page 29 of 37 8 22 2009kj 5 Bearing It s not enough to have distance calculated Get the bearing information too Check to enable it 6 Max Resolution The max resolution for the map 30M 10M 5M and 1M per pixel 10M 5M and 1M per pixel resolution is provided for GPS Navigation purpose 7 Max Items Maximum items number of a thematic map can be displayed in screen at the same time 2 5 Keyboard Shortcuts This is a full list of Keyboard Shortcuts for Earth Explorer You can print this page out and l
3. Cities Check this button to add remove cities information on the map 11 Islands Check this button to add remove islands information on the map 12 Earthquakes Check this button to add remove earthquakes information on the map 13 Rotate the Earth Make the digital Earth spin the way you wish it Turn left right upward and downward Click Stop to end the spinning 14 Zoom in out the map You may either click on the buttons to zoom in or zoom out or you can scroll up or down your mouse to get the same results 15 Drag Center Measure GPS Navigation Drag and move the image to the place you wish Make a spot the center of your research Measure distance and bearings between two places To enable bearings measurement you should check Calculate Bearing in Tools gt Preference gt Bearing If your have connected to a GPS device the GPS Navigation button is enable You can press this button to switch this software between GPS Navigation mode and other modes 16 Day Night Day Night feature will mimic the switching effect of day and night 17 Find Motherplanet Inc Page 15 of 37 8 22 2009kj r You can find a country or city or island by amp Find Place its name Category Countries Name Afghanistan Albania Algeria American Samoa Andorra Angola P P P Find location dialog 18 Preference Modify map display related preferences r amp Please register this sof
4. 1 click Next to proceed Motherplanet Inc Page 5 of 37 8 22 2009kj 45 setup Earth Explorer 6 1 a y Efex License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the installation EARTH EXPLORER END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Motherplanet Inc IMPORTANT THIS SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND MOTHERPLANET READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND USING THE SOFTWARE IT PROVIDES A LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND CONTAINS WARRANTY INFORMATION AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMERS BY INSTALLING AND USING THE Figure 1 2 2 Installation Step 2 select I accept the agreement and click Next to proceed Motherplanet Inc Page 6 of 37 8 22 2009kj Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 Sie Where should Earth Explorer 6 1 be installed A Setup will install Earth Explorer 6 1 into the following folder To continue click Next f you would like to select a different folder click Browse C Program Files Motherplanet Earth E At least 22 9 MB of free disk space is required Figure 1 2 3 Installation Step 3 select an installation destination and click Next to proceed Motherplanet Inc Page 7 of 37 8 22 2009kj 6 Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 _ Select Start Menu Folder Where should Setup place
5. E EEE DEEDES EEE REESE EEE EEE E EEE EE SEES EES 28 2 5 Keyboard Shortcuts rrtrrt tr tr treet teeter renner ieee ieee arene tenes 30 Cg Dee eee eee eee 31 3 1 oo 0 meee eee eee OOO rere ee etree errr errr etree ree errr ereereer errr err eerrrree 31 3 2 HOW tO BUYy srssserrrerrrrrrrrrrrnrsrteststtnsrtnterereeeererrrinnnnnnrarrtatsessatottrttttettertetteentna 32 3 3 Navigation with GPS devices 1ssteststeeesseeeeenteteeeerseeeeeetnaeeeeereeeseerneeseennteny 33 3 4 Fleet tracking and management based on Earth Explorers 1sssss 33 3 5 Details amp TipSessssstsseeeeeteeeee eee eee eee e ene eee ee eee e eee eee EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EEE EERE EEEE EEEE 34 4 01 7 g Ae eee 35 5 Referefceti terised paa forir ieee nea E a ED seh eee dered EE ake dak eevee 36 D i Contact US eim irea aneia OEE NNa s DATENA EEUDNA PEENES e aay Seba es Meee aS 36 5 2 Trademarks amp DiSClaiMerS ttre EEE EEE EERE EE 36 Motherplanet Inc Page 2 of 37 8 22 2009kj 1 Introduction Earth Explorer 6 is GPS Enabled digital map software with high resolution satellite imagery shaded relief topographic imagery and blending imagery of the two It also include location information of 270 countries and regions 50000 cities 15000 islands and 50000 earthquakes from 1973 And outline information of political boundaries rivers lakes coastlines of the world and etc All those map information was integrated together for providing a total 3D view of our beautifu
