| Instructions
for Using the Interactive Mapping Site |
The Map (Front and Center)
The map is the premiere attraction. All changes and tools will influence
the map.
Table
of Contents (Right Side)
The Table of Contents lists all of the data layers available. Layers
can be Turned On by checking the box and Turned Off by un-checking the box. After you make a change, you have to
hit the Refresh Map button.
The two top layers, Watersheds and Towns,
are both see-through. They are present to help navigate around the maps.
The other image files are not see-through and will block each other.
For example, if you want to see the change map, none of the land cover
maps can be turned on.
Tools work
on the Active Layer. Towns is the Active Layer by default.
You can also make Watersheds the Active Layer by selecting its
radiobutton and refreshing. The image layers cannot be made active because
they do not have GIS attributes - a requirement for GIS tools, such
as Identify.
Moving
Around (Left Side)
There are a number of ways to move around the map. The Zoom In and Zoom Out tools are for, well, zooming in and zooming out.
First click the button. You'll notice that the tool becomes active (a
blue box is visible). After you have selected the tool, either click
once inside the map to zoom to that spot, or click and drag.
The map will zoom in to show only the area in the box.
| Click
the tool |
 |
Now
the tool is active |
 |
Either
click once in the map to zoom to that spot |
OR |
Click
and hold to draw a box that defines the zoom in area |
| Click
the tool |
 |
Now
the tool is active |
 |
Either
click once in the map to zoom to that spot |
OR |
Click
and hold to draw a box that defines the zoom out area |
Zoom
Out works the same way. Pan allows you to "grab"
the map and move it around.
| Click
the tool |
 |
Now
the tool is active |
 |
Click
inside the map, hold the mouse, and move the map around |
Zoom
Back takes you to the previous map extent and Zoom to Full Extent changes the map to show the whole state.
| Click
the tool |
 |
Takes
you to your last map extent |
| Click
the tool |
 |
Shows
the whole state |
Tools
(Left Side)
The Identify tool works on the Active
Layer. Select either Watersheds or Towns by using
the radiobutton (the round one). The layer must also be turned on (checked).
After selecting Identify, click on the map and the name of the Watershed
or Town (depending on the active layer) is displayed in a box at the
bottom of the screen.
| Click
the tool |
 |
Now
the tool is active |
 |
Make
Towns or Watersheds the active layer and make sure it is turned
on |
Click
on the map |
The
attributes (name) for the feature are displayed |
