Installation and Operation Manual for mobile GInfo (GInfoMap) on Andriod-based Device

Version 2.1

Slope Safety Division

July 2016

Any feedback and comments on the use of the mobile GInfo should be provided to GE/ES3, Slope Safety Division

Procedures for installing mobile GInfo (mGInfo) app in Android-based devices

A. REGISTRATION

Only registered Android-based devices will be allowed to run the mGInfo application. After first installation (see Section B for details) of the mGInfo, please launch the application and carry out the on-line registration as follows (re-registration is not required when updated version of mGInfo is installed, unless the settings of your mobile device has been changed): In the Login page, click the 'Registration' icon and input 'CEDD Post' and 'Name' for on-line registration. Anonymous registration will not be entertained. Please then press the 'Submit' button. Registration will normally be activated within one working day.

'Login Page '

Click here for on-line registration

B. INSTALLATION

(a) Download the app (naming ‘GInfoMap.apk’) from the GInfo portal via the following link: http://ginfo.cedd.hksarg/arcgisweb/mobileapps/mobileapps.aspx

(b) Copy the apk file to your device with USB connection to a PC (Create a folder

'Download' in your device and drag the apk file into this folder)

(c) Go to your device and click the apk file to install.

Operation Manual for mobile GInfo (GInfoMap) app on Android-based devices The following demo runs on “Sony Xperia Z Ultra” with Android 4.4.2

1. Logging in (a) In the 'Login Page', type ‘guest’ as the password and click 'Login' icon to login. (b) In the 'Module Home Page', tap either “GInfoMap”, “Landslip Warning System” or

“Enhanced ILIS” to start the mGInfo. 'Login Page' 'Module Home Page'

Remarks: Only some key operations/functions are given in this operation manual. Users are encouraged to explore the full functionalities through practical usage. Any feedback/suggestions/ comments are very welcomed.

2. Function keys in GInfoMap module

Turn on/off of overlay maps

Switch to Languages

Use GPS to locate the position of the device

Change of schema

Turn on/off layers in the schema Query

Switch to Landslip Warning System

Switch to eILIS

To ‘Module Home Page’

Allow rotation

3. Option for overlaying maps

Tap to select orthophoto, geology map or land lot. Drag the bar to change the transparency of the overlay.

4. Project schema

Tap to show/hide schema pull-down manual

Setting transparency of the schema layer

Tap to select Project Schema

5. Showing underlying layers in a schema (Default setting only turns the feature layer on)

Tap layer’s name to turn it on/off

6. Searching of slopes, street, building, lamp post, lot number and coordinates (English and Chinese is allowed for searching street and building name)

7. Selecting feature

Tap and hold for a second. Selection of feature will base on the location of the cross.

8. Results of feature selection

Show if LPM/LPMitP action has been carried out

Picture(s) of the feature

9. Landslip Warning System Module

Tap to refresh data

Tap to 'Module Home Page'

Other rainstorms-related HKO warnings will appear (e.g. Landslip Warning, Black, Red and Amber Rainstorm Warning, Special announcement on flooding in the Northern New Territories.)

10. Real-time rainfall

Tap to show the rainfall data in table form Tap to show

the picture in larger format

Tap to show the picture in larger format

11. Radar and Satellite images

Tap to show the picture in larger format

12. Landslip Warning Status

Check whether cancellation criteria have been met (after issue of Landslip Warning)

Tap to refresh data

Date and time of the rainfall data fetched

Consultation, Alert and Landslip Warning Level will appear depending on the rainfall and predicted number of landslides

Highest 24 hours rainfall will appear first

Forecast rainfall from HKO

13. Natural Terrain Landslip Alert

Date and time of the rainfall data fetched

Zonation for computing natural terrain landslide risks

Forecast rainfall from HKO

Tap to view the details of alert criteria

Tap to view the details of scaling factors

14. Enhanced ILIS - Summary Page

Tap to show the reported incidents on map

To Search Incident Page

15. Filtering for reported landslides

Select different criteria for displaying data in tabulated form and in map

Tap to start searching landslides based on filtering criteria

Filtering result, tap to get details of landslide

16. Enhanced ILIS - Map Page

Legend of landslide cases shown on map

Use GPS to locate the position of the device.

Switch to Languages

Refresh data

Fit the map

Show Land Lot

District Council Distribution

17. Identify landslide on map

Tap to get landslide's details

18. Details of selected landslide

Show the selected Incident on map

Tap to view the related documents & photos

Tap to view the inspection details