FLAP: About the Collection

Help Using this Site

Clicking on the search button will take you into the ARC-IMS Map Server. If you are unfamiliar with the world of Global Information Systems (GIS), please read the tutorial "GIS to GO".

Your first view is of the whole state of 20 August, 20043">Zoom into an area of interest by clicking on the map. The tool bar located on the left of the map will help you search and retrieve information on various features and data layers. Tool bar buttons are explained below.
	Basic search- contains a pull down menu of simple searches Advanced ArcIMS Search- contains menuing options for Boolean searches

The Layers/Legend frame located to the right of the map tells you what layers are visible and which layer is active. Click between Layers and Legend. How to View Layers

TOOL BAR BUTTONS
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Last View
Returns the map to the previous view.

Move
The arrows pan in the direction indicated.

	North
	South
	West
	East


	The hand allows you to pan by dragging.

Zoom
Magnifiers allow you to increase or decrease the size of the area or layer of interest.

	Zoom In
	Zoom Out
	Zoom to Full Extent
	Zoom to Active Layer Displays the layer that you have chosen

Select

	Select by Rectangle Allows you to select an area by drawing a rectangle.
	Select by Line/Polygon Allows you to select an area by drawing lines or polygons. Lines require you to set a beginning and ending point. A polygon requires that you set at least three points. Warning: If the line does not fall on the exact center of the point, not tiles will be found.
	Clear Selection Allows you to clear any selected rectangle, lines or polygon
	Buffer The buffer tool allows you to pick an area and then provide a specified buffer zone around each of the points with the area. See step by step example
	Query
	Find Permits you to search a text string. The search is case sensitive. If you want to see all the areials that fall in a quad map, for example, GAINESVILLE EAST, type in the quad name

Identify
When you select this button, the cursor becomes a crosshair.
Center the crosshair over a dot, click, and data related to the dot will appear.
Note: the crosshair must be positioned exactly over the dot.

Overview
Click the Overview button to remove the small insert map.

Miscellaneous (Misc)

	Measure To measure the distance between two points, click on the beginning point then click on the end point
	Set Units Units of measurement may be set to Feet, Miles, Meters, or Kilometers
	Print Allows you to print the map view and legend you've created to a preformatted layout

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