# User Interface
### 1. Databases
* The **Databases** panel is the starting point of your work in GeoDin.
* Each database contains **Projects** (Example: G1\_ASTM\_DEMO\_LasVegas in Figure 1), and each project consists of **Objects** (such as boreholes/ locations and test type), **Measurement Points, Documents**.
#### 1.1 Database Types
GeoDin supports **Client-Server Databases**, which can be hosted on a single computer or across a network.
Databases are color-coded for easy identification:
* **Yellow** – Network-level databases (shared by a group of users for collaboration).
* **Blue** – Local databases (accessible only to the individual user).
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Note: GeoDin databases are based on **Microsoft Access files**.
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Figure 1
### 2. System
The System panel contains the options shown in Figure 2. Within this panel, pre-made dictionaries data and object types, including those for **G1 locations** and **AGS**, can be accessed and edited as required.
Figure 2
### 3. Interface Icons
**Bottom Left Icons**
* **Layout Overview** – Provides a quick view of the layouts.
* **Edit Graphics** – Allows you to modify graphical elements within your project.
**Top Right Icons**
* **GeoDin Help** – Opens the help documentation for assistance or simply press **F1.**
* **Information** – Provides information about the version and license validity (Alt + I), SQL Protocol (Alt + S) and access to Log Folder (Alt + H).
**Central Ribbon**
Once you select on a particular location within a project, the central ribbon opens up to the options in Figure 3.
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Note: These options are to be opened by double-click
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