City Web Viewer - Help

On the right side of the map window there is a +/- button which can be used to zoom in and out of the map (see also section on “zooming” in the toolbar). Below it is a button with a picture of a house. When clicked, the map takes him to a starting field. Below that, there's a button that zooms in on your location. This functionality can only be used when the City Web View is viewed from a smartphone or tablet and the device's gps location is turned on.

Open the dialog

Clicking on "Open Selection Window" will pop up a window with all the information themes available at any given time. They are divided into 14 categories. Themes can be activated by clicking on a category and checking the themes you want to make appear. Once a theme is checked, it will appear directly on the map. Sometimes you have to zoom into the map to see the data. To turn them off, press "Turn them off". At the top of the window is an epithelial search. It allows you to enter keywords, and then the search engine suggests themes that match the keyword. When a theme is checked, it will appear on the map.

Description of the individual themes in the selection window

City

Split

This category includes various regional divisions of the city, but they are numerous. Primary school districts show the districts of primary schools along with information on the population and age distribution of the population in each school district. City parts The map shows the official division of the city into 10 city districts. The population and age distribution of the population are also displayed by this division. Other themes include Neighborhoods, which shows the division into smaller neighborhoods, e.g. by the durability of street names like Shelter, Rimar and Fell, or eagles like Selás and Cutter Springs.

Streets and paths

In this category, as the name suggests, there are a number of things that are relevant to the streets and paths of the city. Centerlines of all streets and paths, ownership information and drawings. There's also information about snow clearing streets and paths and priorities, information about where to find heated streets and paths, and lots more.

Houses and land

This category includes a number of items relating to houses and land in particular.

Pipework

It displays information about the pipes, boreholes, etc. for which the City of Reykjavik or the Power Plant is responsible, as well as the pipes of Mila ehf. (formerly Telephone). Please note that execution is not permitted on the basis of City Web view information alone, but should be contacted by the relevant agencies/companies.

Demographics and real estate

This category displays various quantitative information by region.

Cultural Monuments

The Cultural Monuments category holds various information about the friction and protection of buildings and streets, as well as information about relics and old houses. They also have information about the city's outdoors, eagles, and other things.

Imagery

Here you'll find a map (ortho images), which are coordinate images processed by aerial photography, which have been taken annually by the city's low-flying aerials since 2004. There is also an accessible intercontinental aerial view of the entire capital from 2012, along with additional photos.

Measuring points

In this category you will find city landmarks as well as altitude signs, used for land surveying.

Natural

trekking

This category includes a theme called basic image. It has the ability to store a variety of additional information that is not available elsewhere, such as fences, ditches, and conditions inside plots. They also have 1m of altitude, information about the capital's water reserves and other protected areas.

Sports

This category includes information about city sports facilities, such as swimming pools, gymnasiums, stadiums, and the like.

History and human life

1703 farms in the present city, although not in Kjalarnes (based mostly on the book Reykjavík, A Historic Site at Swimming, The Book Edition Eagle and Destiny hf. 1989). The Danish Armed Forces' opaque map of Reykjavik as measured in 1902, published in 1903, the map of Reykjavík in 1947, an aerial view of the western part of the city from 1954. The 1902 map in a transparent edition entitled "Comparison to 1902", which provides the possibility to compare the old building with the existing one, the Coast 1900, 2024, which shows, on the one hand, the coast on the aforementioned 1902 map and, on the other hand, the expected coast 2024 according to the current Master Plan and, finally, a map showing the evolution of the jurisdiction of the city since the establishment of the place of purchase in Reykjavík in 1786.

Traffic

This category includes a number of data relating to traffic. Such as one-way streets, premium branches, parking houses, peak speeds, bus waiting stations, bus routes, and more

services

This category stores information about various services of the city. These include bench locations, drinking fonts and trash cans, neighborhood bookstores, primary schools, and more.

