Search tool of Virtual earth
From its release, Virtual earth has obtained very good recognition and esteem. Various advanced functionalities and features make it stand ahead of all existing applications. In this article, we will look at the search tool of Virtual earth. Business Analyst renders access to fabulous MSN Virtual Earth Search functionality. They accomplish this by embedding this exquisite search tool located inside the Business Analyst tool-bar. Outcomes are returned from all internet services to desired map into the particular data format set by the user. Though Microsoft Virtual Earth is changed to Bing, this name alteration does not have any effects on any analysis located in Business Analyst.
You can easily find various examples showing search results. Now, we will see how to utilize the fantastic Virtual Earth Search tool for accomplishing numerous tasks. For this certain things are required. First, you have to ensure that you are connected to the Internet services. After ensuring this, you have to enter text, which is to be searched in the Virtual Earth Search box. For example, if you are in Redlands and you wish to have pizza then you can enter pizza in Redlands. This will give you the desired results. If the result contains more than one location then you have to select the particularly desired location out of them. After this, the search result wizard will appear in front of you.
You have to utilize this wizard for defining your search outcomes. You are able to sort fields either in order or by category. You can select as well as deselect entries. You should remember that only those records, which are checked, are added to the map. After this, click next. Then you have to name the search results for the output layer. These appropriate results are added into their map. Furthermore, they are saved into the folder called \Custom Data folder that is located inside the user’s active Project directory.
It is more interesting to know that up to 250 locations are returned all the way through one search session. If the user enters a particular area in the search box, then Virtual Earth platform will let the user zoom to that particular region’s boundaries. After this, it will return all the locations apparent to the boundary center. Let us look at the example. If the user types "Pizza in Redlands" then Virtual Earth platform will zoom to Redlands, California. It will return all pizza relevant locations beginning at the boundary center and then moving to outward regions.
If the user does not enter a region in the search box, then Virtual Earth program will start at the present analysis extent and will return all the locations that are outward from the present boundary center. For example, if the user types only “Pizza", then Virtual Earth program will discover the overall boundary center of the present extent or view. It will give all the pizza associated locations beginning at the present boundary center and then moving outwards.
When the user filters the search records, then simply those results revealed in the filter extent or view are added into the map. Here, user does not need to deselect the records that user does not wish to download.
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