[Gvsig_english] SUGGESTED FUNCTIONALITY gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- Notelayer

[Enrique Lorenzo Herrero]

I propose some workarounds to use as a bookmark tool:

1) Regions of interest:
(gvSIG with Remote Sensing extension, or gvSIG OADE-Beta2) over a WMS or image layer you are able to right button, and then select "Regions of interest" (the tool was build for image processing, not as a bookmark tool really...). Unfortunately, those regions aren't saved in the project file, but you can export as Shapefile before closing the project. So, it'd be interesting:
	- to save the regions in the project document
	- to see the shapes and comments over the view, like labelled layer
	- to write descriptive text associated with the region

2) Zoom manager: you can zoom in to the point or area of interest, and save the zoom with a descriptive name. Those are saved in the project document. It'd be interesting:
	- to save a descriptive text associated with the zoom
	- to see the zoom as a bounding box on the view
	- to rebuild this tool to work as a general "bookmark" tool (point, line or polygon bookmark, with descriptive text and some single properties, saved in the project document).
 
Enrique Lorenzo Herrero 
Técnico 
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INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO 
Junta de Castilla y León 
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Valladolid 
Spain 
 
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De: gvsig_internacional-bounces at listserv.gva.es [mailto:gvsig_internacional-bounces at listserv.gva.es] En nombre de Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)
Enviado el: lunes, 28 de junio de 2010 9:20
Para: Users and Developers mailing list
Asunto: [Gvsig_english] SUGGESTED FUNCTIONALITY gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- Notelayer

Hi,

I have been working in the field a bit lately where I use gvSIG 1.9 Desktop on a slate computer to ground truth GIS aerial photography and historical vector data.
I have regularly thought having a 'note' taking facility would be very advantageous - draw a circle and attach text, highlight a zone and write a note, place an arrow and make a comment.
I have seen a crude version of this in OpenJUMP where a box can be inserted with text. What I was thinking was something like this but that text could be attached to lines, arrows, points, polygons or highlighted areas. Pretty much the same as the annotation mark-up tools found in PDF viewers.
I know that you can create a point shapefile and enter text but this is not quite the same. I suppose my suggestion is a little less formal and aimed at the spontaneous. Imagine reviewing a file and seeing an error - you just want to click on a tool, point to a spot and note the problem. Not create a point file, save to a specific directory, have the screen jump all around the place once the command window appears and leaving the file open for editing indefinitely as you do your stuff.
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Cheers Simon
Simon Cropper 
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
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