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NTV Native Title Vision

Training Workbook

(Essential Tools)

Version 1.1

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Table of Contents

Native Title Vision ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1

HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK ......................................................................................................................................................... 6

CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10

Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Workflow 1.1 Navigate the NTV Environment .......................................................................................................................... 12 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 13

Establish the Map View .................................................................................................................................................. 13 Explore the Map View .................................................................................................................................................... 15

End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Workflow 1.2 Using the NTV Dialog boxes ............................................................................................................................... 20

Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Accessing your Legend.................................................................................................................................................... 20 End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 24

Workflow 1.3 Performing Simple Searches ............................................................................................................................... 26 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Perform a Simple Address Search ................................................................................................................................... 27 Search for a Tribunal ID .................................................................................................................................................. 30 Search State Layers ......................................................................................................................................................... 31

Search Local Government Areas .................................................................................................................... 31 Search Mining Tenements ............................................................................................................................. 36 Search Non‐Freehold (Location & Parcel) ...................................................................................................... 39 Search non‐Freehold (Name) ......................................................................................................................... 40

End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 41 CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 42

Customising your map .............................................................................................................................................................. 42

Workflow 2.1 The Layer List ...................................................................................................................................................... 44 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 44 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Layer Management ......................................................................................................................................................... 45 Layer Visibility ................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Exploring Layer Options .................................................................................................................................................. 47 Changing the Layer Order ............................................................................................................................................... 54

End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 54 Workflow 2.2 Basemaps ........................................................................................................................................................... 56

Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 56 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 57

Basemap Discovery ......................................................................................................................................................... 57 End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 58

CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 60

Printing Your Map ..................................................................................................................................................................... 60

Workflow 3.1 Printing a Map ................................................................................................................................................... 62 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 62 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 62

Printing a Basic Map ....................................................................................................................................................... 62 Advanced Printing .......................................................................................................................................................... 66 Printing without a legend ............................................................................................................................................... 70 Printing a screen shot ..................................................................................................................................................... 72

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End of Workflow ............................................................................................................................................................................. 74 CHAPTER 4 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 76

Use the Draw Tool .................................................................................................................................................................... 76

Workflow 4.1 Use the Draw Tool .............................................................................................................................................. 78 Learning Objectives ........................................................................................................................................................................ 78 Workflow Steps .............................................................................................................................................................................. 78

Place a Map Marker ........................................................................................................................................................ 78 Draw a Straight Line ....................................................................................................................................................... 86 Draw a Polyline ............................................................................................................................................................... 94

Using Show Measurements ........................................................................................................................... 98 Draw a Polygon ............................................................................................................................................................. 100 Place Text on your map ................................................................................................................................................ 105

End of Workflow ........................................................................................................................................................................... 107 CHAPTER 5 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 108

Measuring in the NTV system ................................................................................................................................................. 108

Workflow 5.1 Measuring in the NTV app ............................................................................................................................... 110 Learning Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 110 Workflow Steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 110

Measure a Distance ...................................................................................................................................................... 110 Measure an Area .......................................................................................................................................................... 114


Advanced Searching................................................................................................................................................................ 118

Workflow 6.1 The Native Title Near Me Tool .......................................................................................................................... 120 Learning Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 120 Workflow Steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 120 End of Workflow ........................................................................................................................................................................... 126

Workflow 6.2 Introducing the Attribute Table ........................................................................................................................ 128 Learning Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 128 Workflow Steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 128

Accessing the Attribute Table ....................................................................................................................................... 128 Navigate the Attribute Table ........................................................................................................................................ 131 Simple selection in the Attribute Table ........................................................................................................................ 133 Export to Spreadsheet .................................................................................................................................................. 134


Interrogating your map .......................................................................................................................................................... 138

Workflow 7.1 The Powerful Pop‐up ........................................................................................................................................ 140 Learning Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 140 Workflow Steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 140

Understanding the Pop‐up ........................................................................................................................................... 140 Moving between Pop‐up ‘pages’ .................................................................................................................................. 143 On‐Board Tools ............................................................................................................................................................. 144


Add your data ......................................................................................................................................................................... 146

Workflow 8.1 Add Data .......................................................................................................................................................... 148 Learning Objectives ...................................................................................................................................................................... 148 Resources required ...................................................................................................................................................................... 148 Workflow Steps ............................................................................................................................................................................ 148

Adding data from a file ................................................................................................................................................. 148 Interrogating your data ................................................................................................................................ 150 Removing your data ..................................................................................................................................... 154

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Adding data from ArcGIS Online ................................................................................................................................... 155 Remove your ArcGIS Online Service Layer .................................................................................................. 160

CHAPTER 9 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 162

Getting Help ............................................................................................................................................................................ 162

End of Workbook .................................................................................................................................................................... 164

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How to use this workbook This workbook is made up of chapters that will guide you through the tasks necessary to complete

a defined workflow.

At the commencement of each chapter, a Workflow Overview is presented to assist you to

understand exactly what steps are to be completed to meet the needs of the scenario.

Workflow Overview

A summary of the steps that are to be followed to complete the workflow. Steps are listed and correspond to the detailed workflow steps within the chapter. For example:

Activate the Basemap dialog box Change your Basemap

Instructions are then presented clearly and in a standard format.

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the QLD map in the NTV Gallery and watch the map open.

2. Click on the blue Layer List button on the Anchorbar. This will open the Layer List

dialog.

Figure 1 ‐ NTV Anchorbar

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Throughout each chapter you may find Tips & Hints (as seen below).

These are designed to help extend the learning experience of this workbook and provide

complimentary information that may not have necessarily have been included in the workflows

within this workbook.

Tips and hints about things that are not part of the core training content.

For Example:

TIP: When you select a feature on your Map View it highlights in a bright blue colour.

If the layer that this feature belongs to is not turned on in the Layer List, you will not

be able to zoom to it.

Additional information may also be included to extend your knowledge of some of the capability

and functionality of NTV. You will be presented with either an information or note box as seen

below:

This is information you might find helpful. It is not essential to the workflow you are

working on but handy to know.

For Example:

When you view information in NTV it is current to the last 24 hours. This includes

boundaries and table content.

Notes are used to provide you with additional information that may assist you to

understand a task or functionality in a little more depth.

