Working with maps

Maps display sample locations, spatial networks, boundaries, and subboundaries. To ease transitions between programs, the setup of BoundarySeer maps is similar to layouts in ArcView. Maps are not simply visual displays—they provide opportunities for querying the underlying data. Click on a topic to learn more about: creating maps, adding layers, changing layer order, printing maps, deleting layers, and removing maps from your project.

Creating maps

There are many opportunities to create maps when performing other actions in BoundarySeer. To create (or re-create) a map outside of another action, choose "Add to map" from the "Project" menu. First, select which component you will add to the map. Then, choose "New Map" from the pull down list of all maps in the project.

Adding layers to a map

There are many opportunities to add layers to existing maps when performing other actions in BoundarySeer. You may also add data or boundaries to a map by right-clicking on the object in the project window and choosing "Add to map" from the pop-up window.

Changing the order of data layers

The left map pane lists the map layers. For a layer to be visible in the map window, its associated box must be checked. Click on the box to check or clear it. The data layers appear in the order that they are listed, with the top layer in the list appearing "above" other layers in the view. To change the order of layers, click on a layer in the list and drag it to where you want it.

Printing maps

You may print the center panel of any map in your project. To do so, make sure the map is the active window, and that the center panel is active (click on it). You may either click on the print icon print.gif, or else choose File > Print to print the map. Follow the dialogs for your printer.

Deleting map layers

If you want to completely remove a data layer from a map (not just deactivate it), highlight the name of the layer, and then hit "Delete" on your keyboard. You may also remove a layer by right clicking on the map and choosing to "Remove this layer from the map." This method removes the active (highlighted) layer.

Removing maps

If you want to remove a map from a project, click on the "close" button close.jpg in the map's upper right corner. This permanently removes the map. If you removed a map in error, you may re-create it (assuming you have not also removed map source information such as data or boundary layers).


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