[IDV #BXF-835860]: scale bars / lat-long boxes in IDV

> Hi Yuan,
> 
> I updated everything (IDV, Java) and it worked and generated an image
> file... but its not quite working the way I need.  I need to have a
> bounding box around the view (or data extent) that has the lat long
> delineated by tick marks, not by lines across the map.  The box
> should, if possible, appear in the view while I am working with the
> data in IDV, so that I can capture the image with the lat/long
> bounding box and use this for a figure.  It would be really helpful
> (essential, in fact) for the box to be dynamic so when I scale up or
> down, the corresponding lat-long values change, but the box frame
> itself remains the same.
> 
> I'm guessing such a thing will require quite a bit more development?
> I do think it would be very useful and not just for me, but for many
> others - it would certainly increase the use of IDV among a broader
> range of scientists and GIS people.  The same is true for a north
> arrow and scale bar.  Nearly all journals require these features on
> maps.
> 
> Unless this is something that can be done in the near term, it looks
> like my best option at this point is to port the data into ArcGIS or
> Matlab and create the figures that way.
Hi Colin,
     I think the best solution will certainly require some development effort 
in the IDV. 
It will not happen in the near term, sorry about the inconvenience.


Yuan
      
> 
> Thanks for all of your help.
> 
> Cheers,
> Colin
> 
> On May 19, 2011, at 4:40 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> 
> >> No, I typed that incorrectly in my email, it should be latlonlabels.
> >> It still doesn't work... any suggestions?  Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> colin
> >
> > Hi Colin,
> >    I created a test bundle and isl for you, basically copy the isl
> > from the user guide. You can save these two files in the same
> > directory, and run the IDV. To the ISL into the IDV, you can do:
> >
> > File > open, and select the isl file, it will generated the same
> > image as attached. The latlon values in the image may not be right,
> > you can always adjust those values in the isl.
> >
> > By the way, if your IDV is very old version, it may not working.
> > This maybe why you are getting the unknown tag error. If so, please
> > update the software.
> >
> >
> > Yuan
> >>
> >> On May 16, 2011, at 6:48 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Hello Yuan,
> >>>>
> >>>> I followed your instructions and saved the bundle, edited the ISL
> >>>> script to point to that filename, and now it is giving me a
> >>>> different
> >>>> error.
> >>>>
> >>>> Unknown tag:latlonlables
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> It should be "latlonlabels", is your typing correct?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Yuan
> >>>>
> >>>> Any advice? Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers
> >>>> Colin
> >>>>
> >>>> On May 13, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>>> OK, thanks.  I downloaded the ISL file in the user guide.
> >>>>>>> When I
> >>>>>>> try
> >>>>>>> to open the ISL file within my current project, or within a
> >>>>>>> newly
> >>>>>>> started IDV session, I get this message:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> An error occurred:java.io.IOException: Could not load
> >>>>>>> resource:/Users/user/Desktop/test.xidv
> >>>>>>> error:java.io.FileNotFoundException:
> >>>>>>> Unable to open:/Users/user/Desktop/test.xidv
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Any ideas what's going on here?  Thanks.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Cheers
> >>>>>>> Colin
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On May 11, 2011, at 4:14 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Hello,
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Thanks for creating IDV, it is a really helpful tool.  I only
> >>>>>>>>> have a
> >>>>>>>>> couple small problems I've come across, mostly cosmetic.  I'm
> >>>>>>>>> hoping
> >>>>>>>>> you can help.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> When saving images for figures, I cannot find a way to
> >>>>>>>>> include a
> >>>>>>>>> map
> >>>>>>>>> scale bar (distance in km), directional arrows (N, S, E, W)
> >>>>>>>>> or a
> >>>>>>>>> bounding box around the view that has the latitude and
> >>>>>>>>> longitude
> >>>>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>>>> regular intervals marked and labeled.  Journals are
> >>>>>>>>> insisting on
> >>>>>>>>> these
> >>>>>>>>> details and I don't want to have to move everything over to
> >>>>>>>>> ArcGIS to
> >>>>>>>>> add them, if I could do it easily in IDV.  Either I cannot
> >>>>>>>>> find
> >>>>>>>>> how
> >>>>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>>>> include this in the view, or maybe IDV doesn't have it yet.
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Any ideas?  thanks.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> You need to create a bundle after setting up your display in the
> >>>>>> map view window, File > Save as, and then edit the ISL script to
> >>>>>> point to the bundle you saved.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Yuan
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Cheers,
> >>>>>>>>> Colin
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Hi Colin,
> >>>>>>>> Thanks for your feedback of the IDV.
> >>>>>>>> I don't think we can do the map scale bar at this moment. It is
> >>>>>>>> probably something the IDV can get from the WMS if the
> >>>>>>>> background
> >>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>> from the WMS too. But the current release, the default
> >>>>>>>> background
> >>>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>>> built in. I will need to do some more research on this.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The lat/lon marked and labeled on the bounding box can be done
> >>>>>>>> with the ISL script, we have a document available in the User
> >>>>>>>> guide.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> "http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/isl/ImagesAndMovies.html
> >>>>>>>> "
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> and search for the "Add lat/lon labels to an image".
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Colin Beier, Ph.D.
> >>>>>>>>> Research Ecologist
> >>>>>>>>> Adirondack Ecological Center & Huntington Wildlife Forest
> >>>>>>>>> Department of Forest & Natural Resources Management
> >>>>>>>>> SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
> >>>>>>>>> http://www.esf.edu/aec/beier/beier_lab/MAIN.html
> >>>>>>>>> voice: 518.582.4551 x106
> >>>>>>>>> fax: 518.582.2181
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Ticket Details
> >>>>>>>> ===================
> >>>>>>>> Ticket ID: BXF-835860
> >>>>>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>>>>> Status: Open
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Colin Beier, Ph.D.
> >>>>>>> Research Ecologist
> >>>>>>> Adirondack Ecological Center & Huntington Wildlife Forest
> >>>>>>> Department of Forest & Natural Resources Management
> >>>>>>> SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
> >>>>>>> http://www.esf.edu/aec/beier/beier_lab/MAIN.html
> >>>>>>> voice: 518.582.4551 x106
> >>>>>>> fax: 518.582.2181
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Hi Colin,
> >>>>>  Attached is something I am experimenting, can you provide some
> >>>>> feedback?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Yuan
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ticket Details
> >>>>> ===================
> >>>>> Ticket ID: BXF-835860
> >>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>> Status: Open<latlonscale.gif>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: BXF-835860
> >>> Department: Support IDV
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Open
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: BXF-835860
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open<latlon.xidv><latlon.isl><test.png>
> 
> 
> Colin Beier, Ph.D.
> Research Ecologist
> Adirondack Ecological Center & Huntington Wildlife Forest
> Department of Forest & Natural Resources Management
> SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
> http://www.esf.edu/aec/beier/beier_lab/MAIN.html
> voice: 518.582.4551 x106
> fax: 518.582.2181
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: BXF-835860
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open