Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Internet Mapping Help and Tutorial System

Step-by-step Instructions

Important GIS Concepts:

• Features Have Attributes
• Information Is Separated Into Layers

General Map Instructions:

We suggest opening another window of your Internet browser and loading an actual Ministry Application map. This way, as you go through the tutorial you can practice what is being explained.

• Become Familiar With The Map Window
• Navigating Around Maps
• Scale
• Turn Layers On And Off and Make A Layer Active
• Add/Remove a Layer, Changing Layer Order
• Changing the Layer Symbology
• View Attribute Information
• Display Or Remove A Legend
• Toolsets
• Find Locations and Bookmarks
• Print A Map

More Advanced Functions:

• Identify Visible
• Identify Radius
• Select Function
• Buffer
• Measuring Distances
• Measuring Area
• Markup Tools
• Email Map
• Save Session
• Upload Shapefile
• Extract to Excel
• Spatial Overlay Engine