Diversity Collection

Tutorial

Localisation

You can add additional location information to your collection event, such as coordinates, named places, etc.. In this tutorial we will look at the three main options, such as “WGS84 coordinates”, “NamedArea (DiversityGazetteer)” and “Altitude (mNN)”.

Add location information

Click on the button button (see point 6 in the image below).

Select an option from the list (see image below).

The three main options are:

New Coordinates WGS84

Using Google Maps you can add the exact coordinates of the location.

Click the button (see point 6 in the image above)
Select Coordinates WGS84 (Longitude / Latitude) (Google Maps uses WGS84).
This will add a new entry to the tree view. Select it (see point 1 in the image below) to open the details for that entry.
Next, click the button (see point 2 in the image below).
A window will open (see figure below) where you can set the coordinates simply by dragging the map with the mouse. The coordinates correspond to the center of the map, symbolized by the . Click on the OK button to save the coordinates.
In the main window, the coordinates are stored in two locations – see the screenshot below. In the upper area, you can set the values and choose a different display format, as shown here – the more familiar format with degrees, minutes, and seconds. Change the values and click the button to change the original input. At the same time, the numeric values are saved in fields that cannot be edited by the user (see below).

New Named Area (Diversity Gazetteer)

To enter a place name via the Diversity Gazetteer, select “New Named Place (Diversity Gazetteer)” from the list.
An entry will be added to the overview tree in the center of the window, as shown below.
Select it to open the fields for that entry (see item 1 in the image below).
To open the connection to the DiversityGazetteer click the button (see point 2 in the image above).
A window will open as shown below.
Enter a search string - for example the city you wish to find (see point 3 in the image below)
Start the query with a click on button (see point 4 in the image below).
The query results are listed in the center of the form. Select a result. To guide you to the correct entry, the details of the respective location are displayed to the right of the list. The base displays a map with the corresponding coordinates. After selecting the correct entry (see point 5 in the image above), click OK to return to the main window (see point 6 in the image above).
As shown below, the data retrieved from the gazetteer is displayed in different panels. In addition to the location name, the DiversityGazetteer displays the coordinates and country, as shown below.
The area where you entered the name is now locked and prevents you from changing the entry (see image below). Next to the location field, you will find the link to the external module. Click it for more details.
If you wish to remove the connection to the external module click on the button. This will keep all entries (country, place, coordinates) but remove the connection to DiversityGazetteer.

New Altitude (mNN)

The last information we provide about the location is the altitude.

Click on button (see point 6 of the first image of this site)
Select New Altitude (mNN) (see point 1 in the image below).
Select the new entry in the overview to open the data fields (see point 2 in the image below).
Let’s suppose you have only feet values available - change the display format to feet (see point 3 in the image below). Enter your values (see point 4 in the image below) and click on button (see point 5 in the image below) to save your entries. Now your values are converted to meter (the internal format of DiversityCollection) automatically. If you now change the display format to meter, you can see the result. The program calculates an average value for the altitude and accuracy in meter corresponding to the accuracy of your original values (see below). The original values of your entry are saved in the Notes field.

Next chapters

This tutorial continues in the sections listed below.