Getting Started

Varanasi Smart City is your GIS platform to explore Varanasi’s geographic areas and access available location based services. Here is a guide to get you started using Varanasi Smart City and learn the basics.

Note: All the functionalities of the application are available on the menu bar at the top of the application. While, the map tools to explore the map are available on the left side of the screen.

Legend

As a map reader, it is important for you to make sense out of the map and the symbols that appear on it. Legend provides the meaning of the symbols used to represent features on the map.

• Click on
  
  Legend icon from the menu bar on the top of the portal. Now, look at the stylized shapes and symbols given on your map, you'll find these shapes and symbols on the legend widget with what they depict.

Note: The legend changes dynamically as you zoom in or zoom out on the map.

Maps

A map provides a background of geographical context for the content you want to view on the map. You can change the map at any time and select the one you want by using this basemap gallery..

• Click
  
  Map icon from the menu bar on the top of the portal. On the Maps widget, point and click on one of the listed maps to load and serve as your preferred map. You can select one of the following as basemap:

1. Dark Gray Canvas
2. World Topography
3. Imagery
4. World Imagery
5. World Street Map

You can drag the transparency slider available in the widget to change the opacity of the overlying map. Basemaps overlay possible are as follows:

1. Imagery with Esri Street Map
2. World Imagery and World Street Map with City Map.

For example, if you select Imagery, and drag the transparency slider, you'll be able to change the transparency of overlaid Imagery with the Esri Street map.

Themes

Theme is collection of locations of layers (services/facilities). You can select a theme to view layer data related to it.

1. Click
   
   Themes icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. On the widget, you can view and individually expand all the theme categories listed, or search for a known layer or theme category available.
3. Enable/ Mark the checkbox available for each layer to view them on map. Disable/ Unmark to remove form the map.
4. Features of the layer(s) will open on the map. Total number of features & feature icon for the layer displays next to the theme.
5. Click on a displayed facility to see more information about it on a pop-up.
6. In the widget, a Theme Category in which one or more layer is selected remains highlighted.
7. 'Reset selection' button is available with all the theme categories to reset the layer selection done by you on theme selection level, and “Reset All” is available for the whole widget.

For example, select Civic Amenities, Landmarks etc. within the Public Services theme to view their features on the map.

Around Me

Around me allows you to quickly identify services/facilities around a specified location point. It shows a complete list of all the nearest service providers in all the layers (e.g. Civic Amenities, Landmarks, Park Gardens etc.) selected along with the aerial distance.

1. Click
   
   Around Me icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. Multi-select the layers you wish to identify around a location.
3. Select for Search Features around you based on Current Location, Choosing point on Map or Drawing an Area on Map.
4. For Current Location option,

   'Get Current Location' button will be available. Click that to locate you. Buffer will be created around you based on distance specified distance in the slider.

   Drag the slider to set buffer distance (you can select up to 5 KMs of aerial distance).

5. For Choosing point on Map option,

   'Create Buffer' button will be available.

   Click on the button and click on a location on your map to create buffer around it.

   Drag the slider to set buffer distance (you can select up to 5 KMs of aerial distance).

6. For Drawing an Area on Map option,

   'Draw on Map' button will be available.

   Click on the button and start drawing on the map to search features.

7. Total number of location points gets displayed adjacent to the layer name in the widget based upon the search.
8. On clicking layer name, list of all the location points gets visible.
9. On clicking one of the location point from the widget, all the information related to the location point gets visible on the widget and the location point gets highlighted on the map.

Note: The distance calculated is the aerial distance.

Query

Queries helps you identify and focus on a set of pre-defined features and find relevant information regarding the inquiry, such as locating industries, slums based on Population & household etc.

1. Click on
   
   Query icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. On the Tasks tab, click one of the queries to execute.
3. Specify parameters for the task as per the query selected.
4. Click on Execute button to view all the query results on the map area and widget.
5. Click on the result to highlight it on the map area and view its pop up.
6. Click on Feature Actions
   
   Query available adjacent to the query result dropdown, and then point and click on Remove This Result to close all the query results from the map.
7. Similarly, explore other feature actions such as Zoom to, Pan to, Flash, and Show Pop-up to explore query results.

Solid Waste Management

Solid Waste Management allows you to get bin locations, find bins and fetch ward-wise waste dumped.

1. Click on
   
   Solid Waste Management icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. On the Find Bins by Ward tab, select zone from dropdown to view a bar chart for bin details. Then select ward from dropdown to view pie chart for bin details.
3. Hover over the charts or on the map to view details about particular bin.
4. On the Find Bins Nearby tab, use current location or click on the map using Point Selection Button to create a buffer of 1KM. Bins falling inside the buffer will be shown on map and a table is created and routes are being made of the dustbins that are being shown in the table.
5. Click the table record or hover over the map to view details about particular bin.
6. On the Ward Wise Waste Dumped tab, a bar chart will be shown based on the amount of waste dumped (wardwise) and a thematic map layer will be added to the map.
7. Click on the chart or on the map to view details about ward wise waste dumped.

Click Refresh button to get latest updated data.

Events

Discover what's happening in your city. Check out the current and upcoming events in Varanasi along with venue, location and other important details.

1. Click
   
   Events icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. In duration dropdown, select the period for which you want to view the events (Today’s events, Events in next 7 days, and Events in next 30 days).
3. All the forthcoming events for the selected period are listed with their details.
4. On clicking one of the events from the widget, you can view the location of the event on the map with details pop-up and zoom to location option.

Add Events

Add Event allows you to add and promote the event you are hosting in the city on Varanasi Smart City.

