Select events by geometry

The Roadway Characteristics Editor provides the functionality of selecting events using various geometries such as point, bounding box, polygon, line, and current extent.

Selecting events by various geometries

To select events by geometry on the map, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Open a web browser and navigate to the Roadway Characteristics Editor.
  2. Click Select > Select by Geometry
    Selecting events by geometry

Selecting events by a point

To select events on the map by using a point, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Select the event layer using the Event Layer drop-down list.
    Selecting events by point
  2. Choose the selection method.
  3. Click the Select by Point button Select by Point.
  4. Click an event on the map.

The events intersecting the point will be highlighted on the map, and the records will be shown in the form of a table.

Selecting events by a bounding box

To select events by drawing a box on the map, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Select the event layer using the Event Layer drop-down list.
    Selecting events by a bounding box
  2. Choose the selection method.
  3. Click the Select by Bounding Box tool Select by Bounding Box.
  4. Draw a bounding box on the map.

The events intersecting the box will be highlighted on the map and the records will be shown in the form of a table.

Selecting events by a polygon

To select events by drawing a polygon on the map, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Click the Event Layer drop-down arrow and select the event layer.
    Selecting events by a line
  2. Choose the selection method.
  3. Click the Select by Polygon tool Select by Polygon.
  4. Draw a polygon on the map.

The events intersecting the polygon will be highlighted on the map, and the records will be shown in the form of a table.

Selecting events by a polyline

To select events by drawing a polyline on the map, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Click the Event Layer drop-down arrow and select the event layer.
    Selecting events by a polyline
  2. Choose the selection method.
  3. Click the Select by Polyline tool Select a Route on the Map.
  4. Draw a polyline on the map.

The events intersecting the polyline will be highlighted on the map and the records will be shown in the form of a table.

Selecting events by the current extent

To select events by the map's current extent, perform the following steps.

Steps:
  1. Click the Event Layer drop-down arrow and select the event layer.
    Selecting events by current extent
  2. Choose the selection method.
  3. Click the Select by Current Extent tool Select by Current Extent.

All the events present in the current extent of the map will be highlighted, and the records will be shown in the form of a table.


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12/19/2012