User Interface

Screen Layout

The Discover Mobile interface has the following sections:

• The toolbar
• The main menu
• The map window
• The layer control panel
• The data entry window

The Discover Mobile app screen layout is shown in the screenshot below.

Toolbar Options

Option		Description
	Layer Control	Open the layer control.
	Geofence	Activate a geofence from the geofence layer.
	Location Search	Search and zoom to the location of specific objects in a visible layer.
	Stereonet	Open a stereonet view of your structural data.
	Structural Tool	Open the structural compass to measure dip and dip directions.
	Compass	Display a compass in the map window.
	Ruler Tool	Open the ruler to take measurements.
	Waypoint Navigator	Open the waypoint navigator.
	GPS	Toggle the GPS.
	Battery	Display the battery power of your device.
	Main Menu	Open the main menu.

Main Menu Options

Option		Description
	Import Project	Import a project.
	Open Project	Open a project.
	Export to Cloud Drive	Export the project to a cloud-drive such as DropBox, Google Drive etc.
	Export Project	Export your project to your device's internal storage.
	Sync	Sync project to and from your Discover Desktop software.
	Close Project	Close the project.
	Settings	Open the settings menu.
	About	Display information about the current version of the app.
	Help	Open the Discover Mobile user guide.

Map Window

Navigational Controls

Option		Description
	Zoom In	Zoom into the map window or place your two fingers on the screen, move them farther apart to zoom in.
	Zoom Out	Zoom out the map window or place your two fingers on the screen, move them closer together to zoom out.
	GPS Location	Zoom to your current GPS coordinates. Only available if GPS is toggled on in the toolbar.
	Map Style	Change the Google Map style of the map window.
	About	Display your current GPS Location, the coordinates of the Map Center and the GPS Accuracy.

Panning

To pan, place a finger on the map window and drag in the required direction.

Rotating

To rotate, place two fingers on the map window and rotate your fingers in the required direction.

2D/3D View

To switch to the map window to 3D view, place two fingers on the map window, then slide your fingers up on the map window. To switch back to 2D view, place two fingers on the map window, then slide your fingers down on the map window.

Map Center

There is a set of cross-hairs at the center of the map, this can be used as a reference for digitizing objects, setting a waypoint or measuring with the ruler tool.

Map Center Coordinates

The map-center coordinates (X,Y) display at the bottom-right of the map window.

Note: The map-center coordinates display can be toggled in settings.

Location Coordinates

The GPS location coordinates (X,Y,Z) display at the top of the map window. The GPS location display can be toggled by tapping the GPS Status text.

Scalebar

A scalebar is located at the bottom-right of the map window. The scalebar automatically updates its size and increment based on the current map scale. Units display in metric and imperial.

Note: Scalebar display can be toggled in settings.

Layer Control

The layer control panel displays all open layers with controls for visibility, editability, selection and order.

Current Project

The name of the currently open project displays on the left side of the toolbar, above the layer control panel.

Layer Control Selection

To select a layer in the layer control panel, tap the layer. The currently selected layer is highlighted.

To unselect a layer in the layer control panel, tap the currently selected layer or tap another layer.

Note: Only one layer can be selected at a time. Some layer control tools are only available when a layer is visible.

Option		Description
	Layer Control Menu	Tap to expand or collapse the layer control panel. You can also swipe left from the centre of the screen.
	Layer Visibility	Tap to make the layer visible. If the icon is highlighted, the layer is visible. If the icon is greyed out, the layer is hidden.
	Edit Layer	Tap to make the layer editable.
	Read-Only Layer	Read-only layers can be viewed but not modified.
	Move Layer Up	Tap to move the selected layer up.
	Move Layer Down	Tap to move the selected layer down.
	Zoom to Layer	Tap to zoom to the selected layer.

Layer Information

Note: Information can only be viewed for editable and read-only vector layers.

Read-only layers can be viewed, but not be modified. The padlock icon indicates a read-only layer.

To view layer information:

1. Select the layer and tap the edit icon.
2. Navigate to the object you want to inspect in the map window.
3. Tap the object.

   The data entry window displays the object's information.

4. Modify the data if necessary.

To view read-only layer information:

1. Select the layer.
2. Navigate to the object you want to inspect in the map window.
3. Tap the object.

   The data entry window displays the object's information.

Layer Styles

Google Map Layers

Google Maps layers can be toggled between none, normal, satellite, terrain or hybrid.

To toggle the Google map style:

1. Tap the Map Style icon.
2. Select the map style.

   The map window displays the selected map style.

3. To close the maps menu, tap the Map Style icon.

Note: the Discover Mobile app caches viewed regions and zoom level in Google Maps layers for offline viewing. To manually cache an area, zoom in on the project region to the level you want to operate at and pan to load the required area before going offline.

Image Layer Styles

Layer styles can be modified to make objects stand out in the map window. Point, line, polygon and image styles can all be modified.

To modify an image style:

1. Select the point layer and make it visible by tapping the eye icon.
2. Tap the style icon.

   The Layer Style tab displays.

3. On the Layer Style tab, modify the following point properties as required.
   • Opacity
4. Tap Apply.

Data Entry Screen

The data entry screen displays in the main section of the app when you add or commit data in a editable layer. The fields displayed on the data entry screen depend on the layer type and layer settings.