1. Click
   
   Add Events icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. Fill in the Add Event form with particulars of the public event.
3. Search for your event venue and click it on the map to set location coordinates for your event.
4. Choose either Free or Paid event. If Paid enter the Fee amount.
5. Browse and choose event image file.
6. Click on Submit to send the request for add event to the administrator.
7. Click Reset to start afresh on the form.
8. Once the administrator approves of the event, all the portal users can view your event on the map in Events module.

Note: The display of event added is subject to approval of administrator.

Feedback

We are always looking for ways to improve and would love to hear from you. Help us make Varanasi Smart City better by providing us your valuable feedback. You can report problems (wrong names or other errors), give us suggestions, and compliment us.

1. Click
   
   Feedback icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. On the feedback form, choose feedback type (Compliment, Complaint or Suggestion).
3. Select from Category that best fits your feedback.
4. If you select Smart Elements from the Category, Select the smart element that best fits your feedback.
5. Add Comments and provide Personal Details.
6. Click on the map to set location co-ordinates for your Feedback.
7. Click Submit to send feedback to us.
8. Click Reset to start afresh on the form.

Note: Be as specific as possible and include as much information as you can, so that we can serve you better.

Announcements

We consider keeping you aware as our most important responsibility. Keep an eye on announcements module regarding information on maintenance of the website, downtime, addition of features, and new data (such as layers) etc. on the website.

1. Click
   
   Announcement icon from the menu bar on top of the portal to view announcements on the widget.

Share

You can share the link of the Varanasi Smart City Portal with others on social media or embed it on a web page.

1. Click
   
   Share icon from the menu bar on top of the portal.
2. To share map link, copy the map link and e-mail.
3. Utilize the provided short link to share the map through email, instant message, and so on. You can also use the provided buttons to post your map to your Facebook & Twitter accounts, and embed your map.

Search

Search provides you with an opportunity to look up for features (e.g. Bus Stops, Gas Agency, Schools etc.) within a category and view their location on the map.

1. Click on the down arrow on the search bar to select search category, type in the search term in the text box, as you type, you may see words begin to appear below the search box. These are auto-suggestions that may match what you’re interested in.
2. As actual search result loads, click on the feature result to view location on the map and related information on the pop-up.

Zoom In or Out of the Map

Zoom in or out, to see more details on the map. On your mobile device, you can use gestures like pinch to zoom and quickly move through the map. There are a few ways to zoom in and out:

1. From the top left, click + or - to zoom in or out of the map.
2. Scroll using your mouse (or pinch on your touch screen).
3. Double click using your mouse (or pinch on your touch screen).
4. To zoom faster, hold down the CTRL key as you zoom in and out with your mouse.

Default Extent

• Click on
  
  Default Extent icon from the top left of the portal will reset the map to default extent. This function proves extremely helpful when you zoom in or out too much on the map and wish to return to your original landing page extent.

My Location

My location helps you find on the map where you are presently located.

1. Click on
   
   My Location icon from the top left of the portal. A coloured dot shows where you are.

Print A Map

You can use the print tool to create a print file of your active map view and send it to your desired printer. To print a map, follow the steps listed below.

1. Open a map.
2. Zoom in and out to reach the map area you want to print.
3. Click the
   
   Print icon from left side of the screen.
4. Type in the Map Title, and select Layout & Format for print.
5. Click Advanced to open the advanced print features.
6. In advanced features, under Map scale/extent section, you can choose to preserve either map scale, map extent, or force a specified scale.
7. Under Layout Metadata section, you can specify the author, add copyright, and select whether you wish to include a legend or not.
8. Under the Map Size section, you can specify the width and height of the map.
9. Also, specify the print quality in the DPI textbox.
10. Now, to print your map, click on the Print button.
11. On clicking print, the resulting print file gets created and is available on the widget.
12. To print your created map, open the print file and press CTRL+P (for PC) on your keyboard to print. Your browser's print box will appear, follow the onscreen instructions.
13. Click on Clear Prints button to clear all the created print files from the widget.

Measurement

The measure tool allows you to draw a line, polygon (a series of connected lines), or mark a point to measure the approximate distance, area, or coordinates of a location respectively.

1. Click
   
   Measurement icon from left side of the screen.
2. Choose Measure Type (Line, Polygon, Point), and Measurement Unit.
3. Click on your map at the starting point. Move your cursor to your end point, or next point, repeating until you are done. Double click to finish. In case of location, click on a point to view the coordinates of the location.
4. When done, the measurement result is available on the widget.

Draw

Draw toolbar allows you to sketch geometries on the map.

1. Click
   
   Draw icon from left side of the screen.
2. Select the type of graphic/geometry you want to use from the Draw tool. For example, when you click on the Point button, the tool activates the point geometry.
3. Now, in the Preview section, select from the choices available (shape, size, colour, transparency & outline) for a graphic/geometry. For example, on the point button selection, different shapes for a point are available in the preview section.
4. Move the mouse pointer over the map and click to add graphic/geometry on the map.
5. You can now view the graphic/geometry on the map, and also print this.

Note: Some graphics may require more than one click or a click and drag.

Screenshot

Click on Screenshot to capture the active application screen. This function proves extremely useful in cases where you would like to share the output of functionalities.

1. Open a widget on the application; perform the function to view results.
2. Now, click
   
   Screenshot icon from left side of the screen.
3. The captured screenshot opens on the application. Here, apply suitable Layout, Paper Size, Margins, and other options. Now, save this file as PDF in the desired location.

Note: Some graphics may require more than one click or a click and drag.