Triton Perspective - Manual (Page 14)

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1.2 Information Displays
Perspective Map has four tab-controlled information displays in the upper left corner of the
software window, located to the left of the Map View and above the File Tree.
Cursor Tab: This the default display, which shows the cursor position and the map.
Measure Tab: Shows the results of measurements made in the map view.
Offset Tab: Shows the amount a sidescan line has been moved for feature alignment.
Contact Tab: Indicates the target capture size and next target number.
Custom Cursor: In addition to the 4 tabs of information, there is another cursor information
display below the File Tree for setting a custom cursor position display.
For Custom Cursor Tab details go to Section 1.4.
1.2.1 Cursor Tab
The cursor display is where position values can be viewed dynamically as the cursor is
moved across the Map View.
The current project projection is displayed in gray at
the top of this tab.
North and East, Lat and Lon display the current
cursor position in the Map View. It is updated as the
cursor moves.
The button beside 'Lat' and 'Lon' is used to change
the format of latitude and longitude from 'degrees
minutes decimal seconds' to 'degrees decimal
minutes' to 'decimal degrees'.
The button beside 'Depth' is used to change the depth value from meters to feet.
The slider button is used to change the Map View resolution from meter/pixel to cm/pixel.
Acts like a zoom.
1.2.2 Measure Tab
Selecting the 'Measure' toolbar button in Perspective map will switch the information