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Terraview Platinum FAQ
What do I need to know about Software Licensing?
Terraview is licensed software, which is required to be registered with Terralink before it is fully functional. All users are required to to accept the terms and conditions of this licensing and the terms of use of the product.
The First Supply
Upon receiving the first supply, you have 14 days to register Terraview by contacting the Terralink International customer service centre by email info@terralink.co.nz or phone 0508 483 772. Some map layers will not be available until it is registered.
Moving or Reinstalling the Installed Version
The registered version of Terraview is specific to the machine it is installed on. Terraview will not run on another machine unless the user contacts Terralink to migrate the registration. This is also the case for re-installing the application on the same machine. For a network version, this restriction is only relevant for the server Terraview is installed on.
License Expiration
Once registered, the license to use Terraview will run for six months. Before the six months is up, the user will be prompted to re-enable the license for a further six months. This is a simple, quick process. Follow the instructions provided or contact the Terralink International customer service centre on 0508 483 772.
What are the Minimum System Requirements?
You will need the following minimum system requirements to run Terraview.
Pentium4, 1 GHz
1GB RAM
Windows 2000
Internet Explorer 6.0
How much space do I need to install Terraview?
Terraview Platinum
New Zealand - 14.5 GB
North Island - 8.5 GB
South Island - 7.5 GB
Aerial Modules
Auckland - 18.8 GB
Bay of Plenty - 10.4 GB
Canterbury - 17.2 GB
Hawkes Bay/Gisborne- 6 GB
Manawatu/Wanganui/Taranaki - 15 GB
Marlborough/Nelson- 9 GB
Otago/Southland - 20.5 GB
Waikato - 20.2 GB
Wellington/Wairarapa - 7.95 GB
What tasks can I perform with the “Tools” toolbar?
The Tools toolbar provides the following features:
1. Zoom In / Out
2. Pan
3. Show the search dialog
4. Show mini-map
5. Select map information
6. Select a parcel
7. Create or edit a user layer
8. Measure mode
9. Print
10. Save
Zooming in/out
To zoom in place the cursor at the top left hand point at which the further detail is required, hold down the left hand mouse button, and drag the cursor (magnifying glass) diagonally down and release the left mouse button when the area required has been selected.
To zoom out do the reverse, place the cursor at the bottom right hand point, hold down the left hand mouse button, and drag the cursor (magnifying glass) diagonally upwards and release the left mouse button when the area required has been selected.
Panning around the map
The area currently being viewed within a map can be moved in any direction by selecting the Pan button, holding down the left hand mouse button and dragging the map in the direction required. The map displayed will change to reflect the way in which the pan button has been moved.
Show the search dialog
Clicking on this will bring up the search dialog box, which you can then specify what you would like to search for i.e. address, title, appellation, etc.
Show mini-map
This shows a small map of the entire country, which also displays your current position on the map, and what extent of the map you are currently viewing.
Select map information (Attributes of the parcel)
This contains information held within Terraview on the parcel selected which can include information such as, when the parcel was created, title and valuation details, and geometry of the parcel.
Selecting a parcel
Once parcels have been displayed within a map, further information can be provided by using the Select button within the Tools Toolbar and clicking on the parcel required. Once a parcel has been selected, it is highlighted in red.
Create edit a user layer
To add points, polygons or lines to a map, go to View > User Layer Toolbar or click the icon in the floating toolbar. The user layer toolbar will appear below the main toolbar. To add a point within the user layer, select the button and then left click on the map where the point should be positioned. The point will be placed and an information box will appear.
The Creating User Layer window is then displayed to enable the layer to be named. Give the layer a name and click OK
The Points tab will enable the co-ordinates of the points to be seen.
Measure Mode
The measuring tool allows you to take many measurements, this means that from the first point that you take a measurement, you can left click your mouse which will place successive points, this displays a window that gives you a measurement in meters, and the angle between each of these points, there is also a total measurement from the starting to end point.
This prints your current view, you can customize you pages margins, change the print to landscape or portrait, and add a title and subtitle to your print
Save
This saves your current position on the map and configuration settings changes that you have made to your layers.
Can I view the Map cursor in a different Coordinate System?
The projection of the map cursor coordinates within Terraview Platinum can be changed as required by the user. Over 60 different projected and unprojected coordinate systems including all of the New Zealand local circuits (in different Datum’s) are available. These coordinate systems are also available when the user exports the vector data layers.
How do I to search with Terraview Platinum?
There are two ways of performing a Terraview Platinum search:
General Search. This is a search performed through a toolbar within the Terraview Platinum window.
Quick Search. This is a search performed from the Tools Toolbar.
What can I search for?
Terraview Platinum enables searches to be made for data by a number of different search types as shown below:
Address:
The specific number of the property and its street name and location.
Road Name:
A specific road name.
Appellation:
The Parcel Appellation (or Parcel Description) is an abbreviated version of the legal description of a property. The appellation includes five fields:
- Part indicator
- Parcel type
- Parcel value
- Index type
- Number/Name
Part indicators identify a part or portion of a parcel; it is a two-character field. There is a pop-up menu that provides the two options, PT or null.
