Help - Introduction to website functionality

MAP LAYERS (Click on the Tab above)

• The MAP LAYERS tab shows available data.
  Click on the folder icon to open/close that data layer category.
  Check/uncheck the boxes next to layers to display/hide layers on the map.
  If a layer name is greyed out, it is not available at the current scale (zoom level).

TOOLBAR

• BACK to last view
• FORWARD to next view
• ZOOM TO FULL EXTENT
• PAN
• ZOOM IN
• ZOOM OUT
• IDENTIFY see section below
• SELECT see section below
• CLEAR SELECTION see section below
• MEASURE DISTANCE see section below
• MEASURE AREA see section below
• BIRD'S EYE VIEW see section below
• GOOGLE STREET VIEW see section below
• GEOCODE ADDRESS see section below
• HELP see section below

IDENTIFY is used to get more information about visible layers.

Zoom to an area of interest and click on the identify icon. Using the cursor, click within the polygon of interest. Your results will pop up on the map. To close the popup click on the "x" in the top right corner within the popup.Top

SELECT

When you click on this icon, a dropdown box will appear below in the information tab to select which layer to query for information. There is also a choice of tools to perform the select. Click on a point, or draw a line or draw a polygon or click and drag to select a rectangular area. Your results will be returned under the Information tab window. Top

CLEAR SELECTED

This icon clear the higlighted selections. Top

MEASURE DISTANCE

To measure distance, click on the icon. Then click on a starting point on the map and then double click on the end position. The resulting distance will be displayed under the information tab. The distance units available are miles, feet and metres. Top

MEASURE AREA

To measure area, click on the icon. Then click on a starting point on the map and trace a polygon. To finish double click on the end position. The resulting area will be displayed under the information tab. The units available are miles, feet and metres. Top

BIRD'S EYE VIEW

To view a bird's eye view of an area, zoom in to the area of interest. Click on this icon, then click on the zoomed in area on the map. A new window opens up showing Bing's bird's eye view of the area of interest. Top

GOOGLE STREET VIEW

To view a google's street view of an area, zoom in to the area of interest. Click on this icon, then click on the zoomed in area on the map. A new window opens up showing Google's street eye view of the area of interest. Top

GEOCODE ADDRESS

Geocoding zooms in to a user entered address. Click on this icon, enter the address below the information tab and click on go. The map will appear zoomed in to the entered address. Top

HELP brings up this help page

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All locations represented are approximate, based on information provided by the reporting entity/organization/agency.

For further questions about this project, contact LSOHC. For questions about how to use the map, contact LCC-GIS.

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