CREATING HOTSPOTS (Georeferencing)
Creating Resource Hotspots
It is possible to georeference a number of resources using the hotspotting tools
on the toolbar (1).
A hotspot is a location on a map which has a resource (or several resources)
attached to it. The hotspot can be a point, a line or a polygon (area). Hotspots
are represented on the map by coloured icons. In the screenshot below, a
polygon is being drawn.
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Before creating a hotspot (or line or polygon), decide on the resources you wish to link to it, where
you want to link them and then use the zoom and scroll facilities to get the desired location in the
map window. In the example below, the Mourne Mountains have been chosen and are showing in
the map pane. The resources being georeferenced are related to that area.
Once the chosen map is in the map pane, you can click on the Padlock (2) button to lock the map
at this location while you are working. The padlock symbol turns red to show the window is locked.
Locking the map allows you to search for resources without the map changing.
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When creating a line or a polygon, double-click when you are finished. A box will open for you to
add resources. Next, click on the My Resources tab, as you can only hotspot resources which
are already in My Resources. Search for the first resource you wish to georeference. You can use
More search options (1) for this search if you have a lot of resources.
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Click on the resource you wish to add to the hotspot, line or polygon; hold the mouse button down
and drag it to the open box (2). In the case shown here, a photograph is being added to the Word
document already uploaded. Release the mouse button and you will find the resource drops into
the dialog box after a moment. You can click and drag more resources to the hotspot, line or
polygon – you are not limited to just one resource.
When all the resources have been
dragged into the dialog box, click Next
and some text will appear confirming
the hotspot data has been successfully
saved.
When you click on Close a coloured
icon appears on the map at your
chosen location if it is a hotspot, or your
line or polygon will be displayed.
Note: as the process is now finished,
be sure to click on the Padlock symbol (3)
again to unlock the map window.
To review your hotspotting work, click on the Reset button to see the full extent of the map and the
location of your created hotspot, line or polygon. You can then check that it has been created at
the chosen location.
While the Polygon has been shown here, the Hotspot and Line tools can also be used to link
resources.The process for creating these is the same as that outlined above except that to begin
with you click on the line or hotspot tools.
Opening Hotspots
To open a hotspot, place the cursor over the symbol on the map and leave it for a few moments.
Then click on the symbol and a dialog box opens showing you the title and description of the
first resource linked to the hotspot. Click on the Open resource text to open the resource and on
Enlarge to have the resource display within the dialog box. If there is more than one resource
associated with a hotspot/line/polygon, you can move forwards and backwards through the
resources by clicking on the appropriate arrows (1).