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.
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Use the Locator button to display/undisplay the locator map in the upper left hand corner of the map. |
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Click to zoom to the full extent of the map. |
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Click then click and drag an area in the map frame to zoom. |
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Click and then click in the map frame to zoom out. |
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Click to zoom to the last extent |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Download vector data that is in current window as well as relevant fire plan files. |
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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. |
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Click to zoom to a location using latitude and longitude coordinates. |
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Click on a point on the map, an alert will pop up displaying the lat/long of that point. The datum is NAD83. |
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Click to bring up another window which will provide several zoom to options. |
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Click to reload the map in the window. |
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Click to bring up the help menu. |
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Click to view the layers that are currently available in the map frame. |
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Click to view the legend for the layers that are currently visible in the map frame. Note: Only vector layer's legends are displayed. |
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Click to refresh the map after changing the visibility of a layer. |