Fire Planning and Mapping Tools

User Instructions

Instructions:

The main page of the web application depicts general information at the state level. From this point you can zoom in, out, or move around, using the buttons on the toolbar (see below for details on the buttons). You can also customize the view by turning layers on or off using the Visible check box next to the layer name. The Active radio button sets the layer for the Identify or Hyperlink function.

Information and metadata for a layer can be retrieved by clicking on the layer name in the layer list to the right of the map.

Locator Use the Locator button to display/undisplay the locator map in the upper left hand corner of the map.
full extent Click to zoom to the full extent of the map.
zoomin Click then click and drag an area in the map frame to zoom.
zoomout Click and then click in the map frame to zoom out.
previous extent Click to zoom to the last extent
pan Click and then click and drag in the map frame to pan to a new location. Alternatively, the arrows surrounding the map frame will pan in the direction of the arrow.
hyperlink Click the Active radio button next to the layer that contains hyperlinks then click on the hperlink button. Choose the feature on the map frame to do a hyperlink to.
identify Click the Active radio button next to the layer of interest then click the identify button. Select the feature on the map frame to identify. The information will be displayed in a box below the map frame.
download Download vector data that is in current window as well as relevant fire plan files.
print Click the print button to print the data currently in the map frame. Enter a title in the box below the map frame and click "Create Print Page" to open a new Browser window with the map displayed. Then click the File/Print menu item to print.
jump to lat long Click to zoom to a location using latitude and longitude coordinates.
display lat long Click on a point on the map, an alert will pop up displaying the lat/long of that point. The datum is NAD83.
zoomto Click to bring up another window which will provide several zoom to options.
reload Click to reload the map in the window.
help Click to bring up the help menu.
layer Click to view the layers that are currently available in the map frame.
legend Click to view the legend for the layers that are currently visible in the map frame. Note: Only vector layer's legends are displayed.
refresh map Click to refresh the map after changing the visibility of a layer.