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Maptip
What Problem Does This Solve? Helpful content is missing on the map. Why Use This Pattern? A Maptip is an informative message that appears when a user hovers a feature, surface, or raster image. Its purpose is to provide helpful content such as additional attributes, data, or images and therefore giving users direct access to […]
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Visited Marker
What Problem Does This Solve? Help users to avoid revisiting the same popup repeatedly Why Use This Pattern? A pattern that has been around since the early days of HTML is to show links that have been visited preciously in a different color. This is considered a usability best practice to help users recall which […]
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Layer List
What Problem Does This Solve? Users need to show or hide map content When to Use This Pattern The best use of the Layer List is to empower users to “opt-in” showing additional information like traffic data, parcel boundaries, or elevation models and tweak the map display until the desired amount and level of content […]
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Extent-driven Content
What Problem Does This Solve? A user wants to see points of interest within a given area as visually represented through the current map extent. Typically, the available options (results) update when the user changes the map extent through panning or zooming. When to Use This Pattern Sometimes called a ‘short list’ this pattern is […]
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Location list
What Problem Does This Solve? Users need to see more detailed content of features displayed on the map. Why Use This Pattern? Markers and lists both have their unique advantages and disadvantages. Markers are meant to show the location of an object but are limited to displaying one or two fields through color or size. […]
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