Tool

Name

Use

Zoom In

Zooms-in by either clicking on the map or by drawing a box around the region of interest

Zoom Out

Zooms-out either from a clicked position or by drawing a box.

Zoom to Full Extent

Zooms to the full geographic extent of all visible layers.

Zoom to Last Extent

Zooms to the previous map. It acts as a toggle between the current map and the previously created map.

Pan

Click on the map and drag the cursor with the left mouse button down. This will move the view extent in any direction. Note: The pan button is disabled for the full extent of the region.

Identify Feature

Click on a map feature on the map to display attribute information for the feature selected. The info is shown in the area of the screen beneath the map view. Note: The feature should be a part of the Active layer . If you have problems using the Identify command, try clicking in the top left hand corner of the feature

Query

Performs a query on the Active layer based on a criteria set by the user. Arithmetic and logical operators could be used in performing the query. The service searches the database for records matching the criteria and shows it in the screen beneath the map view.

Note: the query will work on the full data set, not just for the selected area.

Find

Finds all the records containing the text matching the search-string. The search is performed on the Active layer . The matching records are shown in the screen beneath the map view.

Measure Distance

Measure distances on the map view by clicking a start and end location. The distance for the segment and the total distance is displayed.

Set Units

Map Units could be changed to  feet/ miles/ meters or kilometers.

Clear Selection

Clears currently selected/highlighted features from the map.

Print

Prints the map and the legend currently in view. A template is created before the actual map is printed.