Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared an overview video tutorial on performing searches and selecting vector map objects that are part of an open document, using the "Search and Select" task. This reviewed mode is available to users of GIS "Panorama", "Workstation for Cadastral Engineer", "ARM Agronomist", and other software products from KB "Panorama".

In the video tutorial, using a map of Noginsk as an example, the work of the "Search and Select" task is demonstrated. The dialog box of the mode includes sections: "Objects", "Numbers", "Semantics", "Formulas", "Measurements", and "Models".

On the "Objects" tab, selection is performed by layers and classes, localization, and types of map objects. The composition of layers and classes is presented as a multi-level tree. Using the "Invert Layers" and "Invert Objects" modes, you can invert the selection conditions for layers, classes, and objects. When a layer or class is included or excluded from the selection conditions, the composition in the object table automatically changes. To quickly find the desired layer, class, or object, enter the necessary name in the search bar. The search is performed based on any substring match and is case-insensitive.

On the "Numbers" tab, the ability to load a list of unique numbers from a text file has been added. Supported delimiters include: comma, semicolon, tab. Furthermore, manual entry of unique numbers or ranges separated by commas can be performed.

Using the "Semantics" section, it is possible to select objects based on a combination of conditions applied to the values of the objects' semantic characteristics. On the "Formulas" tab, object selection is performed based on a list of mathematical formulas and a range of values that the calculation result must match. In the "Measurements" section, objects can be selected based on their spatial characteristics (measurements).

On the "Models" tab, users can save and set new selection conditions. The saved model file must be placed next to the map in the "LOG" subdirectory or next to the map classifier.

You can view the training materials in the "Video Tutorials" section.

KB "Panorama" has developed "Workstation for Cadastral Engineer" version 15.5.1. The new version expands the list of functions for interacting with the federal state information systems "National Spatial Data System", "Unified State Real Estate Register", and "Forestry Complex". Tools that automate the mapping of utility network elements have been developed.

The updated "Search by Address in Database" dialog provides searching for an object's location by address in your own address database or by cadastral number on the "National Spatial Data System" geoportal. When searching by an incomplete address, the response can be multiple; in this case, all found addresses are compiled into a drop-down list. When a row is selected from the search results list, the center of the map window moves to the selected address. The list of addresses is sorted by distance from the center of the current map extent.

The "Create Objects from XML File" mode has been improved, enabling the loading of extracts from the State Forest Register (SFR). Starting from 2025, an extract from the SFR can be obtained through the "Gosuslugi" portal. The updated mode loads and displays on the map data from XML files "Extract from the State Forest Register on a Forest Block" and "Extract from the State Forest Register on a Forest Taxation Unit".

The "Read Cadastral Territory Plan and Update Map" mode has been updated. The reading and mapping of information from the extract about the shoreline (water body boundary) in the form of an electronic document, provided as an XML format file from the Unified State Real Estate Register, has been implemented.

The "Attributes of a Cadastral Object" dialog has been improved. For the spatial object class "Cadastral Quarter", processing of the attribute "Special Notes" (SPECIAL_NOTES) has been added. For the "Land Plots" class, support for the attributes "Formula for Calculating Area" (FORMULA_ALL_S) and "Formula for Calculating Contour Areas" (FORMULA_S) has been implemented. The new attributes are displayed in the dialog on the "General Information" tab. They are used in the "Boundary Plan" and "Territory Map-Plan" dialogs when generating a text report, specifically for filling in the position "Formulas applied for calculating the maximum error in determining the area of the land plot, with values substituted into such formulas and the final (calculated) values" when processing multi-contour land plots and unified land uses. The algorithm for generating the position "Formulas applied for calculating the mean square error in determining the coordinates of a characteristic point of boundaries (Mt)" in the report has been improved.

The "Territory Map-Plan" mode has been refined. For clarified or corrected land plots and real estate objects, the algorithm for searching for deleted points of the original object has been changed. When generating a text report, automatic filling of the marker #SCALE# with information about the scale of the land plot boundary scheme has been added. When filling out the "Act of Agreement on the Location of Land Plot Boundaries during Complex Cadastral Works", the search for existing adjacent land plots (S_PLOT) has been excluded.

In the updated "Technical Building Plan" mode, the recording in XML of information about changed rooms located in the building has been corrected. The saving of the repeatable semantics "Cadastral Quarter Number" has been improved.

In the "Cadastral Documents" task, modes for generating outdated forms of cadastral documents have been removed: "Document on Establishing Territorial Zones", "Document on Establishing Object Boundaries", and "Document on Establishing the Borders of the Russian Federation". In the "Information on Changes in Land Plot Characteristics" dialog, outdated tools for the "Generate Text Report" mode have been removed, as the form of the report on changes in land plot characteristics is not provided for by law.

For mapping utility network elements, the "Map Editor" task has been enhanced. When creating a linear object, a check of the rules for snapping the start and end points of the linear structure is performed. The rules for adjoining the axis of a linear structure to the initial or final element of the utility network are configured in the map classifier. Using the "Classifier Editor", a list of adjacent objects to which a section of the linear structure network should connect is formed. When configuring the list of adjacent objects, the formation of a list of control semantics is provided, the values of which must match for connected objects of the utility network. The elements of the utility network must be on the same map or on several maps with a common digital classifier. In this case, when creating an object, an automatic search and snap to the adjacent objects of the network will be performed.