For Example:

NOTE: Often, there is more than one way to achieve the same goal.

For example, to open the Attribute Table, you can either:

Click on the grey Attribute Table button on the Anchorbar, or

Click on the drop down arrow against the layer in the Layer List dialog.

This is a standard approach because not everyone thinks in the same workflow terms

and is better being able to choose the workflow that best suits them.

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Where there is critical information that is relevant to the success of the workflow, or there are

some ‘gotchas’ they will be presented to you in the form of a warning. The example below

illustrates this.

After generating a printed map, be sure to save it from your document viewing

software so you can view it later on.

Any maps you create are only stored on the server for a short time.

If you don’t save it, you may have to recreate it.

Where ever there is a requirement for text entry as part of the workbook exercises, instruction will

be provided within each task and clearly denoted through the use of emphasised text.

Where particular attention is to be paid to elements within a workflow, text will be italicised and

underlined so as to indicate that it is critical to the instruction you are currently doing.

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Chapter 1

Getting Started

In this introductory chapter, you will be shown some core skills within the Native Title Vision (NTV)

environment.

In particular, you will be learning how to find a location or matter and zoom to it. You will also be

shown how to understand all the other boundaries that are around the location you are interested

in.

At the end of this chapter, you will be able to undertake a simple search and understand where it

is and what other matters or information could be relevant to it.

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Workflow 1.1 Navigate the NTV Environment

Upon completion of this section, you will be able to confidently access any Jurisdiction Tile from

within the NTV Landing Page and begin to make your way around in the map view. You will be

shown how to use the various navigation tools that are available to you and use a simple search to

find a location or existing matter.

You will also be able to understand how each of the NNTT boundary files are represented to give

you every chance of quickly understanding an NNTT matter.

Approximate time to complete the workflow is 10 minutes

Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Open the NTV Landing Page.

Select and activate a Jurisdiction Zone. Move around the Map View.

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Workflow Steps

Establish the Map View

Step # Instructions

1. Open the NTV Landing Page:

Click Here to open NTV

When NTV opens, you are presented with the map of Australia as you see in Figure 2

below.

Figure 2 ‐ NTV Landing Page Map

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Each of the States presented in this Landing page provides information relevant to

that state only.

These are called Jurisdiction Zones.

If you require access to NNTT layers that are national, please access the NTV National

Overview via this link: click here.

This National Overview is designed to suit those situations that are not confined to

one jurisdiction.

It is important to understand that there are no “State Layers” contained within this

tile.

That means that there are no Local Government Areas, Mining or Petroleum

Tenements and no Non Freehold.

Examples of how NTV (National) might be utilised are:

Executive appreciation of National Determinations, or

Those situations when a matter significantly crosses a state border.

Step # Instructions

2. Click on the Northern Territory within the Landing Page map.

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Explore the Map View

Step # Instructions

3. The Map View opens and immediately presents you with six utilities.

These are:

Title Bar,

Zoom Slider,

My Location,

Anchor Bar,

Print and Information Tools, and

Scale and Coordinates.

Figure 3 ‐ Main Utilities in the Map View

Zoom Slider

Title Bar

Anchor Bar

Print &

Information Tool

Scale & Coordinates

My Location

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Step # Instructions

4. Click + Hold your left mouse button and drag to pan around the map.

Figure 4 ‐ Mouse cursor for panning the Map View

Each time you click+hold+drag, your map ‘follows’ you. It’s very similar to the way

that other applications such as Google Maps work.

5. Click the Zoom In button on the Zoom Slider bar once.

Figure 5 ‐ Zoom In button

You will notice that your view zooms in to the centre of the current Map View one

time.

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Step # Instructions

6. Click the Zoom Out button on the Zoom Slider Bar once.

.

Figure 6 ‐ Zoom Out button

Notice this time that your view zooms out to the centre of the current map view one

time.

7. Click on the Home button on the Zoom Slider bar once.

Figure 7 ‐ Home Button

When clicked, the Home Button draws the Map View at the default view set for the

Northern Territory.

TIP: When you click on the Home button, your default view is presented. It also

draws any Active (check box on) layers from your Layer List dialog.

It’s a great way to get an appreciation for all the Determinations for a State or

Territory.

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Step # Instructions

8. Click on the My Location button.

Figure 8 ‐ My Location button on the Zoom Slider bar

9. Hover your mouse over an area on the map view and move your mouse wheel

forward (toward your computer screen). Watch your Map View while you do this.

You will notice that it’s a great way to zoom in to your Map View with more control

than with the Zoom In button on the Zoom Slider.

10. Hover your mouse over an area on the map view and move your mouse wheel

backwards (away from your computer screen). Again, watch your Map View while

you do this.

Notice that your Map View is getting smaller (zooming out) and you have a lot of

control over the exact zoom scale that’s best for viewing those items you are

interested in.

TIP: The dynamic zoom with your mouse wheel, always centres on the pointer of your

mouse.

If you move your mouse to one side of your Map View and use your wheel to zoom in

or out, notice that the zoom is centred on the mouse pointer, not the centre of the

Map View.

This is very handy when you can see something in the map that is not in the centre of

your screen and want to zoom to that item only.

End of Workflow

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Workflow 1.2 Using the NTV Dialog boxes

All the dialog boxes presented to you in the NTV environment behave the same way and are based

on the same basic elements.

In this chapter, you will be introduced to the various behaviours of all dialog boxes and understand

how to manage them to best suit your own workflows.

Approximate time to complete the workflow is 5 minutes.

Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Open the Layer List dialog Learn how to navigate and manage NTV dialog box

Workflow Steps

Accessing your Legend

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the Layer List button in the Anchorbar.

Figure 9 ‐ An activated Layer List button

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Step # Instructions

2. Click + Hold your mouse over the black bar at the top of the Layer List dialog box.

Figure 10 ‐ The initial view of the Layer List dialog

Drag the box to another location on your NTV window.

Release your mouse button.

You can position the various NTV dialog boxes anywhere within the NTV window.

They cannot be dragged onto areas on your desktop that fall outside your NTV

browser window.

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Step # Instructions

3. Click the minimise icon that is positioned in the top right corner of the Legend Dialog

box.

