Lynx Map AutoCAD Samples

The Lynx Map system has been fully integrated with our PRC CAD system.  One of the main goals of the project was not to give the dispatcher another keyboard or mouse for them to operate.  Dispatchers have enough work to perform, without having to manipulate a second keyboard or mouse.

Features of the CAD/MAP integration include the following features:

• Display with icon based on incident type, the selected event.  This is done by the dispatcher via a function key.
• Pan the map up, down, left, and right.
• Zoom the map in and out.
• Turn on/off layers of information (house number, street name, hydrant, etc.) based on zoom level.  As the magnification factor decreases, the level of detail becomes unreadable (as seen in the third image).
• Redraw the screen (refresh)
• Print the current map (future enhancement)

This is the first sample image of the digital map system.  As you can see, the detail and accuracy of the information is very high.  This is a small section of Redwood City at the default magnification factor.

This second image is displayed at a much higher magnification factor then the first image.

The third image is the same area, but at a very decreased magnification factor.

• Intel Pentium Pro 200 Mhz
• 128mb RAM
• 4gb SCSI hard disk drive
• 1gb SCSI JAZZ drive
• 12X SCSI CDRom drive
• 4mb Maxtron Mellimum video card
• 3COM ethernet 10base-T network card
• 20 inch ViewSonic monitor
• HP DesignJet 350C color plotter
• Windows NT Workstation 4.0
• AutoCAD Map, Release 14
• AutoLISP programming by  LYNX Technologies

Revision: 17-July-1997