Main window overview


The DecernsSDSS work area is arranged to help you focus on creating and editing maps and perfom various data analysis.

Main window
Fig.1

1 - Main options bar, 2 - Map view tab, 3 - Tools panel, 4 - Layer management panel, 5 - Map view panel, 6 - Activity tabs, 7 - MCDA view tab, 8 - MCDA options bar, 9 - MCDA view panel

Main options bar

The options bar provides options for project manipulations.

Main options bar
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A - Back button returns to Project configuration page.
B - Models manager button calls Model manager dialog; this button is only in “GIS-MCDA and math Models” for case/site specific analysis projects.
C - Save button saves the project under the current project name.
C1 - Save drop down menu saves the project under the current or new project name.
Save dropdown menu
D - Project name area.
E - Help button calls DecernsSDSS help/manual system.
D - Logout button returns user to Login page and ends work session.

Map view tab

The Map view tab provides user interfase for viewing and editting maps, and performing GIS tasks. This tab do not exists in MCDA Tools.

Tools panel

The Tools panel containts different tools to perform GIS functions. All tools are divided into two groupes: Viewing and Analysis.
Viewing group includes basic GIS functions for viewing map, such as zooming, panning, selection and e.t.c. For more information on Viewing tools see Basic GIS function.
Analysis group includes advanced GIS functions for analysis, such as buffering, different calculations and e.t.c. For more information see also Advanced GIS function.

Layer management panel

Layer management panel includes all layers in the current project. It allows to control layer's visibility, view legends and manage layer attributes.
For more information see Map layers management.

Map view panel

One of the main tasks of developed system is spatial data visualization. Map view panel displays map layers with graphical scale and overlapping raster and vector layers in the same view. Information bar displays data about scale, current tool mode and distance measurement result.

Activity tabs

Activity tabs are presented by 3 tabs: Attributes tab, Searching tab and Alternatives tab.
Attributes tab is used for viewing layer attributes, getting simple statistical report. For more information see Basic GIS function.
Searching tab is used for searching layer's objects. For more information on Searching tab's features see Basic GIS function.
Alternatives tab is used for performing manipulations with alternatives. This tab exists only in GIS-MCDA and math Models for case/site specific analysis and Spatial Alternatives Developing & Multi-Criteria Analysis projects. For more information see2.4.2.4 Spatial alternatives management.

MCDA view tab

The MCDA view tab provides user interfase for MCDA tasks. This tab doesn't exists in "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis projects".

MCDA options bar

The MCDA options bar provides basic MCDA options.

MCDA options bar
Fig.3
A- MCDA view panel switching button. This button switches MCDA view panel from Value tree display mode to Performance table display mode.
B - Method name area.
C - Method dialog button. Opens Method dialog to choose the method for performing calculations.
D - Model calculation button. This button causes model computation and calls report window.
E - Domination button. This button calls Domination window with information about dominating alternatives.
F - Settings button opens settings dialog.

MCDA view panel

The MCDA view panel is used for displaying Value tree or Performance table.