Map Display

Tools

Layers (Themes)

Adding Layers

Click

Removing Layers

Removing Layers

Click

Using the Tools

The Power of GIS

Zooming In

Click

Then click and drag a box on the map

Zoom to Full Extent

Click

Identify a Feature

The layer that is active will be identified (in text box)

Click

Click on what you want identified.

Zoom to Active Layer

Click

Zoomed to all the Dams in the watershed

Go to Previous Display

Click

Panning

Click

Then click and drag the hand to move map

Query the Map

Click

Construct a query in the query builder and execute

Click on the active layer to see if it has a hyperlink.

Hyperlinks

Click

Hyperlink to picture of Capitol

Click point to point for measurement.

Measuring Distance

Click

Measurement located upper left

Click or Click and drag a box to select an active feature

Selecting an Area

Click

Feature highlighted once selected

Buffering (A Selected Area)

Click

Buffered January Tornados within 200 miles of the Winter Jet Stream

Clear Selections

Click

View Map Legend

Click

Feature highlighted once selected

Printing a Map

Click

Type in Title and click ‘Create Print Page’

All the images in this slide show are screen shots courtesy of the Math &

Science Center ArcIMS server.

ArcIMS is a application from ESRI.