6. modification d When you are done you will see a small balloon comment over the place you have just modified e Select the place mark item from the side list and click right mouse button for choosing edit delete operation 7 Add Path a You can create a path between lots of places For instance you can figure out a well planned path that runs from your home to a destination b If you do not know the exact Latitude and Longitude information Find Location function may assist you with it c You can add more than one place at a time Press Add Points to add more places in your path Press Add to confirm all your modification Press Cancel to quit without saving d When you are done you will see a vector path over the places you have just added amp Add Place Name Description Location Latitude 47 7582 Longitude 103 1016 Altitude 0 l Add Path Name Point A to Point B Width 2 Points Latitude Longitude 64 152176 73 22177 56 96526 99 63752 Location Latitude 56 96526 Degree v Longitude 99 63752 Degree v Motherplanet Inc Page 14 Add Point e Select the path item from the side list and click right mouse button for choosing edit delete operation 8 Boundaries Check this button to add remove Political Boundaries Coastlines Rivers on the map 9 Countries Check this button to add remove countries name on the map 10
7. or to hide the map Name in the Menu 4 Table gt True or False This defines whether or not add the map to the table Motherplanet Inc Page 22 of 37 8 22 2009kj region like Countries Cities Islands and Earthquakes 5 Search gt True or False This define whether the location items define in the map can be searched in Earth Explorer true or false 6 Overlay gt True or False This defines whether or not your data allows to be overlaid by other maps like Earthquakes 7 Living Define whether a map is a live map An example routes lt living gt lt enable gt true lt enable gt lt refresh gt 10 lt refresh gt lt living gt enable Define whether a map is a live map true or false refresh Define the refresh period of a live map in seconds 8 List Define the web URL begin with http of https or file name of you data source file which contains the data you need to display in Earth Explorer Earth Explorer will add any map included in the file map all and load the location items stored in the data source file at start If the map is live earth explorer will fetch the source data define by the map periodically 9 Compress This will determine if your data gets compressed in order to save space 10 Filter This one controls the density for display You can set minimum and maximum number of display in order to make over populated data area less crowded and vice versa 11 Class If you wish to
8. own map style to Earth Explorer Support NMEA 0183 compatible GPS receiver Other functions like Measure and calculate distance and bearing between any two location find by name show day night shadow effect adjust Gamma and etc Download maps to disk cache in background Advanced license 1 1 System Requirements The minimum system requirements for Earth Explorer 6 1 are as follows 1 4 Pentium Processor PowerPC G3 800 or faster 512MB RAM or more At least 50 MB free disk space Windows ME Windows 2000 NT Windows XP Windows Vista Win7 or Mac OS X Internet connection 1 2 Installation Installation process of Earth Explorer 6 1 Installation of Earth Explorer is very easy and automatic Please complete the following steps to install Earth Explorer 6 1 For Windows users Download InstallEarthExplorer exe from Motherplanet Motherplanet Inc Page 4 of 37 8 22 2009kj For Mac Users Download ee_mac zip from Motherplanet This is a zipped file Users will need to unzip the file after download To start the installation please double click the file that you have downloaded Installation j8 Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 Lo Welcome to the Earth Explorer 6 1 Setup Wizard This will install Earth Explorer 6 1 on your computer it is recommended that you close all other applications before continuing Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit Setup Figure 1 2 1 Installation Step
9. Motherplanet Inc Earth Explorer 6 1 User Manual Motherplanet Inc Shengxia Road Pudong New Area Shanghai 201203 People s Republic of China Email Addresses Technical Support Team support motherplanet com Sales Team sales motherplanet com Motherplanet Inc Page 1 of 37 8 22 2009kj Welcome to Earth Explorer 6 1 User Manual Thank you very much for your interest in Earth Explorer With this User Manual you will have a better idea of Earth Explorer 3D interactive digital world map with high resolution Table of Contents Welcome to Earth Explorer 6 1 User Manual sss rrsrrrrrrrsrrrrrrrsrrerrrrnrrnnrrenrrnurrrurrnnrererenunen 2 Li IMtroductions ss rete teeter EERE EEE EEE EEE EOIN EEE EEE E EE EEE EEE 3 1 1 System REqUIFEMENES rrr re terete tee eee teeter nent nent et ee eee eaten nates 4 ToD Installation sscssrasavsiaies cove vanes rebar tea A T iuaieesiieeend ieee cai 4 1 3 REGiStrations 1rsteseee settee eect e eee ee ee eee EEE EEE EEE EERE EEE EEE SEES DEES E EE EEE EEE 11 2 HOW tO USE stertthann eet tease a aa a Me EA cease nti a Manes aaa ana enda les 12 DAT OO barena tie Seen ata daa abate dit Sais cai atey a des ca want Rdalndaptiday Ea OAS 12 DD Merl Ta cations shite acne ates stv tee bame la neta aa she obs clad tnteatiea te A 17 2 3 User definable Location Maperssrsstsrtesesteeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeae neta seen eeeen eer iereeaees 21 JA Preference ma terete tener ene en eee EEE EEE EEE EERE EEE EEE
