SubTel Cable Map Tutorial: General Map Usage
SubTel Forum Blog
August 7, 2019
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Welcome to this tutorial on how to use the SubTel Cable Map. My name is Kieran Clark, Lead Analyst at SubTel Forum, and by the end of this tutorial, you will be able to navigate and understand the visual and data elements of the interactive map.
Navigation
Navigating around the map is easy, simply click and hold the left mouse button to pan around the map.
To zoom in and out, use your mouse wheel or the in-map zoom controls.
Use these controls to easily find a section of the world you’re interested in learning more about.
Data and Information
Now, let’s take a look at using and understanding the map’s data display features.
There are two features of the user interface to pay close attention to – the Data Pane and the Information Pane.
The Data Pane lists all the layers and map features. The Information Pane populates with data appropriate for the selected map feature.
The first feature is Layer Visibility. On the Data Pane, you can click the icon for a data layer to turn it on or off. Note that this does not apply to the “Countries” layer.
To navigate the Data Pane, click the name of a data layer to expand the full list of entries. I am selecting the In-Service Systems layer for this tutorial.
Click an entry in the expanded layer list in the Data Pane to zoom to that feature.
Alternatively, you can also click any cable system line, landing point dot, data center icon or country to select the feature.
Once a feature is selected, the Information Pane will populate with the selection’s data.
To clear the selection, click “Clear” in the Information Pane. This will clear your currently selected map element.
If you select a feature that overlaps with others, a feature page count and navigation arrows will appear above the Information Pane.
Clicking “Zoom to” will automatically center the map’s view on the selected map feature.
Lastly, if you would like to submit an update to the cable map, click “Submit an update” in the center of the map header which will open an email link to me, directly.
See You Next Week!
This concludes the tutorial on how navigate and use basic features of the map. I hope you found this useful and encourage you to make use of this tool to learn more about the submarine cable industry.
If you have any questions or comments, let me know at [email protected]. I’m always looking for feedback on how to improve this map.
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I’ll see you next week to talk about more exciting features!
