Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management Internet Mapping Help and Tutorial System

General Map Instructions #1: Become Familiar With The Map Window

When you open the Ministry Application through your Internet Explorer browser, you will see a new window that looks similar to the example you see here.

Roll your cursor over the interface >>

The main window is the Map Window. This is where the map is displayed. Beside it is the Information Panel, which displays information about the map and lets you work with map layers. Specifically, the Information Panel displays the legend, visible and active layers, and provides information about the map.

At the top of the viewer you can see the Function Bar and the Toolbar. You will use the Function bar and the Toolbar to navigate around the map, ask questions of it, and otherwise interact with the information. Scale, active layer, and active tool information are all found below the map window.

Everything will be described in depth in the coming pages.

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