COSMOS Users Manuals

Author: Hirohisa Mori / joshua at globalbase.org + [Transrate]Reiko Inoue Bendtsen c/o Suzaku Translations / (http://www.suzaku-translations.com/) +

* Abstract and Goal
* Human Requirements
* System Requirements
* COSMOS Browser
* COSMOS Installation (WindowsXP)
* COSMOS Installation (MacOSX)
* COSMOS Installation (POSIX)
* Preferences
* Launching COSMOS and Basic Functions
* Customizing Warp Point Menus
* Backtrack: Copying and Reproducing the HTTP Gateway Window on COSMOS
* Clipboard of COSMOS
* History

Abstract and Goal

This manual explains how to install COSMOS, the dedicated browser for GLOBALBASE, and view various contents. Users who are familiar with Internet browsers and similar software should have no particular problems in the installation and operations. Please refer to Document "COSMOS Reference Manual"as well.

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Human Requirements

Users should be able to perform basic operations of WWW browsers.

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System Requirements

Windows XP, Vista
MacOSX
Linux
FreeBSD
Solaris

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COSMOS Browser

Network Layering Function

COSMOS is a browser dedicated for the GLOBALBASE system, which in turn can be thought of as a kind of World Wide Web for geographical information. Assuming GLOBALBASE is like WWW, COSMOS would correspond to FireFox, Internet Explorer or other WWW browsers. Using COSMOS, you can access various geographical information available on the Internet. For example, you can use the Warp menu and choose one item of geographical information. Then, COSMOS instantly connects to the server holding the geographical information and the information is overlaid on top of the currently displayed geographical information. Furthermore, by selecting various menu items and/or sub-menus in the Warp menu, you can create complicated layer structures composed of maps, aerial photos, statistical information etc.

Showing/Hiding Required Coordinate Systems

A layer you select in the Warp menu can be arranged completely according to your desired viewpoint, rather than using the default layer, and it can be added to the menu. You can choose whether each layer should be displayed by selecting to show or hide it. There are two methods of customization: you can either specify to show or hide each search condition or specify to show or hide each coordinate system found on the network. Showing or hiding each search condition is specified in the Search Conditions tab . It is also possible to add new search conditions, which can be performed using the Displayed Coordinates tab .

Network Warp Group

The structure of the warp menu is basically stored on the individual computer on which COSMOS is installed. Some warp point menus can also be placed on the GLOBALBASE network as well as on a WWW server. When warp point menus are placed on a network server, then every time COSMOS is launched, the system checks whether there are any updates; if the contents set in a menu are updated, the menu is updated to reflect the new status. The What's New menu in the default setting is an example of such a menu.

Warp Menu Edit Function

You can edit the position and title of warp point menus ( or menu points) in the Warp Menu Edit window ( Window (Warp Menu Edit window)). Moreover, warp point menus can also be edited directly in files stored on disk, rather than set in COSMOS. Stored files can be made available on the network by uploading to WWW and/or GLOBALBASE servers. This is the goal of the network warp group function.

WWW Link Function

Some pages allow viewing GLOBALBASE contents via WWW browsers, for example (http://www.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/globalbase/gateway/main.html). Geographical information and map information on some of these pages can then be transferred back to COSMOS, which is called backtracking to COSMOS . When information is made available on WWW, the maps and layers made available for viewing are fixed when the websites are constructed. By importing them into COSMOS, they can be overlapped with various other maps and layers, thus becoming dynamic again.

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History

Date:2008-10-23
Generate the Manual (Edition 2008-10-23)
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Date: 2006-07-22
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b11
Created this manual
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Date: 2006-12-07
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b14
Changed the name of the manual
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Date: 2007-03-29
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b14.04
Added description of backtracking function
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Date: 2007-06-08
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b16.05
Added explanation of basic functionality, warp point menu customization, preferences, and clipboard
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Date: 2007-06-08
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b16.06
Updated explanation of the COSMOS installation method for Posix and MacOS
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Date: 2007-10-18
Author: Hirohisa Mori / TargetVersion: ver.B.b16.14
Added explanation on the XL native proxy
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Date: 2008-07-22
Author: Reiko Inoue Bendtsen / TargetVersion: ver.B.b17.07
Transrated this manual into English
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