10. amma Control Ctrl Shift G Blending Control Ctrl B Preference Ctrl R gt Menu Help Earth Explorer 6 0 File View Maps Explore Gps Tools Help Topics Visit Motherplanet on the Internet Map Legend Purchase Online Register About Less frequently used functions on the Menu Motherplanet Inc Page 20 of 37 8 22 2009kj 1 Maps gt Day and Night Enabling Day and Night you will have a better idea about the approximate time the specific spot is in When it s in a shadow it s night when it s in light you know it s day 2 Tools gt Find Location With the Find Location tool you won t be scrolling down the List Panel to find a country city or island 3 Tools gt Go to If you have specific Latitude and Longitude information of a place you can use this feature to spot the exact location 4 Tools gt Distance between This function calculates the distance between two places You will have to know the name of the two countries cities or islands or latitude and Longitude information of the two places 5 Tools gt Gamma Control Do you think the picture isn t bright enough You may increase the Gamma value Gamma values can increase from 1 0 up to 2 0 by 0 1 increments Check the preview box and you will see the outcome without closing the Gamma Control window 6 Tools gt Blending Control The default Blending percentage is 50 The outcome of blending would be taking Satellite map and Topogr
11. aphic map half by half You can change it to the best visual effect by changing the Blending value 7 Tools gt Preference With Preferences you can adjust Field Of View FOV convert Distance Unit km mile and nm change Lat lon Format choose a suitable Resample Method turn on off the starry background increase or decrease Grid Step And for further details please click here 18 Help gt About About refers to information regarding Earth Explorer version registration and contact information of Motherplanet 2 3 User definable Location Map What can I do with User Definable location map Users can add and display user definable map to Earth Explorer With the user definable Location Map users can manage these options 1 Display the map at the style your wish 2 Define whether or not to enable the map on the Menu Search Table region What can be added to user definable location map Motherplanet Inc Page 21 of 37 8 22 2009kj You can add anything you would like to display on Earth Explorer as long as you provide the map definition file and put your data to a data source file 1 Map Definition File A XML file define the format of the data source file the display style of the map and how to integrate the map with Earth Explore 2 Source Data File to store your data in the file with the format you defined in the map definition file Both files can be edited with editing tools like Word Notepad and Ultra Edit or comp
12. control the display of you map in a deep level this is what you want You can implement this in java language the most populated compute language today Place the binary file name of you java extension file name class in this line Please refer to the documents locate at Install folder API for details If you have any question please discuss it in the http forum motherplanet com or write to support motherplanet com 2 Data define the format of Source Data File Here with Data item the following information are important 1 Each datum need to be aligned in a separate line 2 Entries within the same line should be separated with this mark Motherplanet Inc Page 23 of 37 8 22 2009kj 3 Information like Latitude and Longitude is a must 4 Data formats include latitude longitude latitude int long bool string float and double 3 Table define width title of the Column lists lt table_column title Column Name width a number for column width gt Compound Content lt table_column gt Note content supports Compound Content format 4 Search defines search subjects Here name in this lt key gt name lt key gt represent the same name in the lt data_column gt Note content supports Compound Content format 5 Tips organizes the layout of cursor Tips With the example on the left Tips will display your information in this orde
