User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
Adjusting Views
3.5.15 Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
Using the Map Pointer hot button, you can create text messages that indicate the severity of
various types of radar data such as reflectivity. These messages are known as pixel query points.
To begin the process of adding pixel query points, right-click on the Map Pointer hot
button to enter pixel query mode. You will notice that when you move the cursor over
radar data while in this mode, the text associated with the level of severity of the data
appears in the Cursor Status Area.
To add a pixel query point, left-click on the view at the desired spot. A text message will appear
indicating the weather type (for example, “5 dBZ” for reflectivity). You can remove pixel query
points by refreshing or adjusting your view.
You can change the appearance of pixel query point text with the Setup >
Fonts > Pixel Query Mode command.
To change the text used for pixel query point messages based on real-time
data, open the Level Descriptions menu using the Setup > Data >
Descriptions command and edit the textboxes corresponding to reflectivity
or wind velocity. To edit the pixel query text for NEXRAD data types, use
the Advanced Baron Chart (see section 6.3.3).
3.5.16 Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
An added feature of FasTrac Millennium is the ability to create pixel query points that will
remain where you set them regardless of how your view changes. Use the following procedure to
add these points:
You must have radar data present on your view to add pixel query points.
1. Select the Setup > Map > Pixel Query Points command to open the
Query Points menu.
2. Click the Add button to set your cursor for adding pixel query points.
3. In the text box labeled Name of point, enter a name for the point you wish
to place.
4. Enter the maximum range at which you want the point to appear in the
View range text box, or click the button labeled Set to current range to
automatically enter the current view range.
5. Click on the desired spot on your view to add the point.
6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to add more points.
You will notice that you can pan and zoom around your view without removing the pixel query
points, as long as they are within the view range.
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