Keyword and Spatial Search in Navigo
Voyager Search's Navigo interface provides a range of flexible and powerful search options to help users discover and filter their data more efficiently. Here outlines the key search capabilities and configuration options available in Navigo.
1. Basic Search
Keyword Search: Enter one or more terms to find content across all indexed fields.
What are you looking for? search bar - Enter keywords or phrases to search for specific content across the indexed data.
Where is it located? search bar - Define a geographic area to filter results based on spatial location.
Auto-Complete Suggestions: As you type in both of the search bars, Navigo displays real-time suggestions based on indexed terms.
2. Advanced Search
Field-Specific Queries: Target specific fields using syntax like
title:"river"orauthor:smith.Boolean Operators: Use
AND,OR, andNOTto combine or exclude terms (e.g.,forest AND "remote sensing").Phrase Search: Use quotation marks to search for exact phrases (e.g., "protected area").
Wildcard Search: Use
*and?for partial matches (e.g.,hydro*forhydrology,hydrography, etc.).
3. Spatial Search
Search by Geometries: Use the available geometries to search for data that’s geotagged within a a location/region on the map.
To learn more information on the different geometry options for spatial searches, please visit: Using the Map Controls
NOTE: Selecting the pencil icon next to your geometry after drawing it on the map will provide an option for creating a buffer around the geometry where a user can set how much of a buffer they need and also in what units (e.g., kilometers, miles, meters, feet, lat/long degree).
Use the dropdown menu next to the search bars to specify how spatial data should be matched to your geometry. Select Within to limit results to data entirely contained within your geometry, or choose Intersects to include data that overlaps or touches your geometry boundaries.
4. Sort and View Options
Sort By: Choose to sort results by relevance, date acquired, title, or other available fields.
Display Views: Toggle between map, card, table, grid or summary view based on preference or task.
To learn more on the different display views, please refer to the following documentation: Search Result Viewing Options
5. Query Expansion & Synonyms
Synonym Matching: Configure and select from synonym terms to enhance discoverability with option to remove any search and query terms.
NOTE: Only administrators and authorized users can conduct these configurations in ManageUI. To learn more, please refer to the following documentation: https://product.help.voyagersearch.com/wiki/x/1oA2hQ
Stemming and Lemmatization: Optionally enabled to match different forms of a word (e.g., "run", "running").
This document serves as a reference for front-end users to utilize search in Navigo. To configure and enhance these search options—available only to administrators and other authorized back-end users with the appropriate permissions—please refer to documentation in the following sections:
To learn more about additional search options, please refer to the following documentation: