Feature Editing

Touch thedigitizer pencil button to enable/disable the feature selection and edit tool. The button will be tinted orange when enabled.

This tool enables editing of selected features. Tap a feature to select it, tap the feature again to edit it. The Edit Feature dialog will appear. As with the Global Mapper desktop, the feature will be highlighted on the map.

Edit Feature

This menu displays properties of the currently selected feature and provides options to edit the feature. The same options will be see on the New Feature screen when creating new features.

Layer - Displays the name of the layer the selected feature is associated with.

Type - Displays the point, line, or area feature type. Tap to display the Feature Type menu to change. Feature Types will change the visual styles of a feature.

Name - Displays the name/label of the feature. Tap to edit.

Description - Displays the description of the feature. By default this will use a description dictated by a feature template or match the set Type for new features. Tap to edit.

Vertices

Tap to display the vertex locations of the current feature. Vertex values in Global Mapper Mobile Package file (*.GMMP) and newly created features are stored in Latitude, Longitude in WGS84. Select a vertex to enable adding after, editing, or deleting.

Vertex Editing

Add Vertices

Tap this button to open a dialog for entering latitude and longitude coordinates. If an existing vertex is selected, the new vertex will be inserted after it. Otherwise the vertex will be add at the end.

Edit Vertex

Tap a vertex and then tap this button to edit the Latitude and Longitude values of the vertex.

Delete

Tap a vertex and then tap this button to delete the selected vertex.

Attributes

The Edit Feature screen lists existing attributes. Touch any attribute to edit.

Add Attribute

Tap to create a new attribute. The Feature Attribute dialog, shown below, will be displayed allowing you to specify the attribute name and value.

Notation

Feature Notations are special attributes designed for storing longer descriptions. Tap the Feature Notation icon or the NOTATION entry on the Edit Feature screen to add, view, or modify a notation by typing in content or using voice-to-text if it is setup on your device. Feature Notation will display with line breaks when viewed in full, and the first line will appear in the attribute list.

Attach Audio

Tap to record new audio to attach to a feature. On the New Attached Audio screen tap record to begin recording and stop when finished. Play and pause can be used to play back the recorded audio. Tap record again to re-record the attached audio. Tap OK to attach the audio to the feature as an AUDIO_LINK attribute.

Multiple recordings can be added to a single feature. Linked audio will appear as an AUDIO_LINK attribute for the feature and can be embedded in a saved in Global Mapper Mobile Package file (*.GMMP) map.

The Select Format option specifies the attached audio format. This can also be set in Digitizer Configuration settings.

Attach New Photo

Camera- attach new image from camera

Tap this option to display the default camera control. Take a photograph and select Use Photo. The photo will be placed in your library and a copy will be embedded in an exported package file. The photo will automatically be geotagged if the GPS Tool is enabled during the attach operation. For settings see Files Settings.

Gallery - attach existing image from gallery

Tap this option to display the photo gallery. Choose an image to attach to the selected feature. A copy of the photo will be embedded in an exported package file. The photo will automatically be geotagged if the GPS Tool is enabled during the attach operation.