Searching for Layers

To search for a layer:

1.     From the SkylineGlobe Server Manager menu, select Layers. The Layers page is displayed.

2.     If you want to search for layers whose property information contains a specific string (e.g., ID, Name, Data Source), do the following:

a.     In the Search String field, type a search string or enter an attribute, condition, and value and click Insert String . The search expression is displayed in the Search String field.

b.    If you want to include additional strings in your search expression, select a connector:  (and OR or), and repeat step a for the next condition.

3.     You can further filter your results by any combination of the following filters:

§  Type – Layer type (e.g., Feature Layer, Imagery Layer, TerraBuilder Project, TerraExplorer Project).

§  Group – User group of the layer’s owner.

§  Owner – Layer owner. For SG Upload data sources, this is the name of the user who published the layer while for all sources other than SG Upload data sources, this is the user who was assigned owner of this layer's data source.

4.     If you want to search according to geographic location, do the following:

a.     Click Set Bounding Box, and select the required region by drawing a rectangle on the map on the right side of the page around the area to which the search is confined.

b.     From the Map field, select one of the following:

·         Do Not Use – To ignore the bounding box.

·         Contained – If you want to search only for layers whose entire geometry fall within the bounding box.

·         Intersect – If you want to search for all layers whose geometry intersect at any point with the bounding box.

c.     If you want to clear the bounding box, click Clear.

5.     Click Search. Your search results are displayed in the search results list at the bottom of the page.