13. e feel free to contact Motherplanet sales at support motherplanet com 2 How to Use In order to let you have a detailed understanding on how to use Earth Explorer 6 1 we came up with four separate parts on the icons on the Toolbar items in the Menu how to modify Preferences to make a better look and a full list of Keyboard Shortcuts 2 1 Toolbar 1 Save Image Map Save a bmp or jpeg format picture of the place you like 2 Print and preview digital map You can decide what to print by defining the center of the map and the size and resolution of the map before hand And then you may preview the printing result and print out the digital map 3 Satellite view mode Earth Explorer can show pure satellite image map view for user to browser the whole earth Motherplanet Inc Page 12 of 37 8 22 2009kj 4 Blending view mode Earth Explorer can blending the satellite view and DEM view to a special map mode for user to browser the whole earth 5 DEM view mode Earth Explorer can show pure digital elevation map DEM view for user to browser the whole earth 6 Add Place Mark Motherplanet Inc Page 13 of 37 8 22 2009kj a You can add your own comments over a specific place For instance you can type in My home over the place you live b If you do not know the exact Latitude and Longitude information Find Location function may assist you with it c You can add only one place at a time Press Add to confirm your
14. earn to utilize the keyboard shortcuts Fi Display turn off Toolbar F2 Display turn off Status Bar F3 Display turn off List Panel F4 Enable disable Full screen mode F5 List Panel on the right F6 List Panel at the bottom F7 List Panel on the left F8 List Panel at the top F9 Help Topics F10 About Ctri 1 Political Boundaries Ctri 2 Coastlines Ctri 3 Rivers Ctri 4 Lat Lon Grids Ctri 5 Countries Ctri 6 Cities Positions Ctri 7 City Names Ctri 8 Island Positions Ctri 9 Island Names Ctri 0O Earthquakes Motherplanet Inc Page 30 of 37 8 22 2009kj Ctri A Ctri N Ctri S Ctri H Ctrl C Ctri M Ctri Left key Ctri Right key Ctri Up key Ctri Down key Ctri Ctri Ctrl P Ctrl F Ctrl G Ctrl D Ctri F5 Ctri F6 Ctri F7 Ctrl Shift G Ctri Shift M Ctri Shift P 3 FAQ Show all map layers on Turn off all Map layers Save a picture Drag mode Center mode Measure mode Pan Left Pan Right Pan Up Pan Down Zoom In Zoom Out Print Find Place Go to Distance Show hide Compass Show hide Map Scale Show hide Hair Cross Gamma Control Add Place mark Add Path Here we provide the most frequently asked questions and their answers in a hope to provide solution for you before you contact our Technical Support Frequently Asked Questions 3 1 About 1 What is Earth Explorer Motherplanet Inc Page 31 of 37 8 22 2009kj Earth Explorer 6 1 is GPS Enabled digital map software with h
15. ed to the range 0 to 1 Within this specification gamma refers specifically to the function from display output to image samples 6 GPS Global Positioning System Also refers to Global Positioning Satellite A system using satellites receivers and software to allow users to determine their exact geographic position 7 Pixel An abbreviation of the term picture element A pixel is the smallest picture element of a digital image Like the fibers of a fabric individual pixels are too small to notice but together they make up the whole 8 Resolution The number of pixels in both height and width making up an image The more pixels in an image the higher the resolution and the higher the resolution Motherplanet Inc Page 35 of 37 8 22 2009kj of an image the greater its clarity and definition and the larger the file size 9 Topographic The physical features of a surface area including relative elevations and the position of natural and man made anthropogenic features 5 Reference Last but not least we wish to keep in touch with our users as always and we have some announcements and disclaimers to make in this last chapter 5 1 Contact Us Motherplanet Inc founded in October 2002 focuses on providing high resolution interactive 3D digital world map solutions for educational purpose By its unique huge image organization technology Motherplanet combines aerial and satellite imagery shaded relief topographic imager
16. egion to your disk and used it without internet connection such as use the Earth Explorer as a GPS navigation software on a plane boat or a car Please make sure you have enough disk space to cache the maps data whole maps data of the world used by Earth Explorer is about 40GB 3 2 How to Buy 4 Is your online order form secure Yes it is 100 secure 5 Is tech support free Yes It s free for all 6 Does it accept phone fax and Euro checks orders Yes it does Please visit http www motherplanet com for detail information Motherplanet Inc Page 32 of 37 8 22 2009kj 3 3 Navigation with GPS device 7 What kind of GPS device supported by Earth Explorer Earth Explorer support NMEA 0183 compatible GPS mouse CF GPS Bluetooth GPS and other GPS receiver 8 How to connect GPS device with Earth Explorer You can select the menu GPS gt Connect to GPS to connect to your GPS device Earth Explorer will scan serial ports for possible GPS device at the first time If successful the parameters will be saved as a default 9 Can I display the GPS track in Earth Explorer Yes you can display GPS track in Earth Explorer through check the menu item GPS gt show GPS track 10 Can I add edit display GPS tracks in Earth Explorer Yes you can Please check the menu GPS gt Automatic Add GPS track to Track List to add GPS track When you select the menu GPS gt Disconnect or exit the prog