Figure 11 ‐ Minimise button on the Layer List dialog

4. Hover over the minimised Layer List dialog button until you see the Move icon appear.

Figure 12 ‐ Moving the Legend button

TIP: This icon will appear if your mouse is not touching the white picture in the centre

of the button.

Step # Instructions

5. Click + Hold your mouse button while you drag the Layer List button to another

location on your NTV window.

Release the mouse button when you have put the Layer List button in your preferred

location.

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Step # Instructions

6. Hover your mouse arrow over the top of the Layer List Button until you see it change to

the pointing finger icon.

Figure 13 ‐ Hovering over your Layer List button

Single left‐click on the Layer List button with the mouse.

Your Layer List dialog will expand back to full size.

7. Click on the Layer List Button in the Anchorbar.

8. Open the Layer List dialog box by clicking again on the Layer List Button on the

Anchorbar.

9. Click on the X Close Button at the top right of the Layer list Dialog Box.

Figure 14 – Layer List X Close button

10. Click on the Layer List Button in the Anchorbar (to reopen the Layer List dialog box).

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Step # Instructions

11. Hover your mouse over the resize zone at the bottom right of the Layer List dialog box.

Figure 15 ‐ Dialog resize zone

When hovering over the resize zone, your mouse cursor will change to look like this:

Figure 16 ‐ Resizing a dialog

Click + Hold your left mouse button and drag it to a location that best fits your entire

Layer List dialog box content in one window.

12. Close the Layer List dialog box.

End of Workflow

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Workflow 1.3 Performing Simple Searches

Upon completion of this section you will be able to quickly and easily perform a search for an

address or Tribunal ID, zoom to the boundary or location you are interested in with confidence.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Complete a Simple Address Search Complete a Simple Tribunal ID Search

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Workflow Steps

Perform a Simple Address Search

Step # Instructions

1. Type 7 Kittle Street, Tennant Creek in the Title Bar where it says Search ID, Name or

Place.

Figure 17 ‐ Simple Address Search drop down

Select the address that matches the one you typed in by clicking on it in the drop down box.

The addresses that show up in the drop down list during a Simple Address Search are

all sourced from a worldwide online database.

It is not information created and maintained by NNTT Geospatial Services.

Step # Instructions

2. Look for a blue and white Pop‐up box that will appear showing you information about

the address it found and identify where the selected address is highlighted (in a bright

light blue).

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Step # Instructions

3. Click on the “Show more results” link in the Pop‐up box that appears.

Figure 18 ‐ Show more results option

The addresses that are listed when “Show more results” is clicked on are those that

are in close proximity to the address that was searched.

Notice that the search address is the first in the expanded list.

This gives you some additional options to search around your chosen address and can

be very handy if the exact address is not known.

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Step # Instructions

4. Click on ‘Hide’ to reduce the size of the Pop‐Up box once again.

Figure 19 ‐ Explore more address options in the area

5. Zoom out with your mouse wheel two times.

6. Click on the "Zoom to" option at the bottom of the Pop‐up box.

When you Zoom to a selected feature, be it an address ‘point’ or a claim boundary,

NTV will zoom to the best view to fit all of that feature on your screen.

It’s very handy when you are looking at ILUAs or determinations with a lot of other

boundaries and detail in the area.

Step # Instructions

7. Click on the white X‐Close button at the top right of the Search Result Pop‐up box to

close it.

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Notice that when you close the Pop‐up box, the box itself is closed, but your selected

feature is also no longer highlighted.

Search for a Tribunal ID

Step # Instructions

8. Click in the text entry section of the Title Bar and type DCD2014/002.

9. Wait a moment to see the Title Bar drop down list appear.

Select the Tribunal ID from the drop down box.

If the Tribunal ID appears in more than one NNTT theme (such as Determinations &

Determination Outcomes) the ID will be listed under more than one section in the

drop down box.

If you are looking for information regarding the Determination Outcomes and not the

Determinations layer, here is your chance to cut some corners and go straight to the

information you need.

If you click on the Tribunal ID listed under the Determined Outcomes section of the

drop down box, the pop‐up that appears will immediately display the information you

are looking for.

It’s worth taking the time to read the Drop down box list.

The boundary for the Tribunal ID is selected and the view will automatically zoom to it to present it all to you on the one screen.

The Pop‐up box will also appear presenting you with all the information that is

relevant to that particular matter.

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Step # Instructions

10. Click and drag the scroll bar down to view some action options at the bottom of the Pop‐up box.

Figure 20 ‐ Pop‐up box options

The options presented in the Pop‐up box are discussed in detail in Chapter 7 of this training workbook.

11. Click the white X‐close button at the top right of the Pop‐up box to deselect the boundary and to close the pop‐up box.

Search State Layers

Search Local Government Areas

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the green Search State Layers icon on the Anchorbar.

Figure 21 ‐ The NTV Anchorbar

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Step # Instructions

2. Observe that there are two ‘tabs’ in this dialog box. Tasks and Results.

Figure 22 ‐ Search State Layers Tabs

3. Click on Tasks.

4. Click on the “Search Local Government Areas” task.

Figure 23 ‐ Search Local Government Areas option

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Step # Instructions

5. Type “Barkly” into the Full Name contains input box.

Figure 24 ‐ Input the Local Government Area Search Term

6. Click on the green Execute button.

Figure 25 ‐ Search State Layers Execute Button

Pushing the Enter key after you enter search text will not initiate the search.

Native Title Vision requires a deliberate button click action to trigger the request.

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Notice that a few actions happen all at the same time here.

The search runs and locates the Local Government Boundary you are looking for.

Once found, it is highlighted in green and presents it to you on the Map View

The Results tab presents you with more detailed information about the boundary it

has found.

Step # Instructions

7. Click on the Feature Actions button located just under the Results tab.

Figure 26 ‐ The Feature Actions Button

8. Click on Flash.

Watch what happens on your Map View.

Figure 27 ‐ The Flashing Feature outline (in orange)

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Step # Instructions

9. Click on Show Pop‐up

Figure 28 ‐ Show Pop‐up Option

Instead of clicking on the Feature Actions button, you can also click on the result you

are interested in and it will present the same pop‐up window.

Essentially, results for the Search State Layers tool are interactive.