The "Editing Semantics of an Object List" dialog has been improved. When saving object semantics to an Excel table, the column name is written as the attribute name or key, depending on the setting in the dialog. The ability to export to an Excel table not all allowable object characteristics, but only those semantics that belong to the selected or chosen columns, has been implemented.

The "Search and Select" and "Display Composition" dialogs have been improved. The functionality for working with the tree of layers and classes has been expanded. Quick search by layer or class name has been added. Filtering of objects by name, code, key, and symbolic code has been added. Sorting by each field of the object table has been added. On the "Objects" tab, new modes have been added: "Invert Layers" and "Invert Objects". These modes allow inverting the selection conditions for layers and classes. For objects, inversion is applied to the filtered data in the table. On the "Numbers" tab, the functionality for working with unique object numbers has been expanded. The ability to set any set of numbers into the selection conditions has been added. To do this, you must set the "Numbers" mode. The list of unique numbers can be loaded from a text file or pasted from the clipboard. Manual entry of numbers or ranges separated by commas is also available.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.

Specialists of KB "Panorama" have prepared and published the map of the Republic of Crimea on the "Spatial Data Bank" geoportal. The map was created using OpenStreetMap data. To work with the map, you can use the GIS Panorama Mini application or other software products from KB "Panorama".

The map has been converted to the modernized classifier for large-scale plans at a scale of 1: 5,000 (map5000m) and saved as a packed project (MPTZ). The MPTZ format project includes a digital map of the region (country, federal subject, administrative district) and a digital classifier. The updates were placed into the spatial data bank using the Bank of Digital Maps and Remote Sensing Data program. The publication of the spatial data bank's contents on the geoportal and providing access for data download are implemented using GIS WebServer SE.

Free maps based on OpenStreetMap data are available for download on the "Digital Maps" page.

In KB "Panorama," https://gisinfo.net/products/map12_prof.htmGIS "Panorama"[/URL] version 15.5.1 has been developed. In the new version, the Spatial Analysis Complex has added the "Search for territories by a combination of conditions" mode based on two categories - zones of interest and prohibited zones, with the construction of thematic maps. The Complex for Preparing Aeronautical Information Documents has added support for maintaining a database of landing sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and elements of Class H airspace structure. Various applied tasks in the fields of geodesy, cadastre, and geology have been updated. Tools for creating and updating special maps, connecting geoportals, importing and exporting AIXM aeronautical data, and remote sensing data have been supplemented.

In the "Map Editor" task, in the "Create linear object" mode, control over the spatial-logical connections of the start and end of the object with neighboring objects is implemented. In the "Classifier Editor" task, the configuration of linear object adjacency rules is performed. When configuring the rules, lists of objects that can adjoin the start and end of the object and a list of semantics that must have the same values as the semantics of the created object are formed. If in the map classifier, in the "Adjacent objects" dialog, the property "Base object create only in the presence of initial and/or final objects" is turned off, then when creating an object, an automatic search for suitable objects will be performed, but it is possible to save the object even in their absence.

In the "Editing object point" mode, snapping to arbitrary intersections of object contours has been added. When moving an object point with the "Grab contour point" mode ("J") enabled, the grabbed object is highlighted in green according to the settings in the "Map Editor Parameters" dialog on the "Service" tab, and the grabbed virtual point on the contour is highlighted with a circle. If when moving an object point with the "Grab contour point" mode ("J") enabled, two objects are grabbed, then the second object is highlighted with a red dashed line, and the moved point is automatically attracted to the intersection of the grabbed objects. Response points at intersections with other objects are not created in this mode.

In the list of connected geoportals, MarineTraffic has been added. The geoportal allows for real-time viewing of ship movement across the entire planet. The user is provided with information about the destination, course, speed, type of vessel, dimensions of the ship, country of registration, and estimated time of arrival.

In the "Search and Selection" and "Display Composition" dialogs, when working with the tree of layers and classes, a quick search by layer or class name has been added. Filtering of objects by name, code, key, and symbolic code of objects is implemented. Sorting by each field of the object table has been added. On the "Objects" tab, new modes have been added: "Layer Inversion" and "Object Inversion". These modes allow inverting the selection conditions by layers and classes. For objects, inversion is applied to the filtered data in the table. On the "Numbers" tab, the functionality for working with unique object numbers has been expanded. The ability to set any set of numbers into the selection conditions has been added. For this, it is necessary to set the "Numbers" mode. The list of unique numbers can be loaded from a text file, pasted from the clipboard. Manual entry of numbers or ranges separated by commas is also available.

In the "Object Selection" dialog, if the selected object has a semantic of type "Reference to object" or "Reference to signature", a sequential call of new instances of the "Object Selection" dialog for those objects that are referenced is available. For these purposes, a context menu with the item "Show object by link" has been added on the "Semantics" tab. Also, the Object Selection dialog will be opened if you double-click on the field with the semantic value. When double-clicking on a semantic containing a link to another object's GUID, a search for an object with this value in semantic 32799 is performed and the "Object Selection" dialog is called for viewing.

