In Hydromagic, the map management module is a tool that allows you to quickly find the correct map for the area you are working in. When downloading or importing maps, information about these maps, like projection and geo-referencing is automatically added to a database. When you need one of the maps in this 'cache' later, you can add it to your new project by double-clicking.
When starting a project, you can refer to the map management module to open a map that is suitable for the new project, which means that it should match the coordinate reference system which is used in your new project.
The map management window can be opened by selecting "Map Management..." from the "Options" item in the main window menu. Depending on whether you already loaded or created projects, the list of maps will be empty or contain a couple of items.
The map management window contains a collection of maps used earlier.
When maps are imported or downloaded, their information is automatically stored in the map management database. It is however possible to add a single or a collection of maps by hand.
To do so, click the "Add..." button and a file open dialog will appear. In this dialog, you can select one or multiple map files to index and store into the database.
The following map formats can be indexed:
After importing a collection of maps, the list may look like this:
The map management window contains a collection of imported maps.
To add a recently loaded map to your project, just right click on the 'Maps' folder in the 'Project Explorer' and select the 'Choose...' map option. When the map management window shows up, just double click the map you want to include into your project.
Select a map from the map management window by
selecting the "Choose..." option from the context menu.
When a valid GNSS position is available, and your vessel is displayed on the map view, you can try to load a map from the map management database automatically. When a map is available for the area you are in, it will be automatically added to the project and loaded. To search for a map, right cick in the map view window and select the "Find Map" option from the context menu:
Try finding a suitable map in the map management database.
