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Time Narration
00:01 Welcome to this SpokenTutorial on Edit Maps in Marble.
00:07 In this tutorial we will learn to add the following on the map,
00:12 A placemark
00:14 A polygon and
00:16 A path
00:18 We will also learn to save an annotation file.
00:23 To record this tutorial, I am using,
00:27 Ubuntu Linux OS, version 16.04
00:32 Marble version 1.12.20 and
00:37 Working internet connection
00:41 The process demonstrated in this tutorial is identical in

Ubuntu Linux OS, version 18.04

00:51 Marble version 2.2.20
00:56 To practise this tutorial, the learner should be familiar with Marble interface
01:02 For the prerequisite Marble tutorials, please visit this site.
01:08 I have opened the Marble interface.
01:12 Go to Map View and select OpenStreetMap.
01:17 I will hide Overview map, Compass and Scale bar for better view of the map.
01:26 I will select Flat view option from the drop-down.
01:31 Let us hide latitudes and longitudes for better visibility of the map.
01:37 Go to the Legend panel and un-check Coordinate Grid checkbox.
01:45 Let us make the Edit Maps panel visible if it is not seen on the interface.
01:51 Click on the Settings menu and select Panels.
01:56 From the sub-menu, select Edit Maps option.
02:01 In the Edit Maps panel we see some icons.
02:07 Let us first learn to add a placemark on the map.
02:12 Let us go to our home location Mumbai.
02:16 We will add a placemark on the location of IIT Bombay.
02:21 Zoom in and locate IIT Bombay.
02:27 Go to Edit Maps panel and click on Add Placemark icon.
02:33 Edit Placemark dialog box opens on the interface.
02:38 In the Name field type the name as IIT Bombay.
02:43 Under Label click on the Color button.
02:47 Select Color window opens.
02:50 From the colour box, I will select dark blue colour.
02:55 Click on the OK button in the window.
02:58 Next click on the Description tab.
03:01 In the Description field, I will add some information about IIT Bombay.
03:07 The information about IIT Bombay is provided in the Code files link.
03:13 Check Show Balloon popup checkbox.
03:17 Click on the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box.
03:22 Now we can see a placemark at the location of IIT Bombay.
03:28 Click on its label.
03:30 Place information data sheet opens.
03:34 In the Short description, information added in the Description field is shown.
03:41 Let us close this sheet.
03:45 An assignment for you.
03:48 Add a placemark and description for Delhi on the map.
03:53 Hint: The description about Delhi is provided in the Code files link.
04:00 Let us now add a polygon to highlight a particular area on the map.
04:06 We will add a polygon to highlight Kerala on the map.
04:11 Zoom in and locate Kerala on the map.
04:15 Click on the Add Polygon icon.
04:18 Add polygon dialog box appears on the interface.
04:23 In the Name field type the name as Kerala
04:28 Let us select colours for Lines and Area of the polygon.
04:34 Click on the Color button.
04:37 Select Color window opens.
04:40 From the colour box, I will select red colour for Lines
04:45 Click the on the OK button.
04:48 We see a Width drop-down button.
04:52 We can select the line width here. I will choose the line width as 1.5.
05:00 Click on the Color button under Area.
05:04 Select Color window opens.
05:07 From the colour box, I will select magenta for Area.

Click on the OK button.

05:15 Let us resize and place the dialog box to the left side of the interface.

Now click on Nodes tab.

05:26 Node is a point on the map.
05:29 It specifies the longitude and latitude of a particular place.
05:35 Let us now start marking Nodes to draw a polygon on the area of Kerala.
05:42 To mark the area with nodes, click anywhere on the boundary of Kerala.
05:48 Keep clicking all along the boundary to complete the full area of Kerala.
05:58 Click on the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box.
06:03 After marking all the nodes, Kerala appears in magenta colour.
06:10 An assignment for you.

Highlight Karnataka state using the Add polygon option.

06:20 Next icon is Add path.
06:23 If we wish to add some lines or path on the map we can use Add path tool.
06:30 We will add a path from Pune to Solapur on the map.
06:35 Locate Pune and Solapur on the map.
06:39 Click on Add Path icon.
06:42 Add path dialog box opens on the interface.
06:46 In the Name field I will type the name as Path hyphen 1.
06:52 Next we will select colour and width for our path.
06:57 Click on the Color button under Lines.
07:01 From the colour box,I will select blue colour.

Click on the Ok button.

07:08 Click on the Width drop-down button.
07:11 I will choose the colour width as 1.5.
07:16 Let us resize and drag the dialog box to the left side of the interface.
07:22 Click on the Nodes tab in the dialog box.
07:26 Then start marking the nodes one by one from Pune to Solapur.
07:32 Click on the OK button at the bottom of the dialog box.
07:37 Notice that a path is marked from Pune to Solapur on the map.
07:43 Let us save all the annotations we have made on this map.
07:48 Click on Save Annotation File icon.
07:52 Save Annotation FIle dialog box opens on the interface.
07:57 Select a location to save the file.
08:01 I will select Desktop folder.
08:05 In the File name field type the name as Annotation hyphen 1 dot kml.
08:13 Please note that file format should be.kml or osm.
08:20 Click on the Save button in the dialog box.
08:24 Let us check our annotation file.
08:28 I will close this Marble application.
08:31 Go to the Desktop folder.
08:34 Annotation hyphen 1 dot kml file is saved on the Desktop.
08:40 To open the file, right-click on the file.
08:44 From the context menu select Open with Marble option.
08:49 Notice that all annotations made on the map have been saved in this file.
08:56 We will learn more about edit maps in the upcoming tutorials.
09:02 Let us summarise
09:04 In this tutorial, we have learnt to add the following on the map,

A placemark, A polygon and A path

09:16 We have also learnt to save an annotation file.
09:21 The video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial project.

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09:44 Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by MHRD, Government of India.
09:50 This is Viji Nair from, IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for watching.

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