Centers of gravity of settlements

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centers of gravity are two. One for the capital, the other for The centers are calculated annually in early April from the location coordinates of the city's homes, taking into account each household member. The centre of gravity is the average of the coordinates of all occupants.

Aerial / Map

Here you can toggle between viewing the city's web pages with a standard map in the background or an aerial view. The default photos are the latest low-flying aerial photos, but they are taken in the second half of summer each year.

Layout

view

Clicking this button at the top of the screen on the left opens the Layout view in a new window. The plan view looks almost identical to the City Web view and works the same. When it opens, you'll see a theme that shows you how to share in Reykjavík. Using the "Organizational details" button, you can click on an area and view the share in the relevant field. On the left side of the screen, you can switch between divider and master.

Buttons on the toolbar

At the top of the screen is a toolbar with 17 buttons. If the City Web View is viewed on a small screen, such as a smartphone, the toolbar moves under one of the overview buttons in the right corner and becomes visible when clicked. The functionality of the buttons in the toolbar is described below.

Hlidar-area

Provides the option to move the map to the left in the map window with the help of the arrow cross.

Search

Finds the selected address on the map. In the window that opens, a user registers an address. When you start typing a street name, you'll see suggestions for a few addresses to choose from, but if you don't have the right address, you'll be done typing it in full length. When this is complete, the map automatically zooms up with the selected address in the middle of the map and the red dot in the relevant lot.

Zoom

This tool allows zooming in on a specific area. The cursor is used to drag a box around an area to zoom in. You can also use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out. The cursor must then be positioned over the object to be zoomed in. On the right most of the screen there are +/- buttons that can also be used to zoom in and out.

Measure

Provides the ability to measure distances, surface area, and find coordinates. When the tool is selected, a selection window opens where you can choose from these three options.

Draw

Clicking on "Draw" opens a window where you can choose from various shapes to draw, as well as the colour, size and transparency. To clear the card again, press "Clear".

Print

Once a card has been assembled, it can be saved for printing. When "Print" is pressed, the settings window opens. You can choose between page sizes and document type. You can also send a property transfer statement to property transfer declaring@reykjavik.is.

More

This tool is a key tool when viewing the information held by the City Web Viewer. After selecting the themes to view in the selection window, you can select "More" and then click on something on the map that you want to learn more about. Then the selected item will be yellow with red outlines and a pop-up window will pop up with more details about the relevant item on the map.

Attribute Search

Clicking this button opens a search window. Starts by selecting a theme in the navigation pane. When finished, a second scrolling window opens in which the attribute is selected. Once selected, a window opens with all possible values for that attribute. There you can select a value, but you can also search for a value. Once selected, the map zooms to the results of the search.

Link

Once the theme and location have been selected to view, you can click on this tool to get a link to the map. This allows it to be shared with others.

Drawings

This tool allows you to retrieve the drawings for the clicked location.

GPS

This tool allows you to upload a gpx coordinate file from a gps device and display the data in the City Web view.

Profile

This tool allows you to draw a line on the map and get a height profile along that line (height versus length).

Legend

Pressing this button opens the illustrations for the themes selected.

Period

This tool allows you to compare data from different times. The City Web's basemap and its evolution from 1999 to the present (2004 to the present when the aerial photo is selected) can be viewed. Clicking the button opens a timeline in which different years can be selected. When you click "Compare", a vertical bar will appear over the map where you can drag to the side and compare different years. Then you set the timeline to the years you want to compare wildly and you can drag the bar across the screen to see the difference.

streets

Opens a new window showing the street view of the clicked street.

Hreinn

This button clears the map window and extracts everything that has been drawn on the map.

Help

Opens this page.

Centers of gravity of settlements

The centres of gravity are two, one for Cape Town, the other for Reykjavik.The centres are calculated annually, at the beginning of April, from the location coordinates of the city's homes, taking into account each household member. The centre of gravity is the average of the coordinates of all occupants.

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