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User Interface & Navigation

Introduction

This page provides instructions on how to access the CoolLIFE Tool and introduces its GIS-based interface. It guides users through the initial disclaimer page and offers an overview of the tool’s navigation structure, including key components like the Map Viewer, Toolbars, and interactive features.

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Accessing the Tool

You can access the CoolLIFE Tool via the following link: 👉 https://tool.coollifeproject.eu

The CoolLIFE GUI features a GIS-based interface designed for intuitive interaction. Upon opening the toolbox, you’ll first encounter the disclaimer page (see Figure Initial page), which provides:

  • A disclaimer message
  • Information on supported browsers
  • An overview of the CoolLIFE project objectives
  • Links to the CoolLIFE project website and relevant data repositories
  • Links to CoolLIFE Participation Survey.

To proceed, simply press 'GO TO APP' icon.

Figure Initial page of the CoolLIFE Tool

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Interface Layout and Navigation

Once the disclaimer is closed, the main map interface appears, displaying:

  • The satellite map of EU-27 countries
  • Boundaries for regional reference (with NUTS0 being the default selection).

This map serves as the starting point for all analyses. You can zoom, pan, and explore different regions to visualize SC demand at various spatial levels.

The user interface is immediately divided into three distinct sections:

  1. Map Viewer and Right Toolbar

    • Map Viewer a GIS-based interface for visualizing spatial data, overlaying data layers, and performing interactive analyses.
    • Right Toolbar provides tools for selecting spatial areas, switching basemap styles, and controlling zoom levels for interactive map navigation.

  2. Left Toolbar: contains the main operations of the tool, including layer selection, retrieving indicators, and running calculations.

  3. Top Toolbar: features tools for searching locations, recentering the map, accessing relevant resources, and managing user profiles with login options.

Figure User interface below shows the user interface and the toolbars of the CoolLIFE Tool.

Figure User interface and layout of the toolbars

CoolLIFE Tool Layout

Right Toolbar

The following features are included here:

  • Selectable areas: Choose spatial levels such as NUTS 0–3, LAU2, or hectare grids.
  • Background maps: Switch between satellite imagery and road maps for different visualization styles.
  • Zoom Controls: Easily zoom in and out to explore regions at various scales.

Left Toolbar

  1. Tools: tools for selecting a region.
  2. Layers: include various indicators for selected areas.
  3. Calculation Modules: tools for specific calculations in selected areas.

Upon selecting a respective icon on the Left Toolbar, a side panel appears on the left side, enabling users to adjust parameters or interact with tool-specific features (see Figure Left side panel).

Figure Left side panel

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Under Tools, two additional functions are available:

  • Load Results: Shows the Results from the selected Layers and CMs run.
  • Remove Selection: clears the selection of the region.

Under Layers tab, the user can select the indicator of interest. The results for the selected area will be visuaized on the map and the legend is available under each Layer. The numerical values are also available under Load Results (Tools tab).

Under each Calculation Module, the user can access the relevant Wiki-page to learn about how to use the CM (see Figure Wiki-link).

Figure Wiki-link within Calculation Modules (CMs)

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Top Toolbar

  • Project logo: Link to the CoolLIFE website.
  • Go to Place: Zoom in to a specific region by typing the name.
  • Wiki: Link to this Wiki.
  • Survey: Link to a survey regarding the tool.
  • User Account Functionalities: Register and sign in to the web application.

The following User Account Functionalities are available in the Tool:

  • Register: You can create an account for the CoolLIFE website. After submitting the form, shown in Figure Registration form, you will receive an email for activating your account.
  • Sign In: After registering and activating your account you should be able to sign in with your email and password (see Figure Sign in page below).
  • Recover: If you ever forget your password you can recover it, as illustrated in Figure Reset password. You will receive an email like in Figure Reset password email. Please be aware of setting a new password afterward.

Figure Registration form

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Figure Sign in page

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Figure Reset password

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Figure Reset password email

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How To Cite

Ardak Akhatova, in CoolLIFE-Wiki, User Interface & Navigation

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Authors And Reviewers

This page was written by Ardak Akhatova e-think.

This page was reviewed by Aadit Malla TU-EEG.

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License

Copyright © 2024-2025: Ardak Akhatova

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 International License.

SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0

License-Text: https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html

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Acknowledgement

We would like to convey our deepest appreciation to the LIFE Programme CoolLIFE Project (Grant Agreement number 101075405), which co-funded the present investigation.

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