Figure 29 ‐ The Interactive Search Return Bar

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Step # Instructions

10. To clear a result, ensure you are in the Results tab.

Click on the Feature Actions button and select the ‘Remove this Result’ option at the

bottom of the drop down list.

Figure 30 ‐ Feature Action (Remove This Result)

Search Mining Tenements

Step # Instructions

11. Click on the Tasks tab.

12. Click on the ‘Back’ arrow.

Figure 31 ‐ Going Back to Search State Layers dialog box

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Step # Instructions

13. Click on Search Mining Tenements

Figure 32 ‐ Activating Search Mining Tenements

14. Type ‘EMP30363’

Figure 33 ‐ Tenement Input Text

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Step # Instructions

15. Click on the green Execute button

Figure 34 ‐ The Execute Button

When these search returns are presented to you in the “Search State Layers” dialog

box, you are instantly provided with information that is regularly sought by users.

This often negates the need open additional pop‐up windows to locate additional

information.

Figure 35 ‐ High Quality Search Returns

If you click on the search return itself, you will be presented with the usual pop‐up

dialog box giving you access to supplementary documents via clickable links.

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Step # Instructions

16. Click on the Feature Actions button and select Remove this Result.

Search Non‐Freehold (Location & Parcel)

Step # Instructions

17. Click on the Tasks tab.

18. Click on the ‘Back’ arrow.

19. Click on ‘Search Non Freehold’.

Figure 36 ‐ Initiating A Non‐Freehold Search

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Step # Instructions

20. Type “548 1257” into the Locations and Parcel input box.

Figure 37 ‐ Non‐Freehold Location and Parcel Text Input


22. View the results.

23. Clear the results by clicking on Feature Actions button and choosing the “Remove this result” option.

24. Click on the Tasks tab

25. Clear the Location and Parcel input box.

Search non‐Freehold (Name)

Step # Instructions

26. Click in the ‘Name contains’ input box.

27. Type ‘Yangulinyina’.


29. View the results.

Take note of the full name officially registered to the search return.

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Step # Instructions

30. Close the ‘Search State Layers’ dialog box.

You can see from this example that there is no need to input the full name of non‐

freehold parcel you are looking for.

The search will match a whole word or words and present you with the results.

It will not, however, allow you to use wildcards such as * or %.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 2

Customising your map

NTV provides you with a large number of tools that allow you to customise the way your map

looks.

This is a somewhat new capability within the NNTT web mapping environment and allows you to

highlight a matter or elements around that matter that are particularly relevant.

You can change which mapping layers are turned on, what order they appear in and even how

transparent they are so as to increase the understanding of the ‘What, Where and Why’ for a

given matter.

Whilst you might not think these tools are something you would use, they certainly provide you

with options to best assist clients or symbolise your matter to emphasise it in relation to its

surroundings.

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Workflow 2.1 The Layer List

Upon completion of this section you will have a sound understanding of how to manage layers

within the NTV environment.

You will master turning the layers on and off, customising transparency settings as well as confirm

some of the searching skills learned in Chapter 1.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Activate the Layer List

Turn layers on and off

Inspect symbology

Minimise, move and close the Layer List dialog Utilise the Transparency Tool Change the drawing sequence of the Layers

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Workflow Steps

Layer Management

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the blue Layer List button on the Anchorbar to open your Layer List dialog.

Figure 38 ‐ Blue Layer List button

2. To turn on the layers you see in the Layer List, Click on one of the empty check boxes

to turn that layer on.

Figure 39 ‐ Turning the Determinations layer on and off

You will see it appear on your Map View.

3. To view the symbology that is used in the Map View for any particular layer, simply

Click on the arrow to the left of the layer name.

Figure 40 ‐ Expanding a layer to see its symbology

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Layer Visibility

To improve performance, the layers in the Native Title Vision system have had scale

dependant visibility settings applied.

This is a round‐a‐bout way of saying that if you are zoomed out too far, some layers

will not draw. This is the case, even if they have their check mark turned on.

Zoom in a little at a time until they do appear.

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the Layer Management icon at the top right of the Layer List dialog box.

Figure 41 ‐ Layer Management Icon

2. Click on ‘Turn All Layers On’

Figure 42 ‐ Turn All Layers On

3. Expand the Northern Territory State Layers group by clicking once on the arrow on the

left of the layer name.

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TIP: At this point you would have noticed that the layer name for Non‐Freehold layer

is greyed out. This is because you are zoomed out too far.

Zoom in a little bit at a time until you notice the layer name is once again black and

not grey.

Step # Instructions

4. Turn on the Non‐Freehold layer by activating the checkbox.

Exploring Layer Options

Step # Instructions

5. Uncheck the Determinations layer to turn it off.

6. Turn on the ILUA layer in the Layer List.

7. Single left‐click on the ‘More’ button (three dots) to the right of the ILUA layer.

Figure 43 ‐ Layer List Options More button

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Step # Instructions

8. When the ‘More’ button is activated, Select the “Zoom to” option to see all ILUAs in

the Northern Territory.

Figure 44 ‐ Layer drop down options

Whilst you may think that being able to zoom to the full extent of a layer would not be

very useful, it is very good for Managers and Executives to be able to get an

appreciation of activity in the entire state.

Step # Instructions

9. Uncheck all layers except the Determinations layer.

10. Type “DCD2011/008” in the Title Bar input box.

11. Select this Tribunal ID from the Determinations category in the resultant drop down

list.

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It’s important to make sure that the layer you are doing a search on is actually

turned on in the Layer List.

Step # Instructions

12. Select “Zoom to” from the bottom of the Pop‐up box that appears.

13. Click on the X‐Close button at the top right of the pop‐up box to close it.

14. Single left‐click the ‘More’ button to the right of the Determination layer.

Figure 45 ‐ Determinations Layer Options arrow

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Step # Instructions

15. Select “Transparency” from the Layer Menu.

Figure 46 ‐ Transparency option underneath the More button

The Transparency tool opens.

Figure 47 ‐ Transparency tool

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Step # Instructions

16. Drag the circle all the way to the left.

Figure 48 ‐ Transparency: 100% Opaque

Observe what is happening in the Map View window as you drag the transparency

circle.

17. Drag the circle all the way to the right.

Figure 49 ‐ Transparency: 100% Transparent

Again, observe what is happening in the Map view as you drag the transparency circle.