17. iaries Disclaimers on Distribution This software may be freely distributed provided that Such distribution includes only the original archive You may not alter delete or add any files in the distribution archive The distribution does not include a registration code In particular you may not distribute a registered version of Earth Explorer If you have any comments or concerns about Earth Explorer feel free to email us Your feedback is important to us in order to get an idea of how to make Earth Explorer a better product for you So if you have a grand idea for a new feature or a better way of doing something please drop us a note Motherplanet Inc Page 37 of 37 8 22 2009kj
18. igh resolution satellite imagery shaded relief topographic imagery and blending imagery of the two It also include location information of 270 countries and regions 50000 cities 15000 islands and 50000 earthquakes from 1973 And outline information of political boundaries rivers lakes coastlines of the world etc All those map information was integrated together for providing a total 3D view of our beautiful planet earth You can place your own placemarks and path routes to the map show GPS tracks on the map and keep them with the maps if you already connected with a GPS device Beside these it has many other interesting functions you can regard it as a kind of educational scientific software of geography 2 How does it work Earth Explorer is a easy to use software When you exploring the earth surface imagery data is streamed to you PC from our web server and cached to your disk With the multi resolution and tiled image technology you can access this huge information set and don t need to worry about your computer s memory limit 3 What is the advantage of the Advanced License than the Standard License Earth Explorer with advanced license has two advanced features than Earth Explorer with standard license 1 250 speed to load map data from Earth Explorer remote server when you explore the not cached imagery 2 User can start stop threads to download maps data in background This allow you to cache the maps data of a defined r
19. l planet earth You can place your own placemarks and path routes to the map show GPS tracks on the map and keep them with the maps if you connected with a GPS device Beside these it has many other interesting functions you can regard it is a kind of educational scientific software of geography amp Earth Explorer 6 1 File View Maps Explore Gps Tools Help eS Dam a fe whe b GOOOO KF AaB ee SRO OC N Countries X E Afghanistan Transitional w Albania Republic of W Algeria People s Der w Andorra Principality c W Anguilla W Antarctica W Antigua and hw Arctic Ocean Argentina Argentine Re hy Armenia bv Ashmore an Territory of w Atlantic Oce W Australia Commonwe w Austria W Azerbaijan Republic of hy Bahamas The Commonwe Motherplanet com 23 147125 km pixel Figure 1 First look of Earth Explorer 6 1 Feature list of Earth Explorer 6 1 1 Real time satellite map GPS tracking on vehicle ship plane Motherplanet Inc Page 3 of 37 8 22 2009kj 30m res satellite image Landsat7 and 90m res SRTM picture exploring in online offline mode Include information of 270 countries and regions 40000 cities 15000 islands 50000 earthquakes from 1973 and vector layers includes political boundaries coastlines rivers lakes longitude latitude grids User can add their own Placemarks Paths GPS Tracks to Earth Explorer User can define and add their
20. licated ones like Dream weaver if source data file not compressed After you complete these files please remember to move them to Location folder under the installation path of Earth Explorer or the location folder you defined Open the file map all with a text edit and add a new line with the name of the map definition file For instance if you install Earth Explorer in C Drive then you will need to move both files to C Program Files Motherplanet Earth Explorer location folder First you will need to create the above mentioned map Definition File and Source Data File Map Definition File xml A Definition File consists of six items File Data Table Search Tips and Render These items define a map and manage the Source Data the way you want Each item serves a different function So let us have a closer look at how they work Compound Content different contents can be joint with a plus mark For instance compound contents can be written in this format My Name name While contents within quotation marks are constants while contents without quotes are data defined in Source Data File Here s an example of a complete Definition File for you to refer to 1 File general definition over these sub items 1 Name Give your map a name which can be displayed in the Menu Table or Column list and Search options 2 Icon Icon file name the icon will display with Name 3 Menu gt True or False This defines to show
