Unidata IDV Workshop for version 6.2u2 > Accessing and Displaying Data > Miscellaneous Displays
3.11.5 Locations
The IDV provides a large location database.
- Clear all data and displays.
- First, turn on the states map and change projection to Colorado.
- Bring up the control window for the
Background Maps
- Select "Hi-Res US" and close the window.
- Change projection to the Colorado projection with the
menu item.
- We're going to look at Colorado summits.
- Select
Summits
from the
menu.
- The
Location
display control either shows
locations with a label/shape or with a station model.
Select the Station Model
button and, if not selected,
select the Location
station model by pressing
the Change
button.
- Turn off decluttering.
- Things are really cluttered. Let's use a different
station model. Select the
Point
station model.
- Let's only look at summits greater than 14000 feet.
- First, let's find out what properties these locations have. Click on
a point to see the properties in the
Locations
tab.
- Select the
Filters
tab.
- Under property select
elev
- Select ">"
- Enter 14000 for the value.
- Press
Apply Filters
- Now, switch back to the
Location
station model.
- Let's look at some volcanoes
- Clear all data and displays and select
- Select
- Float the Locations display control window
with the menu .
- Under the
Display:
Predefined:
change Id:
to "Name"
- Select the
Locations
tab to see a list of locations.
- Click on a row to view different volcanos. Shift-click to zoom in. Control-click to zoom out.
- Add the real-time USGS earthquake list with .
Unidata IDV Workshop for version 6.2u2 > Accessing and Displaying Data > Miscellaneous Displays