18. Click away from the Transparency tool to close it.

19. Turn on your Non‐Freehold layer.

The Non Freehold layer is located under the Northern Territory State Layers group.

If you turn it on and it doesn’t appear on your Map View, be sure to check that the

checkbox next to “Northern Territory State Layers” is also ticked.

The Layer groups work on a hierarchy system and the ‘parent’ must be turned on for

the ‘child’ to appear.

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Step # Instructions

20. Perform a Simple search in the Title Bar. Search for “Tennant Creek”.

21. Click the Drop down options arrow to the right of the Determination layer in the Layer

List and open the Transparency Tool.

22. Slide the transparency circle up and down while you watch the Map View.

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The amount of detail you can see on the Non Freehold layer and Basemap layers

changes.

If you are looking to print a map (even a screen capture) changing the transparency

changes how much of the underlying detail you would like to include. Here are some

examples:

Figure 50 ‐ Completely Opaque

Figure 51 ‐ Default 50% Transparency

Figure 52 ‐ Transparency set to around 80%

Take some time now to discover more about using the tool.

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Step # Instructions

23. Uncheck all the Layers in the Layer List to turn them off.

24. Close the Layer List dialog.

Changing the Layer Order

Step # Instructions

1. Click on the blue Layer List button on the Anchorbar to open your Layer List dialog.

Figure 53 ‐ blue Layer List button

2. Ensure that the Indigenous Land Use Agreements and Determinations layers are both

turned on.

3. Single left click on the More Options button to the right of the Indigenous Land Use

Agreements layer.

4. Select the “Move up” option.

5. Repeat this again so that the Indigenous Land Use Agreements layer moves up two

spaces.

Moving the layers up or down to emphasise a particular matter is a common practise.

When you pair this activity with the use of the Transparency Tool, you can really bring

the map user to focus on the particular area or matter type that you are working with.

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Workflow 2.2 Basemaps

Upon completion of this section you will have a good understanding of the various options you

have to select basemaps to really make your Map View and printed maps highlight the boundaries

and locations of interest to you or a client.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

What is a Basemap

Where is the Basemap Gallery Change your Basemap

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Workflow Steps

Basemap Discovery

Step # Instructions

1. Select the green Basemap Gallery Button on the Anchorbar.

Figure 54 ‐ The Basemap Gallery Button

2. Hover over the bottom right corner of the Basemap Gallery dialog box until you see the

resize mouse pointer appear.

Figure 55 ‐ The Basemap Gallery dialog

3. Single Left Click + Hold and drag the corner down so that you can see all of the

Basemap pictures.

Release your mouse button.

4. Hover your mouse over each thumbnail image and observe what happens.

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Step # Instructions

5. Choose a thumbnail you find interesting and Single left‐click on it.

The Basemap on your Map View switches to the one you clicked on.

6. Single left‐click on two or three more Basemap thumbnails.

You will find after a very short time that you will gravitate toward one or two different

Basemaps that meet your tasking needs.

By default, the Basemap is set to Topographic.

Step # Instructions

7. Close the Basemap Gallery dialog box.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 3

Printing Your Map

Being able to print a map is essential to being able to communicate information about the location

and surrounds for any given matter.

In the NTV environment it is very easy to print a map that is somewhat customised to highlight the

information relevant to a matter. You can save it for later use or integrate it into an email.

During this chapter, you will learn how to build on the skills learnt in Chapter 2 and create a final

map to meet your needs.

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Workflow 3.1 Printing a Map

Upon completion of this section you will be very aware of how to print not just a simple map, but

how to modify its layout to best suit the communication style and operational use necessary to

support the matter you are working on.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Print a simple map

Print a map with a specific scale

Print a map with a specific extent

Create a map without a legend Create a Screenshot

Workflow Steps

Printing a Basic Map

Step # Instructions

1. On the Map View window, Single left‐click on any boundary so that it becomes

highlighted.

2. Once the Pop‐up utility box appears, Single left‐click on the Zoom to option at the

bottom left of the pop‐up.

3. Single left‐click on the X Close icon at the top right of the Pop‐up Information Box.

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Step # Instructions

4. Select the dark grey Print Button at the top right of the Map View window.

The Print dialog opens and presents some options to you such as Map Title, Layout

choices and output format.

When you click on the drop down options for Format, you will see there are quite a

few output file formats to choose from.

To help you decide which one would suit you best, here is a quick reference table:

Format Type

PDF Document

EPS Image

GIF Image

JPG Image

PNG32 Image

PNG8 Image

SVG Image

SVGZ Image

You will probably end up using only one or two of these formats.

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Step # Instructions

5. Single left‐click in the Map Title text box.

Tip: If there is text already in this box, delete it before proceeding.

Type My First NTV Map .

6. Single left‐click in the Layout drop down arrow.

Figure 56 ‐ Layout Options Drop Down Arrow

7. Single left‐click on the A3 Landscape option.

Figure 57 – A3 Landscape selection

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Step # Instructions

8. Single left‐click on the Print button.

Figure 58 ‐ Print Button

When you see the “Creating Print” activity bar, you know that NTV is creating your

map. It doesn’t take very long.

Figure 59 – Composing your map

9. Single left‐click on the new map that appears above the “Clear Prints” button.

Figure 60 ‐ A map ready to view

View the map and check that everything you expect to see is actually on the map.

10. Select your map from the Map List by clicking on it once.

Figure 61 ‐ The Print List

It will open quickly.

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Step # Instructions

11. Look at your new map and make sure it suits need.

12. Save your PDF map to a location where you will be able to easily find it again.

13. Single left‐click on the Clear Prints button to remove any maps that have been made.

Figure 62 ‐ Clean up your map list.

Advanced Printing

Step # Instructions


Type My First Advanced Map in the Map Title text box.

15. Select A3 Portrait from the Layout options drop down box.

The way that your map opens depends upon the map format you have

chosen and how your computer is configured.

For example:

If you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, clicking on a PDF

map you have created will open Adobe Reader.

If you are using Google Chrome as your browser, clicking on a PDF

map will open it in a new Chrome Tab window. You will then have

to download it to save it.