21. p airplane fleet in real time 3 5 Details amp Tips 13 What is different between registered version and unregistered version The unregistered version will hint you to register the software 14 Does the un registered version have a date expire limit Although the unregistered version is for evaluation purpose only no date limit for free trial 15 Does Earth Explorer need an internet connection Earth Explorer need an internet connection broad band is better to stream the maps data when you browser the maps But if you have cached the data required to you disk cache it will not access the internet 16 What is the maximum resolution of the earth surface image The maximum imagery resolution of Earth Explorer is 30m per pixel But you can set it to 10m 5m or im per pixel to display GPS tracks clear 17 What is the meaning of 1m resolution 1m resolution is meaning a point in the picture represent a 1m im square in the real earth surface 18 Do you provide Mac version of Earth Explorer Yes We provide Earth Explorer for Mac OS X 19 Is it free to upgrade it version 5 0 to the version 6 1 Yes It s free for customers who had purchased previous versions of Earth Explorer to upgrade to Earth Explorer 6 1 Just installed it and register it with the license information you have 20 I have more questions how can I contact you Motherplanet Inc Page 34 of 37 8 22 2009kj Please send your additional questions to s
22. played on the map public String getImage if imagePath null String key null if population gt 1000000 key 1000 else if population gt 500000 key 500 else if population gt 100000 key 100 else if population gt 20000 key 20 else if population gt 5000 key nous else Motherplanet Inc Page 26 of 37 8 22 2009kj key Sia a String adm getDataColumn 5 switch adm charAt 0 case R region admin key r break case C country admin case B both region and country admin key c break imagePath images File separator key gif return imagePath return the font used to show the city s Name on the map public String getFont population more than 1000 000 use the bold font Motherplanet Inc Page 27 of 37 8 22 2009kj int threshold 1000000 if getParent getRenderedCount lt 20 threshold 100000 if population gt threshold return verdana 7 bold return verdana 7 normal 2 4 Preference Motherplanet Inc Page 28 of 37 8 22 2009kj amp Preference 30 0 Distance Unit Kilometer km Mile mi Nautical Mile nm Lat Lon Format Decimal Degrees Degrees Minutes Seconds GPS Coords Grid Step 10 15 Bearing E Calculate Bearing Max Resolution 30m 10m 5m 1m
23. r name province country population inhabitants and other comments you have added to Source Data File Note content supports Compound Content format 6 Render defines color font and order of text and images displayed on the 3D Earth Explorer map Note content supports Compound Content format 1 Text fully supports Compound Content input 2 Image define your image name and its location 3 Html If you click the item on the map an browser window will pop up with the content you defined in this node Note if this content is begin with http or https Earth Explorer will treat it as a URL and will open the link in the browser window Otherwise render it as html content in the browser window directly Note If the content include HTML tag remember to bound this content with lt CDATA and gt For example lt html gt lt CDATA name lt br gt lt a href http www google com search q name gt name lt a gt gt lt html gt 4 Color define color of text RGB format supported For instance you can set the color to 160 160 160 5 Font define font of text including family size and style A quick example lt font gt Verdana 8 bold lt font gt Motherplanet Inc Page 24 of 37 8 22 2009kj 6 Order add data_column name here and display order is dependent on size of the column Largest column always displays in the first place Source Data File Is
24. ram GPS track will be added to the Track List Edit the track please select it from the table list and click it with the right button of your mouse a edit delete choice will appear To display the GPS Tracks map in Earth Explorer please check the menu Maps gt GPS Tracks 3 4 Fleet tracking and management based on Earth Explorer 11 Can Earth Explorer report my location to GIS database of our company in realtime Yes Earth Explorer must connect with a GPS receiver to get the geographic information of your location in realtime at first then you need to set Earth Explorer to report the location information to a remote server periodically through the menu GPS gt Report Location The remote URL should receive the information and put it to the GIS database after processing 12 How to display a living map of a vehicle fleet with Earth Explorer Earth Explorer can fetch living map data from a web location periodically You fleet member should report their location to GIS database first then you should adda user definable map with living style the content of lt list gt lt list gt node in the map definition file set to a web link the web server should generate the data source Motherplanet Inc Page 33 of 37 8 22 2009kj content of the map as the required content in realtime when Earth Explorer request the link So Earth Explorer will display the thematic living map This can provide a solution to tracking monitoring a vehicle shi
