Contents – User guide for the Network Statement map service

1.     Purpose. 1

2.     Scope. 1

3.     View the Network Statement map service. 2

4.     Navigate in the map.. 2

4.1.       Choose background map. 2

4.2.       Toolbar. 3

4.2.1.         Zoom.. 3

4.2.2.         Pan. 3

4.2.3.         Zoom map to origin scale. 3

4.2.4.         Measure in map. 3

4.2.5.         Maximize/minimize the map window.. 3

5.     Search in map.. 4

6.     View data layer in the map – Layer list.. 4

6.1.       Information about available data (Info-click) 5

6.2.       Hide/View Layer list. 6

7.     Contact.. 6

8.     Document History.. 7

 

1.  Purpose

The purpose is to describe functionality in the Network Statement map service and help users to become acquainted with the functionality in the system.

2.  Scope

The user guide shall be used by those who uses the Network Statement map service, both internal within Trafikverket and external users.

3.  View the Network Statement map service

The Network Statement map service presents available infrastructure on Trafikverket’s rail network. The Network Statement map service is published each year in conjunction with a new edition of the Network Statement. The Network Statement map service is updated when needed and important amendments of the data will be published on our website.

Information will be presented in Swedish and English.

The Network Statement map service can be reached via Trafikverkets webpage.

4.  Navigate in the map

   

When opening the Network Statement map service Sweden will be shown with Sweden’s rail network.

Change between publishing years by selecting which year to be shown in the drop-down list on the top of the page.

 

 

4.1. Choose background map

There are two background maps available:

-          Map of Sweden

-          Lantmäteriets Topographical site map

Default Map of Sweden is shown. Change background map by using the drop-down list on the top left.

 

Map of Sweden is the general background map that is used by many systems within Trafikverket.

4.2. Toolbar

By using the tools in the toolbar above the map window you can navigate in the map. You get more detailed information about the tools when you hover over them.

4.2.1.    Zoom

There are several ways to zoom in map.

·         Using the zoom navigation tool to the left in the map window, you can zoom in and out.

·         Using the scroll wheel on the mouse, you can zoom in and out.

·         By marking the magnifying glass  and click in the map, you can zoom in.

·         By marking the magnifying glass  and drag a rectangle to the chosen zoom range, you can zoom in.

·         By marking the hand tool  and double click in the map, you can zoom in.

·         By marking the hand tool  and hold down Shift and drag a rectangle to the chosen zoom range, you can zoom in.

4.2.2.    Pan

Activate the hand tool  and press mouse button to pan through dragging in map.

4.2.3.    Zoom map to origin scale

Using the tool button   you can zoom the map to origin scale so that the whole of Sweden is shown.

4.2.4.    Measure in map

By choosing the tool “Measure in map”  you can measure in the map, measuring units in kilometre. The ruler will be marked grey  and the mouse will be marked with a blue circle. By clicking several times you can measure along a curve. End your measure by double click, the distance will be displayed in the map, or by choosing another tool in the toolbar. 

  

 

4.2.5.    Maximize/minimize the map window

To show the map window in fullscreen click on the arrow symbol  in the upper right corner.

Revert to normal map window by clicking on the arrow symbol  again.

5.  Search in map

You can search in Operating point, Place, Lines, Route or Municipality. Select the desired option and enter parts of, or an entire keyword in the text box. Click “Search” to complete the search.

 

A dialog shows the search results sorted by name. The number of hits and information is displayed in the dialog. Click 'Zoom to' to zoom to the desired area in the map.

 

6.  View data layer in the map – Layer list

In the left column there are data layers that can be displayed on the map. By ticking the checkbox in front of the desired layer, they are visualized on the map image. Below the layer list, a legend is displayed which shows visualized layers.

When selecting multiple data layers, graphics appear above each other in the map window. The layers follows a hierarchical order and is drawn from top to bottom. For example, Operating point is displayed on top of the layer of Line category. Be aware that if many layers are displayed in the map, it is the layer at the bottom of the layer list that is visualized at the top.

 

Expand a data layer to see which layers are available and to select which layers to display. You may have several data layers visualized in the map.

 

6.1. Information about available data (Info-click)

The button  in the toolbar can be used to see information about the current data layer on a certain location in the map. The following layers can be used with Info-click:

·         Lines

·         Operational point characteristics

·         Special conditions

By selecting the i-button and click on an object in the map a dialog “Info about selected objects” will be displayed.

Information about Operational point characteristics:

If no layer is chosen, a general information will be displayed when using the info-click in map.

6.2. Hide/View Layer list

By clicking on the green arrow button, the left column will be hidden. Click again to display the left Layer list column again.

7.  Contact

Please inform Användarstöd IT by mail to anvandarstodit@trafikverket.se when noticing problems with the Network Statement map service (in Swedish called JNB karta).

Any error in information or data, please send a mail to jnb.infrastruktur@trafikverket.se

 

Got stuck? Press <Ctrl+F5> to reload the Network Statement map service and reset settings.

8.  Document History

Version

Date

Comment

Name

1.0

2018-10-18

Published version of the User guide for the Network Statement map service

Ida Danielsson, IKTai

1.1

2020-03-24

Changed of namn in Search:
“Sites” to “Operational points”

Changed of namn in Layer list:
“Section of line” to “Lines”
“Operating sites” to “Operational point characteristics”. Underlying titles has been change from “Sites” to “Points”

Ida Danielsson, IKTai

1.2

2020-06-03

Sites changed to operational points.

Operating sites (trafikplatser) changed to operational point characteristics.

Section of line changed to Lines.

Ida Danielsson, IKTai