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Step # Instructions

16. Single left‐click on the Advanced button.

Figure 63 ‐ The Advanced Print Button

17. Select the Force Scale option.

Figure 64 ‐ Advanced Printing Options dialog

Type 100,000.

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TIP: If you want to print with a scale that matches what you have set up on your Map

View, click on the word ‘current’ under the Force Scale input box.

The scale of your current Map View will be automatically filled out in this box for you.

Step # Instructions

18. Single left‐click away from the Advanced Settings dialog box to close it.

19. Single left‐click the Print button.

20. Single left‐click on the PDF icon to open your new map.

Because you have specified a map scale in your advanced settings, the scale is

honoured by NTV and the rest of the map area is filled out so that there is not a

massive area of white space on your printed map.

Printing a map at a specific scale can become quite an art. With a little practise, you

will feel more comfortable doing this.

If you have any questions at all, sending an email to [email protected] asking

for help will result in contact from NNTT staff.

Be sure to put a description of the issue(s) you are experiencing so we can provide the

most appropriate assistance first time.

Step # Instructions

21. Close your map.

22. Single left‐click in the text box next to the Map Title section.

Type My Map ‐ Advanced (Extent).

23. On the Print dialog box, Single left‐click the Advanced button.

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Step # Instructions

24. Look for the Preserve section and select map extent.

Figure 65 ‐ Options for printing by map extent

25. Single left‐click away from this options box to close it.

26. Single left‐click on the Print button.

27. Once the map is generated, open it and take notice of the Title, and the other content

within map frame.

You will notice immediately, that the extent of your new map is the same as your Map

View when you clicked on the Print button.

It can be very handy to know this so that you can ‘see’ what your map content will

look like before you print.

You can also have some control over the exact content of the map you are going to

produce.

Step # Instructions

28. Close your PDF map.

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Printing without a legend

Step # Instructions


Type Advanced Map – No Legend in the Map Title text box.

Figure 66 ‐ Settings for Advanced Map ‐ No Legend

Select A3 portrait from the Layout options drop down box.

30. Single left‐click on the Format drop down arrow.

Select JPG from the options list.

Figure 67 ‐ Selecting JPG as your format

31. Single left‐click on the Advanced button.

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Step # Instructions

32. Single left‐click on the blue text “current” that sits right under the “Force Scale”

option.

Figure 68 ‐ Using Current Screen Scale

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Step # Instructions

33. Single left‐click on the check box for “Include Legend” in the Layout metadata section.

Figure 69 ‐ Setting up a print with no legend

34. Single left‐click away from the Advanced Settings dialog box to close it.

35. Single left‐click the Print button.

36. Single left‐click on the JPG icon for the map you have just created.

Notice that your map has been produced without a legend.

37. Close this map.

Printing a screen shot

Step # Instructions


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Step # Instructions

39. Change the text to My Map – Map Only in the Map Title text box.

Select “MAP_ONLY” from the Layout options drop down box.

Figure 70 ‐ Map Only options

40. Single left‐click the Format drop down box and select GIF.

Figure 71 ‐ Using the GIF format

41. Single left‐click the Advanced Settings button.

42. Single left‐click the text box next to “DPI” in the Print Quality section of the dialog box

(right down the bottom).

Figure 72 ‐ Print Quality settings

Type 300.

Single left‐click away from the Advanced Settings dialog box to close it.

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Step # Instructions

43. Single left‐click the print button.

44. Wait for the new map to be generated then open it.

This is a unique printing output that is very useful for the inclusion of maps in

documents.

A point to note is that is a legal obligation to have the source statement at the

bottom of the image. It can’t be removed and should not be obstructed within a

document.

Step # Instructions

45. Copy or save the gif file for further use.

46. Close your gif file.

47. Close the Print Dialog box.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 4

Use the Draw Tool

One of the most versatile tools in the Native Title Vision environment is the Draw Tool.

It provides many tools that will enable you to clearly identify, annotate, label and appreciate the

size of boundaries and features within your given area of interest.

Oftentimes, the complexity of the matters we are required to discuss is enormous. Being able to

label and clearly identify exact features and locations on a map is essential to both conversational

understanding and the success of the matter at hand.

During this chapter, you will be given a solid introduction to the use of the tools available within the Draw Toolbox. You will also learn many tips and tricks to preserve your sanity and produce very clear annotation to support discussion around the many aspects of native title.

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Workflow 4.1 Use the Draw Tool

Upon completion of this section you will be able to confidently draw lines, polygons and place text

over the top of your map.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Place a map marker

Draw a straight line

Draw a polyline

Draw a polygon

Place custom text on your map.

Workflow Steps

Place a Map Marker

Step # Instructions

1. Activate the Draw Tool by Single‐left‐clicking on the Draw Tool icon in the Anchorbar.

Figure 73 ‐ Activating the Draw Tool

2. Single‐left‐Click the Point icon

Figure 74 ‐ The Map Marker Icon

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TIP: Once you click on the Point icon, the dialog box will present you with a large

number of options. A good habit to get into is to expand the Draw Tool dialog box to

allow visibility of the full set of options.

It makes customising your marker symbols considerably easier.

Step # Instructions

3. Drag the lower right corner of the Draw Dialog box out so that you can see all the

options available.

Figure 75 ‐ Place Marker Options

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Step # Instructions

4. Single left click on the first marker symbol in the basic options box.

Figure 76 ‐ Basic Marker Styles

5. Single left click in the Symbol Size input box.

6. Type 16.

Figure 77 ‐ Setting The Marker Symbol Size

7. Single left click the first colour bar to open the colour selection palate.

Figure 78 ‐ The Colour Selection Panel

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Step # Instructions

8. Click + Hold your left mouse button over the Hue Selector handle.

Figure 79 ‐ The Hue Selector

9. Drag the handle all the way to the bottom of the bar so that the colour chosen is red.

Figure 80 ‐ Choosing Red at the Bottom of the Hue Selector

TIP: After you have selected your required colour, closing the colour selection dialog

box is simply a matter of clicking somewhere on the Draw Tool Dialog box

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Step # Instructions

10. Click + Hold the transparency slider and move the handle to the left so it sits around

the 25% mark.

Figure 81 ‐ 25% Transparency Setting

11. Single left Click on the ‘Outline Color’ selection bar to open the colour selection dialog

box.

