What is this?

This mapping engine has been designed to allow interactive searching and display of Clear Channel Outdoor's San Francisco Transit inventory in a web-based environment, using the robust search tools of Google Maps. You can view basic distribution of Clear Channel’s Transit inventory or filter for the specific area you are interested in. Search by City, by street name, even look up by individual panel numbers.

You can display detailed information for an advertising face and, where available, include photographs and information sheets. If you know the bus route, but not the specific piece of inventory, trace the inventory by displaying the bus route.

This guide describes how anyone with an internet connection and web browser can use this free service on any desktop or laptop computer. This document is designed to assist you with:

Navigating within the Map

You can navigate (move your view) in three ways. To pan (move the map), do one of the following:

  1.  Click and drag the map (when you position your mouse over the map, the pointer will turn into a hand, this indicates that you are ready to pan across the map).
  2.  Use your mouse scroll button (if you have one). Roll up to zoom in, Roll back to zoom out.
  3.  Using the Navigation controls on the map. The navigation controls you see on the map are shown on the left. Navigation

 controls include:

  1. Arrows - Click the appropriate arrow buttons to move the view north, south, east or west.
     
  2. Zoom - Click + to zoom in on the center of the map. Click - to zoom out.

Finding Your Way Around

When you first launch this site the map displays a distribution of all Clear Channel Outdoor’s Transit inventory in San Francisco, CA. What you see:

  1. Navigation tools. Used to pan from one area to another on the map, as well as zoom in and out.
  2. Search Field. Enter the geographic/address information you want to zoom to (ie. City, Street, Zip Code).
  3. Map. This area displays the map based on your search results.
  4. Find Address. Once Search criteria is entered, click here to begin the search.
  5. Satellite and Hybrid views of the map.
  6. Tear-drops indicate a Transit advertising face.
  7. Routes. Bus routes, supplied by Ministry of Transportation.
  8. Select All. By pressing “select all”, every Route will be displayed on the map.
  9. Fit Routes. Once a route is selected, clicking here will zoom the map to the route and surrounding areas.
  10. Print. Print the current map displayed.
  11. Click the media type to hide it from the display. Click again to display all inventory within the media type.
  12. Reports. SFMTA has the ability to produce reports from the system in order to track maintenance on each Transit advertising face. Documentation for reports is provided separately.

Getting Started

To get acquainted with the different features on this site, let’s start with a few simple exercises so you get a feel for how things work.

Exercise 1

The first thing we want to do is find what Transit inventory is around Union Square Park in San Francisco.

  1. In the Search Field, type Union Square Park, San Francisco.
  2. Click Find Address.
  3. You will see a green search arrow pointing to the Search area entered.
  4. Click the Zoom In button on the navigation tools (3 times) to zoom closer to your search area.
  1. Once you are zoomed close enough, you can select individual panels to view additional information. Click one of the tear-drops to display the panel information.
  2. Click the Panel # to display the information sheet for this panel.

  1. Print the Information Sheet for this panel.
  2. Exit the Photo Sheet (back)

Exercise 2

You know the Transit unit is on bus route 9, around Bryant Street. We will track down the unit using a combination of the Bus Routes and Search Address Fields.

  1. On the Bus Route list, click the check-box for Bus route 9
  2. Click Fit Routes button to zoom the map to the Route
  3. Enter Bryant Street, San Francisco in the Search Field.
  4. Click Find Address
  5. Click Zoom (+) once to get closer to your search area.

 Your map should now be displaying Route 9 (in red along the streets), allowing you to pan around the map looking for your search address, Bryant Street.

Exercise 3

View the Satellite or Hybrid map for these search results.

  1. Click the Satellite or Hybrid buttons on the map to adjust the display.
  2. Click the Zoom (+) once to zoom closer to the search area.

Search Tips

Street Address:

You can search for a specific street address by entering as much information as you have. Depending on the popularity of the street you may need to enter additional details in order to find the area you are looking for.

Example:    120 Haight Street, San Francisco (correctly entered)  
  120 Haight Street (correctly entered)
 

The address matching engines in Google are becoming smarter and smarter, which allows for faster and more flexible searching options for addresses.

Cross Streets:

When searching for intersections type the first street, the word "and", then the second street.

Example:    Haight Street and Buchanan St (correct)
  Haight and Buchanan (correct)
  Haight + Buchanan (incorrect)
 

Zip Codes:

Enter the Zip code and the map will position to the code entered.

Example:    94102

City:

Enter the City or County name in the search field. Sometimes there is more than one State with this city. If this is the case, the map will not find the city in the first search. You'll have to add the State name to your search.

Example:    Marina District, California
  Daly City

Because we are using Google Maps, you will need California or it will look for a Marina District in another State or area, but there is only one Daly City and California isn’t necessary.

Routes

The Transit Routes have been provided by San Francisco Transit Authority to act as a guide for locating Transit Inventory.

Routes can be displayed or hidden on the mapping interface by selecting one route at a time to display and by using the Select All button to display all routes. To hide routes from the display, click Clear All.

Hybrid and Satellite Maps

You can zoom in on this image for a closer look at the terrain, zoom out for a broader perspective, or pan in any direction. This interactive satellite view gives you a chance to explore and evaluate your locations in far greater detail. (Plus it's just really cool.) Finally, if you simply can't decide between viewing maps or satellite imagery, you can choose the hybrid view, which superimposes map data-including streets, street names, and landmarks-over satellite images. To access these views, click "satellite" or "hybrid" at the top right corner of the Maps page. Please note the following:

System Requirements

We have validated functionality for this site using the following internet browsers:

Currently this application is not certified for Opera - v9.2 If you have problems displaying this mapping interface, please let us know the type of browser you are using and we will attempt correction of the problem.