Parcel types indicate the type or category of the parcel shown on a survey plan or registered instrument; it can have up to 10 text characters.
The Parcel Value is the numbers or letters allocated to a parcel on a survey plan or registered instrument; it can have up to 54 alphanumeric characters. Parcel Value is a free text field.
The Index Type is the type or category of plan or registration district on which a parcel is depicted or comprised; it can have up to 20 characters. An example is DP (Deposited Plan). Index Type is associated with a lookup table.
The number/name is the plan number or registration district name on which a parcel is depicted or comprised. For searches on appellation, the number/name is mandatory.
Maori Land Court Minute Book Reference
The Maori land court minute book reference refers to the location of information pertaining to a property under the jurisdiction of the Maori Land Court. The Minute Book Reference is a free text field and contains volume and folio references so exact references are required for a match. For example, 10AT128 is a reference. 10 refers to the volume while AT128 refers to the folio. Terramatch only has coverage for the Tai Tokerau MLC district at this time. Because of this, it is not necessary to use the prefix TOK or MB (for minute book).
Title:
A properties registered certificate of title.
The CT reference is a number unique to the Land District and refers to its location in the register. For example, 475/287 refers to register 475 and folio 287.
The CT reference is listed on deposited plans as well as on the certificate of title itself. If a valid CT is used as the key field, a single record will be returned.
Attached to the certificate of title is the name of the owner(s) of the title whether they be private or corporate. As part of the conversion of the Land Titles index to the new 'CRS' or 'Core Record System', titles now issued will be in a more standardised format of a straight number (e.g. 15900).
Private Owner:
The name of the private title owner of a property.
Corporate Owner:
The name of the corporate title owner of a property.
VNZ:
The Valuation Assessment Reference is a unique number that identifies a record in the Valuation New Zealand (VNZ) database.
The reference contains three fields:
- Roll Number
- Assessment Number
- Assessment Suffix
The roll number refers to the roll on which the record is located. The assessment is a number referring to a specific property on that roll. The suffix is attached to the roll number. For searches on valuation assessment, the roll number and assessment number are mandatory.
Parcel ID:
The Parcel Identifier reference is a unique number that is used by Land Information New Zealand in its Land Base database to identify a parcel of land.
This parcel identifier is commonly referred to as the Static Unique Entity (SUE) in the Core Record System (CRS) Landonline database, or a Static Unique Feature Identifier (SUFI) in the legacy Digital Cadadastral Database (DCDB).
An example is 512345 (CRS) and 1310002217659 (DCDB), which refers to a parcel in the Auckland land district.
Survey Plan:
The survey plan reference points to the location of any survey plans pertaining to a specific property. The survey plan reference contains three fields:
- Plan Series
- Plan Number
- Plan Sheet
Plan series refers to the series. Two examples are DP (Deposited Plan) and SO (Survey Office). Plan series has a lookup table. Plan number is the number of the plan as recorded in the series. Plan sheets refer to the sheet number if there are more than one sheet.
Territorial Authority:
The name a Territorial Local Authority as defined by Local Government Commission.
Place Names:
Common New Zealand place names, including natural features (e.g. Kapiti Island), suburbs and towns (e.g. Mount Eden) or significant places (Auckland International Airport).
Area Unit:
The name of an Area unit as defined by Statistics New Zealand.
Coordinates:
You can navigate to a specific set of coordinates, provided to Terraview in multiple coordinate systems.
How do I display and change the properties of my Map Layers?
Terraview can build a number of different views of maps by applying different layers to the maps.
The Layers window is selected through the View > Layers and Labels menu. Layers can be selected by clicking on the label required. You can sort layers at the lower levels to provide the view required by dragging and dropping the layers within the layers selection window.
The layers available using Terraview are as follows:
- New Zealand 6 mile
- New Zealand 1 Mile
- 50 km Topographical
- 25 km Ortho Colour Topographical
- 25 km Ortho Black and White Topographical
- Street Finder
- Road Segment
- Parcel with an area of less than .75 hectare
- Parcel with an area of greater than .75 hectare
- Address Details
- Road Centreline
- Survey Plans
- Hydrographical
- Rail Segment
- Mesh Block
- Contours
In addition, the following Parcel Label Options are available to enhance parcel data:
- Legal Description
- Owner Names and Title
- Valuation Reference
- Public Land
- Address
- Street Names
- Territorial Authority Name
- Survey Plan
- Area Unit
- Contours
Surveyors requiring the Auckland control layer
Some surveyors have requested the Auckland control layer to be included in Terraview Platinum. Should you wish to have this you can request the shape files from our customer service centre for import into TVP.
Can I view my own Aerial Imagery in Terraview Platinum?
You can import several common imagery file types into Terraview (e.g. ECW, MrSid, JPEG2000, and TIFF). As Terraview Platinum vector data is projected as NZMG coordinates the imagery files you import must also be NZMG so they align correctly with the vector layers. Terraview does not support on-the fly imagery reprojection at this time.
