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| * From a large variety of coordinates; | * From a large variety of coordinates; | ||
| * By name, among all displayed landmarks; | * By name, among all displayed landmarks; | ||
| - | * By name from online search services ([[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatism]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]) when an Internet connection is available. | + | * By name, from online search services (like [[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/|Nominatim]] and [[https://www.google.com/maps/|Google Maps]]) when an Internet connection is available. |
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| ===== How to search a place by name? ===== | ===== How to search a place by name? ===== | ||
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| - | * Click on the ''"**Landmarks**"'' menu {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; | + | * Tap on the ''"**Landmarks**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}} menu and on ''"**Search a location**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}}; |
| - | * Type the name of the place to search {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} and click on {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}; | + | * Type the name of the place to search {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} and tap on ''"**Search**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}; |
| * Wait for the results to appear, which can take up to few seconds. | * Wait for the results to appear, which can take up to few seconds. | ||
| - | Results (if any) are sorted by distance from the current screen center location. The closest results of each sources are listed in the ''"**Main results**"'' section {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, all other results in the ''"**Other results**"'' section {{:icon_06.png?nolink}}. You can: | + | Results (if any) are sorted by distance from the current screen center location. The closest results of each sources are listed in the ''"**Main results**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} section, all other results in the ''"**Other results**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} section. You can: |
| - | * Click on any result to move the map view over it and display it; | + | * Tap on any result to move the map on it and display it; |
| - | * Click on ''"**Display all**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display all results as a waypoints set; | + | * Tap on ''"**Display all**"'' {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display all results as a set of waypoints; |
| - | * Click on ''"**Cancel**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to search for another name. | + | * Tap on ''"**Cancel**"'' {{:icon_08.png?nolink}} to search for another name. |
| - | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Results depends on the currently displayed map area. You can get more precise results by first displaying the map area you're interested in before searching for a location name. | + | {{:icon_help.png?nolink}} Results depend on the currently displayed map area. You can get more precise results by first displaying the map area you're interested in before searching for a location name. |
| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}} | {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-name.jpg?nolink |}} | ||
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| To find a location from its coordinates: | To find a location from its coordinates: | ||
| - | * In the ''"**Search a location**"'' panel (see above), click on the current ''"**Search format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; | + | * In the ''"**Search a location**"'' panel (see above), tap on the current ''"**Search format**"'' {{:icon_01.png?nolink}}; |
| * Choose the coordinate format you need to search, for example ''"**Lat/Long (Deg)**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to search for a WGS84 (GPS) latitude and longitude in the decimal degrees format; | * Choose the coordinate format you need to search, for example ''"**Lat/Long (Deg)**"'' {{:icon_02.png?nolink}} to search for a WGS84 (GPS) latitude and longitude in the decimal degrees format; | ||
| - | * If your format is not listed, click on ''"**More...**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to display more coordinate formats; | + | * If your format is not listed, you can add it [[en:help:v2:settings:locations-and-grids|as explained here]]; |
| - | * If you still can't find your format, click on ''"**Import...**"'' {{:icon_04.png?nolink}} to import it from [[http://www.spatialreference.org]]; | + | * Fill the coordinate components {{:icon_04.png?nolink}}, like the latitude, the longitude and cardinal sectors (components depend on the chosen format); |
| - | * Fill the coordinate components {{:icon_05.png?nolink}}, like the latitude, the longitude and cardinal sectors (components depend on the chosen format); | + | * If you need to paste coordinates copied from somewhere else, tap on ''"**Single field (for copy/paste)**"'' {{:icon_03.png?nolink}} to get a single text field in which you'll be able to paste your coordinates; |
| - | * If you need to paste coordinates copied from somewhere else, click on ''"**Single field**"'' {{:icon_06.png?nolink}} to get a single text field in which you'll be able to paste your coordinates; | + | * Tap on ''"**Search**"'' {{:icon_05.png?nolink}} to display the location. |
| - | * Click on "Search" {{:icon_07.png?nolink}} to display the location. | + | |
| {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-coordinates.jpg?nolink }} | {{ :en:help:v2:landmarks:search-by-coordinates.jpg?nolink }} | ||