Figure 82 ‐ Activating the Outline Color Selector

12. Change the values for Red, Green and Blue by Double clicking in the ‘r’, ‘g’ and ‘b’ input

boxes that are in the colour selection dialog box and change the value to 0 (zero).

13. Press the Enter key. The result should look like the picture below.

Figure 83 ‐ Setting Black in the Colour Selector

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Step # Instructions

14. Check the value in the Outline Width input box is set to ‘1’.

Figure 84 ‐ The Outline Width Option Box

15. Move your mouse over the Map View. Notice the text now next to your mouse cursor.

Figure 85 ‐ 'Sticky Text' After Place Marker Icon is Activated

16. Single left click at the exact location you need your map marker to appear.

Figure 86 ‐ Placing a Marker

TIP: Be sure to place the very tip of your mouse cursor exactly where you need your

map marker to be placed.

Once placed, the marker can only be removed. It is not possible to drag it into a

preferred position.

It may take a little practise, but you will soon get the hang of it.

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Step # Instructions

17. Go ahead and practise placing more markers.

Figure 87 ‐ Multiple Colours and Locations. Easy!

TIP: It is good practise to check the position of each marker immediately after it has

been placed. If you have placed others after an incorrectly placed marker, they must

also be removed and re‐done.

To correct the wrong placement of a marker, click on the ‘Undo’ button at the bottom

of the Draw Tool dialog dox. This will undo the placement of a single marker at a

time.

You must then place that marker again in a position that you are happier with.

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Step # Instructions

18. Once you have finished using your markers you can clear them all at once by Single left

clicking on the ‘Clear’ button at the bottom of the Draw Tool dialog box.

Figure 88 ‐ The Draw Tool Clear Button

To change the style of your marker, scroll through the different styles that are

available to you in the Draw Tool Dialog box.

Take a little time to look through the drop down options in the style library as well.

You may find some of these styles become your new favourite markers.

Figure 89 ‐ Map Marker Style Examples

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Step # Instructions

19. Single left click on the X‐Close button at the top right of the Draw Tool Dialog box.

Figure 90 ‐ The X‐Close Button for the Draw Tools

Draw a Straight Line

Step # Instructions

1. Activate the Draw Tool by single left clicking on the Draw Tool icon in the Anchorbar.

Figure 91 ‐ Activating the Draw Tool

2. Single left click on the Line icon.

Figure 92 ‐ The Place Line Icon

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Step # Instructions

3. Click + drag the bottom right corner of the Draw Tool dialog box to expand so that all

options are visible.

Figure 93 ‐ Options Available for Placing a Line

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Step # Instructions

4. Single left click on the line colour/width that you prefer in the style gallery box.

Figure 94 ‐ Style Gallery Box for Drawing a Line

5. Single left click on the colour selector box and use the Hue selector window to select

the colour you would like to use.

6. Single left click on white space on the Draw Tool dialog box to close the colour selector.

7. Single left click on the Style drop down box.

Figure 95 ‐ Line Style Options

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Step # Instructions

8. Single left click on ‘Dash’.

Figure 96 ‐ Dash Line Style Option

9. Click + Hold on the Transparency slider to set it at 50%.

Figure 97 ‐ Setting 50% Transparency

10. Single left click inside the Width input box and set its width to 2.

Figure 98 ‐ Setting the Width of your Line

TIP: It is good practise to have the area that you are about to draw in, ready at the

required zoom level before you activate any of the Drawing tools.

Once you activate a draw tool, the ability to pan is disabled and you will end up with

extra lines on your map that only have to be removed and redone.

You can click on the icon for the draw mode you have selected (such as the line or

point) to disable it, while you set up the Map View to suit your needs.

Simply activate that icon once again when you are ready to place the drawn elements

on the Map View.

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Step # Instructions

11. Move your mouse around the Map view to see the text that is now glued to your

mouse cursor.

Figure 99 ‐ 'Sticky Text' once the Draw Line icon is activated

12. Place your cursor point at the exact location you want to start your line.

13. Click + Hold the left mouse button and move the mouse cursor to the exact location

you would like the line to end.

Figure 100 ‐ Ending your Line

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Step # Instructions

14. Release your left mouse button.

Figure 101 ‐ Ready to place the next line

15. Single left click on the Undo button to remove the last line you drew.

Figure 102 ‐ The Draw Tools Undo Button

16. Single left click on the check box next to show measurements.

Figure 103 ‐ Activating the Draw Measurements

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Step # Instructions

17. Single left click on the Distance Units drop down arrow and Select Meters.

Figure 104 ‐ The Draw Measurement Units of Measure options

18. Click + Hold on the Map View where you would like to start your line.

Figure 105 ‐ Placing the first point of a measured line

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Step # Instructions

19. Move your mouse to your chosen end point for the line and Release your left mouse

button.

Figure 106 ‐ The result of placing a measured line

TIP: Once placed, a drawn line with distance text associated with it, cannot be

changed. It has to be removed and placed again with the preferred units of measure

selected prior to placement.

NOTE: Once you do the first left click when drawing a line, you can move your mouse

anywhere, holding your left mouse button down doesn’t actually continuously draw.

Releasing the button places the second point of the line.

A fun exercise is to click the mouse for the start of the line and then move your mouse

around in big circles to see the line behave a little like an elastic band.

The only thing that matters are the start and end points when drawing a line.

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Step # Instructions

20. Single left Click on the Clear button on the bottom right of the dialog box.

Figure 107 ‐ The Draw Tools Clear Button

Draw a Polyline

Step # Instructions

1. Ensure you are zoomed in to an acceptable scale and in the right area before

proceeding to the next step.

Figure 108 ‐ Setting up a good drawing scale

2. Single left click on the polyline icon at the top of the Draw Tool dialog box.

Figure 109 ‐ The Draw Tool Polyline Icon

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Step # Instructions

3. Select your colour, style, transparency and width for your polyline using the polyline

options in the Draw Tool dialog box.

