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Map Viewer

The right side of the GRASS Runner is a full CesiumJS 3-D globe. Raster and vector layers rendered by MapServer appear as WMS/WFS imagery draped over the terrain.

Layout

The map area is split vertically when a Profile or Histogram chart is active:

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ CesiumJS Globe │ ← always visible
├─────────────────────────────────┤ ← draggable splitter
│ Profile / Histogram chart │ ← appears after first run
└─────────────────────────────────┘

Toolbar buttons

ButtonAction
Toggle the left panel
Zoom to the current GRASS computational region
Draw/set a new computational region on the map
Open the Add Raster panel
Open the Add Vector panel
Identify tool — click the map to query layer values
Draw vector (point / line / polygon)
Profile iconOpen the Profile tool
Histogram iconOpen the Histogram tool
Terrain iconOpen the Terrain Builder panel
Route iconOpen the Routing Tool
Search+ iconOpen the Nearby POI Search panel
Globe iconOpen the Basemap Selector
List iconOpen the Route Manager
Person+pin iconOpen Location Sharing
Save iconSave the current app state to the browser (checkpoint)

Toolbar positioning

The toolbar can be dragged anywhere on the map. Drop it near the top, left, or right edge to snap it into a docked position. A single click on the drag handle toggles between vertical and horizontal orientation.

The left panel width is resizable — drag the vertical splitter between the panel and the map. Both the panel width and section order are persisted to localStorage.

Standard Cesium navigation applies:

  • Left-drag — rotate / pan
  • Right-drag / scroll — zoom
  • Middle-drag — tilt
  • Double-click — fly to location

Chart splitters

When a Profile or Histogram chart is visible, drag the horizontal splitter between the globe and the chart to resize the two areas. The chart height is persisted to localStorage.

Tab bar

The top of the right panel has three tabs:

  • Terminal — live output from the running GRASS module
  • Jobs — list of all submitted tasks with status badges
  • Map Viewer — the Cesium globe (default)