In the Spatial Analysis Complex, for studying terrain properties and searching for dependencies between objects and their attributes, the "Search for territories by conditions" mode has been added. The search for territories is performed based on accounting for two categories - zones of interest and prohibited zones. Zones of interest are formed based on objects containing positive properties (water bodies, infrastructure objects) that should be located near the sought territory. Zones of interest are built relative to the selected type of object, taking into account the radius of influence (1-2 km) and excluding the area of the object itself, taking into account the alienation radius (20-30 m). Prohibited zones are formed based on protected objects, cultural heritage objects, alienation zones, with expansion by the alienation radius. Areas of intersection of zones of interest and prohibited zones are excluded. The result is saved as a map of territories containing semi-transparent zones of interest. As an example, conditions can be set: the sought territories must be located no closer than 50 km relative to large populated areas, no further than 2 km from small populated areas, no further than 1 km from water bodies; the territory must not belong to protected objects, cultural heritage objects, alienation zones of a water body, road, city. Sets of objects can be added from lists of previously prepared sets of objects. The colors of the zones of interest are assigned automatically when creating the set and can be changed by the user. Launching the Spatial Analysis Complex is performed in the "Launch Applications" dialog.

In the Complex for Preparing Aeronautical Information Documents, maintenance of a database of landing sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and elements of Class H airspace structure is ensured in accordance with Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated July 31, 2025 No. 1133, Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated April 21, 2025 No. 140, and the AIP of the Russian Federation. Class H is established in airspace from 0 to 150 m from the earth's (water) surface, on specially allocated routes for flights of unmanned aerial vehicles at altitudes below 3050 m. For plotting objects on the aeronautical chart, the aeronautical classifier has been finalized.

In the "Geological Editor" task, the "View and edit well attributes" mode has been finalized. The ability to import information from a CSV format file with data on well layers has been added. The data file must contain, separated by a delimiter, the well number, the depth of the layer base in meters, and the name of the layer. A file format is also allowed in which information for each layer is described by two lines containing the depth of the layer roof and the depth of the layer base. Layers located above the wellhead mark (the depth of the base contains a negative number or 0) are not imported.

In the "Geodetic Editor" task, the "Create objects from XML file" mode has been finalized, ensuring the loading of information from the state forest register (SFR). Since 2025, an extract from the SFR can be obtained through the "Gosuslugi" portal. The updated mode reads and plots on the map data from XML files "Extract from the state forest register about a forest quarter" and "Extract from the state forest register about a forest taxation unit".

In the complex of "Cadastral Tasks", in the "Read cadastral plan of the territory and update the map" mode, obtaining and plotting information about the shoreline (boundary of a water body) on the map has been implemented. In the "Attributes of a cadastral object" dialog, for the class of spatial objects "Cadastral quarter", processing of the attribute "Special marks" has been added. For the class "Land plots", support for the attributes "Formula for calculating area" and "Formula for calculating contour areas" has been implemented. The new attributes are displayed in the dialog on the "General Information" tab. In the "Boundary Plan" mode, the procedure for forming the text report has been updated, in terms of filling in the position "Formulas applied for calculating the maximum error in determining the area of the land plot, with values substituted into such formulas and the final (calculated) values".

In the "Territory Map-Plan" mode, when forming XML documents and a text report in DOCX format, information about the formula applied for calculating the area of a multi-contour land plot or real estate object is filled in. For refined or corrected land plots and real estate objects, the algorithm for searching for deleted points of the source object has been changed. When filling out the "Act of agreeing on the location of the boundaries of land plots during the performance of complex cadastral works", the search for existing adjacent land plots has been excluded.

In the "Search by address" dialog, the search for the location of an object by address in the address database or by cadastral number on the "National Spatial Data System" (NSDS) geoportal is provided. When searching by an incomplete address, the response may be multiple. In this case, all found addresses are arranged in the form of a drop-down list. When selecting a line in the search results, the center of the map window moves to the selected address. The list of addresses is sorted by distance from the center of the current map extent.

The new version of the program is available for download in the Download section.

Specialists from KB "Panorama" have prepared a video tutorial on the "Data Merging" task in GIS "Panorama". This task is designed to merge adjacent sheets of a vector map into an output vector map in SIT or SITX format, containing a single sheet. Furthermore, this mode can be used to create a unified map from an MPT project's data, for example, for a federal subject or other region. This requires that the project's vector data be opened with a unified classifier.

The video tutorial demonstrates the data merging process using an example of a pre-built MPT project with a unified classifier. The merging process involves creating the output map sheet, copying objects from the source sheets to the resulting map, and stitching areal and unclosed linear objects that extend across the borders of adjacent sheets for standard topographic map sheets.

When performing vector data stitching, it is possible to exclude semantics, layers, and map objects from processing using the "Configure" function. You can review the training materials in the "Video Tutorials" section.