{"id":13419,"date":"2019-12-12T15:39:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T14:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/?p=13419"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T08:08:06","slug":"zoom-in-on-the-world-family-tree-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.heredis.com\/en\/zoom-in-on-the-world-family-tree-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoom in on the World \u2013 Family Tree Mapping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zoom in on the World \"\" provides several tools that will assist you in locating your ancestors.<\/p>\n

Heredis will help you get a better understanding of your ancestors\u2019 lives, geographical implantations, and migrations.<\/p>\n

Select the Tools<\/strong> menu > Zoom in on the World > Family Tree Mapping<\/strong> or click on the \"\" button in the toolbar for the various events of the persons in your genealogy to be displayed on interactive maps.<\/p>\n

You can zoom in and out on the maps and play them in a slideshow to view the geographic mobility of the persons in your genealogy through time and generations.<\/p>\n

When you first open Family Tree Mapping<\/strong>, Heredis is defaulted to display the main events of the primary person\u2019s ancestors.<\/p>\n

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You can simultaneously work on your file and leave this tool open.<\/p>\n

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Filters and display options<\/h3>\n

At any time, you are free to modify the filters in the window\u2019s side bar and choose to display every person in your file, or the primary person\u2019s ancestors or descendants only, or the persons you have marked beforehand in your genealogy.<\/p>\n

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If you have just entered new events or new persons in your genealogy, click on the button \"\" to retrieve this data in Family Tree Mapping<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Heredis is defaulted to preselect the Density<\/strong> representation mode when displaying your data. If you wish to get a preview of the mobility of the persons in your genealogy, select the By period<\/strong> representation mode under the Tools<\/strong> tab in Family Tree Mapping<\/strong>. A timeline will be displayed above the map, with intervals starting and ending at the most extreme dates in your file. Click on the Play \"\"<\/strong> button and watch the events appear on the map through each time period. Before to press play, make sure to zoom out so you can see all the markers displayed on the map. Press the Pause<\/strong> button to be able to zoom in and zoom out as you please and study the mapping.<\/p>\n

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Note<\/strong>: the display and reading pace of the timeline are automatically calculated based on the most extreme dates in your file. If you prefer to study a specific time period, move the sliders at each end of the timeline to select the desired intervals. The map will then only display the events on the time period you have selected.<\/p>\n

Heredis also offers a representation mode By generation<\/strong> which is operated the same way as the By period<\/strong> mode. You only need to select ancestors or descandants of the primary person in the Persons<\/strong> tab to use it. The dates intervals above the map are simply replaced by the number of generations.<\/p>\n

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Map display<\/h3>\n

Several types of maps are available for you to display your data. Select the theme that will best highlight your data on a map by clicking on \"\".<\/p>\n

To easily zoom in and out on the map, simply click on the + and \u2013 buttons or use the scroll wheel on your computer mouse. It will allow you to get a closeup on a specific geographical area or, on the contrary, to go back to a wider view of the map by zooming out.<\/p>\n

To move around on the map, hold down the left mouse button (or the mouse wheel) and drag the mouse in the desired direction in order to center the map on another area.<\/p>\n

Right-clicking on the map will let you Copy coordinates<\/strong> so you can paste them into the Place subdivision<\/strong> of an event. Please refer to the article entitled Geolocating Place subdivisions<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

You may notice markers of various colors and sizes displayed on the map. The size of the marker is directly linked to the number of places it is indicating.<\/p>\n

Smaller size markers\"\" or \"\" indicate events located in one single place. If you click on this type of markers, a popup window will open to show the exact place and the list of persons with events in this one place.<\/p>\n

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Larger size markers \"\" or \"\"\u00a0indicate events located in a grouping of places. If you click on this type of markers, Heredis will automatically zoom in to show you a more detailed map.<\/p>\n

The number of events held in a place or in a grouping of places is indicated on each marker.<\/p>\n

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Search lists<\/h3>\n

Search lists displayed in the vertical side panel allow you to do searches on places or persons.
\nIn these lists, to the right of the place\u2019s or person\u2019s name, Heredis specifies the number of events that were found.<\/p>\n

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Select the Places<\/strong> or Persons<\/strong> tab and enter a name in the search field to obtain a selective list of the matching places or persons. The list displayed below is automatically updated as you enter the name.<\/p>\n

Navigating from the Persons or Places tabs<\/h4>\n

Places and persons displayed in the floating panel or in the popup windows are clickable links that will allow you to access directly, with just one click, the Places Index or a person\u2019s family tree, without closing Family Tree Mapping.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It will, for instance, enable you to correct or complete a person\u2019s data, modify or geolocate a place (for more details on how to geolocate a place, please consult the article entitled Geolocating Places<\/a> and Geolocating Place subdivisions<\/a>) and then to display this updated data in the Family Tree Mapping<\/strong> window by clicking on the button \"\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Geolocated place<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n

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Grouping of geolocated places<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/strong> the color blue indicates that at least one place has been selected under the Places<\/strong> tab in Family Tree Mapping<\/strong> or in the floating panel of a person (by clicking on the button \"\"). The number displayed on the marker indicates the number of events linked to a place or to a grouping of places.<\/p>\n

Persons tab<\/h4>\n

Under this tab, if you click on one of the names on the list, Heredis will display a floating panel listing every event that has been geolocated for this person. Click on the button \"\" in this floating panel to zoom in on the location of the selected event on the map. The marker will turn from yellow \"\" to blue\"\" .<\/p>\n

Feel free to use the proposed filters to display every person in your file, or the primary person\u2019s ancestors or descendants only, or the persons you have marked beforehand in your genealogy.<\/p>\n

Click on any person on the list to display markers for related places. A list of all places and events linked to this person will pop up.<\/p>\n

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From the Persons<\/strong> tab, you will find the icons indicating whether the person is of the Ahnentafel lineage or not and whether he is a man, a woman or an undetermined sex.
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The numbers displayed on the markers indicate the number of events from the persons\u2019 list that are located in this place.<\/p>\n

Clicking on the marker will open a popup window listing every event that took place in this location. Click on the name of a person or on one of the events listed in this popup window in order to navigate onto this person or event in Heredis.<\/p>\n

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Places tab<\/h4>\n

Under this tab, if you click on one of the names on the list, Heredis will zoom in on this place on the map; every event linked to this place will be listed in the floating panel anchored on the map.<\/p>\n

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Search filters are available. Heredis is defaulted to preselect the All places<\/strong> filter. You can switch to another filter by using the dropdown list at your disposal and choosing from:<\/p>\n