1.6 Maps Online

Maps-Online

An Introduction to the Maps Online App Google Map App Creating a 3D Bar on XY Plane using Maps Online App

Overlay Locations on a 3D Map Placing 3D Bars on a Map

Summary

The Maps Online app is to fetch map image from a WMS server and place as background image in a graph.

WMS server locations often change. You will need to search and find your desired WMS server address.

Tutorial

Download the Sample OPJ

1. Download the attached file. Open the OPJU file in Origin
2. In the project file we have prepared a Pie Map chart for protein consumption in Europe

Adding Map Using Maps Online App

1. Make sure Graph1 is active
2. Click the Maps Online icon, , from Apps Gallery.
3. In the opened dialog, click the button beside the Map drop-down . it will open a dialog. Now add the information below in dialog to add a new server

   Notes: The Maps Online App queries a WMS server. These servers often change. If the service below is broken, try and locate an updated URL.

   • Name: NASA Earth Observations
   • URL: https://neo.gsfc.nasa.gov/wms/wms
   • GetMAP: https://neo.gsfc.nasa.gov/wms/wms
4. Choose BlueMarbleNG-TB from Layers drop-down list. The longitude and latitude of Area part will be updated automatically according the scale of the active graph. Click Preview button on the bottom left to preview the map.

   We can using the button beside the Layer drop-down to load more than one maps, such as boundary and colorfilled map. For more details, please refer to the blog post

   

5. Click OK button to close Maps Online dialog and load map.

   

Further Customizing the Graph

1. Click on the labels on graph, in the pop-up mini toolbar, click the Position button and choose Below

   

2. To overlay the Europe boundary on graph, choose menu "Insert: Europe Map"
3. Select the Europe line in the right Object Manager, in the mini toolbar, change the color to be gray and width to be 1

   

4. Finally we will get the graph

   

Dialog Settings

Map	The data source of WMS. You can add/delete sources through the button on the right.
Layers	Map layer(s) You can select more than one layer through the button on the right.
Style	A style of the selected layer (if applicable).
Area	North The latitude. It must be greater than the southern latitude and not greater than 90. South The latitude. It must be less than the northern latitude and not less than -90. West The longitude. It must be less than the eastern longitude and not less than -180. East The longitude. It must be greater than the western longitude.
Resolution	The longest distance in meter represented by each pixel.

There is a config file under the Apps folder, "%@AMaps Online\MapsOnline.conf":

IsImportToMatrix	0 The result will be inserted into a graph. 1 The result will be imported into a matrixsheet.
IsAlwaysRescale	0 After inserting the result into a graph, the graph scale will not change. 1 After inserting the result into a graph, the graph scale will change accordingly.
IsTransparent	0 It tries to download non-transparent images (if applicable). 1 It tries to download transparent images (if applicable).
BackgroundColor	Image background color if applicable. Used when downloading non-transparent images.