25. rth Explorer 6 1 Completing the Earth Explorer 6 1 Setup Wizard Setup has finished installing Earth Explorer 6 1 on your computer The application may be launched by selecting the installed icons Click Finish to exit Setup Motherplanet Inc Page 10 of 37 8 22 2009kj Figure 1 2 8 Installation Step 8 when installation finished click Finish to exit When you want to launch the Earth Explorer double click on the Earth Explorer icon and start using the program For an unregistered copy a registration box will ask if you want to register now amp Please register this software Tell Me More Make a secure online purchase visit Motherplanet for more information about Earth Explorer I Have My Registration Code Serial Number Licence Key Register Register Later Figure 1 2 9 Launch Earth Explorer Note Users can experience full function Earth Explorer 6 1 in a trial mode Even if you do not have a registration key you may also use the program by selecting Register Later If you have bought license key and serial number for Earth Explorer 6 1 you should select Register Now to enter your keys for authentication and verification If you forgot your license key and serial number please feel free to contact Motherplanet support at support motherplanet com 1 3 Registration Earth Explorer provide full resolution and full function for evaluation purpose It will pop
26. t Compose a Ist file with the above mentioned editing tool Here are two rules to follow when it comes to create a Source Data File Each LocationItem should be put in line by line And different entries in the same line should be separated with this mark Then you will need to allocate these files properly Take the one with C drive as installation path for example you will need to paste the two files you have previously created to C Program Files Motherplanet Earth Explorer 6 1 location folder Last but not least add these two files in a file named map all in this input format countries xml cities xml islands xml eq xml Add your own definition_file xml there in a new line Extra Content Custom the appear of you Location Item If your map need a special and complex display style you can implement it with a extention write in Java language It s not hard to extend LocationItemImpl to achieve this And here is sourcecode of the LocationItemCity java used to define the city map of the software package com motherplanet location test import java io import com motherplanet location define public class LocationItemCity extends LocationItemImpl String imagePath null Motherplanet Inc Page 25 of 37 8 22 2009kj long population public LocationItemCity LocationMap Imap String content super Imap content population Long parseLong getDataColumn 5 return the image file name dis
27. the program s shortcuts A Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Figure 1 2 4 Installation Step 4 rename install folder if needed and click Next to proceed nn l j5 Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 gt Select Additional Tasks Which additional tasks should be performed Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing Earth Explorer 6 1 then click Next Additional icons Motherplanet Inc Page 8 of 37 8 22 2009kj Figure 1 2 5 Installation Step 5 click Next to proceed a n 5 Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 Ready to Install Setup is now ready to begin installing Earth Explorer 6 1 on your computer Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files Motherplanet Earth Explorer Start Menu folder Earth Explorer Figure 1 2 6 Installation Step 6 confirm above information and click Install Motherplanet Inc Page 9 of 37 8 22 2009kj a 5 Setup Earth Explorer 6 1 Installing Please wait while Setup installs Earth Explorer 6 1 on your computer Extracting files C Program Files Motherplanet Earth Explorer jre ib vt jar Figure 1 2 7 Installation Step 7 Installation continues j Setup Ea
28. tware Tell Me More Make a secure online purchase Visit Motherplanet for more information about Earth Explorer I Have My Registration Code Serial Number Licence Key Register l Register Later 19 Buy Now If you did not buy the Earth Explorer you are using you can click on this button to order a key pairs for your permanent use 20 Register When you have license key and serial number for the Earth Explorer you can register them to the copy you are using After success registration you can use it with full access for as long as you like Motherplanet Inc Page 16 of 37 8 22 2009kj Ga amp Set Download Area Left Top Right Bottom Latitude 55 333332 Degree v Latitude 23 333334 Longitude 124 666664 Longitude 76 666664 Download Cancel 21 Download maps to disk cache in Background Note this function is for Advanced License only Download maps to disk cache in Background Please make sure you have more than 40GB free disk space if you would download the full images set to the disk 22 Help Seek for help Read online educational materials or read this Help document or simply send us an email support motherplanet com 2 2 Menu In a wish not to reiterate the information that is already provided on Toolbar we have items that are listed on the Menu but may not be used as frequently as those on the Toolbar Please make sure you have read the Toolbar section
29. up registration hint dialog every five minutes If you want keep this software please purchase and register it Motherplanet provide life time free upgrade for registered user Please order Earth Explorer with Regsoft and register it with the supplied license key and serial number promptly after your purchase To register Earth Explorer you will need to place an order from Motherplanet s website in the first place 1 Order Earth Explorer from Motherplanet Motherplanet Inc Page 11 of 37 8 22 2009kj You can purchase Earth Explorer by placing an online order from our consigned partner Regsoft who accepts Visa MasterCard Euro Card American Express Discover and JCB cards Right after you order Earth Explorer a license key and serial number will be emailed to your email box with your receipt You will need the key pairs to finish registration If you have any question regarding order please feel free to contact Motherplanet sales at sales motherplanet com 2 Register with the License Key and Serial Number Double click on the Earth Explorer icon on your desktop to launch it Earth Explorer enquires of your license key and serial number on start up Copy and paste the license key and serial number into the proper boxes If you have already launched Earth Explorer go to Help gt Register then copy and paste the license key and serial number in the proper boxes If you have any question regarding registration process pleas
30. upport motherplanet com 4 Glossary Terms you should know when using Earth Explorer in alphabetical order 1 Azimuth the horizontal angle or bearing of a point measured from the true astronomic north Used to refer to a compass on which the movable dial used to read direction is numbered in 360 2 Bearing A direction on the ground or on a map defined by the angle measured from some reference direction this may be true geographic North magnetic North or grid North Used also to refer to a compass on which the movable dial used to read direction is numbered as four 900 quadrants where N 0 5 0 E 90 W 90 See also azimuth 3 Coordinate A set of numbers that designate location in a given reference system such as x y in a planar coordinate system or an x y z in a three dimensional coordinate system Coordinates represent locations on the Earth s surface relative to other locations 4 DEM Digital Elevation Model A digital representation of a continuous variable over a two dimensional surface by a regular array of z values referenced to a common datum Digital elevation models are typically used to represent terrain relief 5 Gamma Informal A measure of the brightness of mid level tones in an image Outside this specification the term gamma is often used as the exponent of a power function that is the transfer function of any stage s of an imaging pipeline output input gamma where both input and output are scal
31. y and user definable map information together to give you a total 3D view of our beautiful mother planet earth at user s interpretation We are always working to improve our products and your suggestion and comments will be our great source of stepping forward So feel free to contact us with the following information provided For more information about us please visit our website at_http www motherplanet com Contact Us Technical Support support motherplanet com Sales _sales motherplanet com 5 2 Trademarks amp Disclaimers Important announcements on Trademarks and Disclaimers Trademarks The Earth Explorer logo the Motherplanet company Logo and other versions of Earth Explorer graphics logos page headers button icons scripts and service names are trademarks certification marks service marks or other trade dress of Motherplanet or its subsidiaries Motherplanet s trademarks certification marks service marks and trade dress have inherent meaning and substantial value because of their restricted use They may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Motherplanet s in any manner without Motherplanet s permission All other trademarks not owned by Motherplanet or its subsidiaries that appear on this document are the property of their respective owners who may or may not be affiliated with connected to or sponsored by Motherplanet Inc Page 36 of 37 8 22 2009kj Motherplanet or its subsid
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