FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

In this section we help you use the tools on this website.

3. Geocassini, LIDAR and Mobile Mapping Data Visualiser

1. Geographic Search Engine

Follow these instructions for common search engine functionality and answers to frequently asked questions.

Toponymy

The B5m service searches for the geographical names of Gipuzkoa. As it is an advanced search, it is not necessary to enter the correct name of the place.

Addresses

To find the postal addresses of Gipuzkoa try to write the address like this: street number municipality. Example: Julio Caro Baroja 2 Donostia. If you can't find anything, try without putting the name of the municipality.

Roads and kilometre points

To find a road, write the name of the road in the search engine. (e.g. GI-2131). To find the kilometre point (KP) of a road, first write the name of the road and then the kilometre point you want to search for (e.g. GI-2131 2).

WGS84 Geographical Coordinates (EPSG:4326)

Within the province of Gipuzkoa. Type the latitude first and then the longitude. The decimal separator must be a period. Coordinates can be written in decimal or sexagesimal degrees (degrees, minutes and seconds). For example:
43°18'33.4"N 2°00'29.5"W
43°18'33"N 2°00'29"W
43°18'33.4"N, 2°00'29.5"W
43.31 -2.01
43.3093 -2.0082
43.3093, -2.0082

This is the geographical scope of Gipuzkoa (lat min, lon min, lat max, lon max):
42.8969, -2.6033, 43.3953, -1.7271
42°53'48.8"N, 2°36'11.7"W, 43°23'43.0"N, 1°43'37.6"W

Coordinates ETRS89 / UTM30N (EPSG:25830)

Within the province of Gipuzkoa. Type the X coordinate first (6 digits) and then the Y coordinate (7 digits). The decimal separator must be a period. The coordinates are in meters. For example:
580435 4795638
580435, 4795638
580435,4795638
580435.23,4795638.34

This is the geographical scope of Gipuzkoa (X min, Y min, X max, Y max):
532392, 4749442, 603083, 4805497

2. Gipuzkoa Map Viewer

In the Gipuzkoa map viewer, you will find maps and orthophotos of Gipuzkoa, and you will also obtain information about any geographical location in Gipuzkoa.

To learn how to use it, follow the instructions on this YouTube playlist:

3. Geocassini, LIDAR and Mobile Mapping Data Visualiser

Geocassini is a platform for managing geospatial data. The platform includes a 3D visualiser, where 3D measurements can be made on LIDAR and Mobile Mapping point clouds and images. In this context, if you use the Gipuzkoa maps visualiser¿s grid-based download tool and the file you wish to download contains LIDAR or Mobile Mapping data, you can visualise and measure that data using the Geocassini 3D visualiser.

To access the Geocassini 3D visualiser, click on the link Geocassini beneath the download window, as shown in the image below:

If you wish to learn more about this tool, you can find the documentation for the Geocassini 3D visualiser at this link.

4. Others

Viewing PDF documents

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