{"id":8939,"date":"2024-01-10T17:30:33","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=8939"},"modified":"2024-04-11T17:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T17:57:29","slug":"on-map-zooming","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/on-map-zooming\/","title":{"rendered":"On Map zooming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Map zooming, a more detailed explanation of the logic used and how Base Stations Maps are displayed.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Question<\/b>:<br \/>\nWhen I zoom out, why do I only see the nearby base stations?<\/h3>\n<p>This map is most commonly obtained with the <em>right-click<\/em> command <strong><i>View On Map<\/i><\/strong> from any connected Base station.<\/p>\n<p>Of course clicking on the icon brings up the same detailed tool-tip about the base station as can be seen on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> display itself.\u00a0\u00a0 But, if this map is requested from outside the Caster (over a web page by an unauthorized user &#8211; when you allow this to occur) some other user connection details are suppressed for security reasons.<\/p>\n<h4>The Initial view<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom-320x235.png 320w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_FirstZoom.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The initial view and zoom is centered around the base itself.\u00a0 It shows about a 25km region on each side.<\/p>\n<p>Other nearby bases (and their radius coverage circles) may also be visible.<\/p>\n<p>(Click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Zoomed Out View<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut-320x235.png 320w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ZoomOut.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>But when the map has been Zoomed out&#8230;\u00a0 Base Stations within a preset regional area are also shown on the map. Other bases, further away, are not shown.<\/p>\n<p>(Click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n<p>This is a purposeful design choice, only those bases within ~250km are shown to reduce clutter and page load times. This is also a convenient way to see nearby bases that might be of value to a given user device (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/question-what-is-an-ntrip-client\/\">NTRIP Client<\/a>s).<\/p>\n<h4>More Bases<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll-50x37.png 50w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll-320x235.png 320w, https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Map_ShowAll.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>If you want to see ALL the active bases,<br \/>\nthen use the menu command:<br \/>\nReports \u21d2 <em><strong>Map View, Bases, In Browser<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or Use the menu item next to it of:<br \/>\n<em><strong>Map View, Bases + Users, In Browser<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nif you also wish to see the locations of currently connected users plotted.<\/p>\n<p>(Click image to enlarge)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aside #1:\u00a0<\/strong> To see all the reservations on your Caster, active or not, do the following.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the Push-In table, using the combo box <em><strong>&#8220;Select a Report&#8230;<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; along to right side of the tab, select the item <b>Plot All Push-Ins<\/b><\/li>\n<li>You can also plot both the active Push-In bases and any Push-In reservations that have been active over the past week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Aside #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 From Rev 3.14 onward <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>SNIP<\/strong><\/span> now supports OSM style maps (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openstreetmap.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open street maps<\/a>) as well as Goggle <a href=\"https:\/\/mapsplatform.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map API<\/a> style maps.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And you can now set the radius size, line color, line width, and fill for the radius circles used on these maps.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Aside #3:<\/strong>\u00a0 From Rev 3.14 onward you can also enable or disable point clustering in the maps. When enabled, many nearby base can be combined into a single point with a numerical count value.\u00a0 Click on the point to see the map expand to show those bases.\u00a0 Try the OSM test map (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.use-snip.com\/kb\/knowledge-base\/map-setup-settings\/\">this article<\/a>) to see this at work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Map zooming, a more detailed explanation of the logic used and how Base Stations Maps are displayed. Question: When I zoom out, why do I only see the nearby base stations? This map is most commonly obtained with the right-click command View On Map from any connected Base station. 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