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Digital Geoscience Maps Help
Click on to hide/show the header/footer.
This is recommended for doing map related searches.
Click on the Map Search tab to begin your search.
The application is divided in several regions:
The Map Search application uses the following buttons:
Button |
Description |
![overview map overview map](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/toggle.gif) |
Click this button to expand/shrink the application. When
you expand, the header and footer will disappear. If you want
to use this feature, you should do so before using the map
search tool, because by clicking the button, a full refresh is
executed and you will lose anything you had done. |
![zoom in zoom in](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomin_1.gif) |
Click or click and drag to zoom in on the location you define on the map. |
![zoom out zoom out](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomout_1.gif) |
Click or click and drag to zoom out from a location you define on the map. |
![full extent full extent](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomcanada.gif) |
Click to view the entire map. |
![zoom to location zoom to location](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomtoloc.gif) |
Click to zoom to a specified location or to a specified latitude/longitude. |
![zoom to last extent zoom to last extent](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomlast_1.gif) |
Click to return to the previous extent you were viewing. |
![pan pan](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/pan_1.gif) |
Click and drag the image to pan in any desired direction. |
![pan north pan north](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_pan_north.gif) |
Click to pan North. |
![pan south pan south](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_pan_south.gif) |
Click to pan South. |
![pan east pan east](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_pan_east.gif) |
Click to pan East. |
![pan west pan west](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_pan_west.gif) |
Click to pan West. |
![select select](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/select_rect_1.gif) |
Click and drag a rectangle on the map face to choose multiple or single features of the active theme. Returns attributes of selected features. |
![find find](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/find_1.gif) |
Click to use the "Find" command within the attribute database. Only finds search string contained in the Active Theme's attribute database. |
![print print](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/print_1.gif) |
Click to print the map. |
![Display quick help Display quick help](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/question.gif) |
Click this button to display a quick help page in the Text Display Area. |
The legend uses the following icons:
![closed folder closed folder](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_closed.gif) |
A closed folder, click to open |
![open folder open folder](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_opened.gif) |
An open folder, click to close |
![,multiple layers ,multiple layers](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/swatch_layers.gif) |
A folder composed of multiple layers |
![hidden folder hidden folder](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_hidden.gif) |
A hidden folder/layer, click to make visible |
![visible folder visible folder](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_visible.gif) |
A visible folder/layer, click to hide |
![visible layer visible layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_visscale.gif) |
A visible layer, but not at this scale |
![partially visible partially visible](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_tristate.gif) |
A partially visible folder, click to make visible |
![inactive layer inactive layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_inactive.gif) |
An inactive layer, click to make active |
![active layer active layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_active.gif) |
The active layer |
![legend toggle legend toggle](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_legend.gif) |
Click to toggle the legend for this layer on/off |
![zoom to layer zoom to layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/zoomto.gif) |
Zoom to this layer |
![download layer download layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_download.gif) |
Download this layer |
![map layer map layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_layer.gif) |
A map layer |
![active layer active layer](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/icon_layer.gif) |
The active map layer. |
The different tabs are used to perform different functions.
Tab |
Description |
![Advanced Map Tool Tab Advanced Map Tool Tab](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/map_search_tab_off.gif) |
Use this tab to interact with the maps |
![Help tab Help tab](/web/20061102115221im_/http://gdr.nrcan.gc.ca/digmap/images/help_tab_off2.gif) |
Use this tab to display the help information you currently looking at |
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