Set up Map It for PowerPAC and/or Mobile PAC

Map It is a feature that uses Google Maps provides a visual guide to the location of items linked to titles in the patron’s search results list. To set up Map It for Polaris PowerPAC and/or Mobile PAC:

  1. Find and copy or record the geographic coordinates for each branch that should appear on the map.
  2. Enter the geographic coordinates in Polaris Administration by following these steps:
  1. In the Administration Explorer, select the system-level database table Geographic Coordinates. The table is displayed in the details view of the Explorer.

Note:
You need the System Administration permission Modify geographic coordinates table: Allow to edit this table.

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  1. To add an organization to the table, click btnInsert00561.gif. The Insert dialog box opens.

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  1. Select the organization from the Organization list, which displays all the system organizations that have not yet been added to the table.
  2. Enter or copy the organization’s latitude and longitude (obtained in step 1) in the appropriate text boxes. You can enter up to 20 characters in each box. Valid characters include one minus sign (to indicate a negative number, must be the first character), one period (to indicate a decimal point) and numerals 0-9. The allowed range is -90 to 90 latitude, and -180 to 180 longitude.
  3. Click OK.
  1. Set up Google Maps for an organization by following these steps:
  1. Double-click the PAC profile Google Maps for the organization. The profile is available at the system, library, and branch level. The Google Maps dialog box opens.

  1. Select (check) Enable in PowerPAC to display the Map It button in Polaris PowerPAC when this organization is the connection organization.
  2. Select (check) Enable in Mobile PAC to display the Map It link in Mobile PAC when this organization is the connection organization.
  3. If you are implementing Map It for the first time after June 2016, enter your Google Maps API key in the box. For more information about obtaining the API key, go to https://developers.google.com/maps/faq#keysystem. If you implemented Map It before June 2016 and are simply changing your settings, the API key is not necessary.
  4. For Geographic center of map position, enter the latitude and longitude that should be used to position the initial display of the map. For valid format, see step 2. If you have entered geographic coordinates for the system organization (see step 2), these are already entered as the default values. If no system coordinates have been entered, the default coordinates are those of the current organization. If these have not been entered in the Geographic Coordinates table, the Latitude and Longitude fields are blank.

Note:
Users can shift the map away from the initial center as they navigate it.

Tip:
Change the zoom level on the Polaris Latitude and Longitude tool to determine the zoom level you want for the initial map display. See step 1.

  1. Set a value for Zoom level of initial display. This setting determines the  zoom level of the initial map display. The default level is 10; valid values are 1-21. Higher numbers produce a view that is zoomed in closer.

Note:
Users can change the initial zoom level as they navigate the map.

  1. Click OK.