Figure 110 ‐ Polyline Tool Styling Options

4. Place the tip of your mouse cursor in exactly the right position for the start of your line.

Figure 111 ‐ Take care to position your mouse when starting to place a line

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Step # Instructions

5. Single left click (and release) the left mouse button to place the first point for your line.

Figure 112 ‐ Drawing a Polyline

6. Move your mouse to the next location you want to place a point.

7. Single left click to place the next point.

Figure 113 ‐ The polyline taking shape

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Step # Instructions

8. Continue to place points to create the exact shape you need to achieve.

Figure 114 ‐ Ending the polyline capture

9. Double‐click to finish off the polyline you are drawing.

Figure 115 ‐ A finished polyline

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Step # Instructions

10. Single left click the Clear button.

Figure 116 ‐ The Draw Tool Clear Button

It is important to realise that the drawing tools are not designed to provide extremely

accurate drawings. They should be considered indicative only.

Understanding this from the first time you use the tools will avoid frustration and save

you a large amount of time placing drawing elements.

TIP: Take your time when placing Draw Tool elements and do not zoom right in to

capture the drawing elements.

You will be much happier with the results and the time taken to achieve them if you

adopt this approach.

For best results, left click on the shape you are tracing every time there is a change in

direction.

Using Show Measurements

Step # Instructions

11. Select your colour, style, transparency and width for your polyline using the polyline

options in the Draw Tool dialog box.

12. Single left click on the ‘Show Measurements’ checkbox.

Figure 117 ‐ Activating the Show Measurements option

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Step # Instructions

13. Single left click on the Show Measurements drop down arrow.

Figure 118 ‐ Accessing the Units of Measure options

14. Single left click on the units of measure that best suit your requirements.

Figure 119 ‐ Polyline Units of Measure options

15. Single left click on the Polyline draw mode icon.

Figure 120 ‐ Polyline Tool icon

16. Place your polyline as previously taught in this workflow.

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Step # Instructions

17. Double click to end the polyline.

(Notice the measurement now displayed over the line you have just captured.)

Figure 121 ‐ Displaying the measurement

Measurements generated using the Show Measurements tools are not to be

considered authoritative.

They are indicative only.

Draw a Polygon

Step # Instructions

18. Single left click on the polygon icon in the Draw Mode section at the top of the Draw

Tools dialog box.

Figure 122 ‐ The Draw Polygon Icon

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Step # Instructions

19. Single left click on the red polygon style in the pre‐made styles.

Figure 123 ‐ Draw Polygon Style Library

20. Single left click on the Show Measurements check box.

Figure 124 ‐ Polygon Options include dual units of measure

21. Single left click on the drop down box for Area Units.

Figure 125 ‐ Units of Measure options for Draw Polygon

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Step # Instructions

22. Select Hectares from the list.

Figure 126 ‐ Selecting Hectares from the list

23. Single left click the Distance Units drop down box.

Figure 127 ‐ The Distance Units drop down list

24. Select Kilometers from the list.

Figure 128 ‐ Selecting Kilometres

NOTE: You will notice that the spelling of some units of measure is US based.

This is a consequence of the application that Native Title Vision has been built on and

not able to be corrected to suit the Australian spelling of those words.

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Step # Instructions

25. Position your mouse cursor so that it is in the correct position to place the first point of

the polygon.

Figure 129 ‐ Getting started with a polygon

26. Single left click to place the first point of the polygon.

Figure 130 ‐ The elastic band effect when placing polygon points

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Step # Instructions

27. Continue to use the single click action to place further points that define the shape of

the polygon.

Figure 131 ‐ Capturing a Polygon

28. Double Click to place your last point and finish drawing the polygon.

Figure 132 ‐ The completed polygon

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TIP: Any elements you construct using the Draw Tools appear on any printed maps

you generate.

If you are intending to print the drawn elements, take a little time to consider the

colours and styles you choose so that they are easily seen on your final printed map.

Place Text on your map

Step # Instructions

29. Single left click on the Text icon in the Draw Mode selection panel.

Figure 133 ‐ The Place Text icon

30. Type Area of Interest into the text input box.

Figure 134 ‐ Text formatting options

NOTE: As you can see from Figure 132 it is possible to have multiple layers of drawn

elements on your Map View.

This makes it really easy to construct multiple drawn elements with different

geometry types (for example: point, line or polygon) all with different symbology.

There is, however, no way to adjust the positioning of measurement text.

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Step # Instructions

31. Move your mouse cursor to the exact centre of where you would like to place your

text.

Figure 135 ‐ Text justification is Centre‐Centre only

32. Single left click once you are happy with the position of the pointer.

Figure 136 ‐ Text placement success

33. Close the Draw Tool dialog box.

NOTE: Some notes on text placement in Native Title Vision:

Font: It is not possible to change the font of the text. This is a limitation of the Native

Title Vision environment,

Text justification: This is set to always be horizontal justification of centre and vertical

justification of centre (centre‐centre). There is no way to change this.

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End of Workflow

Behaviours: Text is simply another type of geometry that is placed by the Drawing

Tool. As a result, it responds to the Clear, Undo and Redo buttons in the same way as

the Marker symbol, polyline and polygon elements do.

It is also subject to the same care guidelines during placement.

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Chapter 5

Measuring in the NTV system

Understanding the size of an application area or the distance away from a culturally significant location is sometimes difficult without the ability to measure a distance or an area. It is even more difficult to impart an understanding of proximity of significant locations or distance between them without a map. In this chapter, you will learn how to extract approximate linear and area based measurements to establish a deeper understanding of the land discussed in an application or matter you may be working on.

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Workflow 5.1 Measuring in the NTV app

At the end of this section, you will have a good understanding of how to use the measuring tools

available to you in the Native Title Vision application.

You will be able to measure lines and areas and feel sure about selecting the best units of measure

to suit the task you are working on.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Measure a Distance

Measure an Area

Workflow Steps

Measure a Distance

Step # Instructions

1. Single left click on the basic search input box at the top of the Map View area.

2. Type DI2004/002 and wait a moment for the list to appear.

Figure 137 ‐ Locating a Determination with a basic search

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Step # Instructions

3. . Adjust the zoom of your Map View so that you can clearly see the entire boundary for

the ILUA area.

Figure 138 ‐ Fit the Determination Boundary to your screen

4. Single left click on the Measurement icon in the Anchorbar.

Figure 139 ‐ Activating the Measurement Tool

5. Single left click on the Distance icon.

Figure 140 ‐ The Distance Measurement Tool

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Step # Instructions

6. Single left click on the Units of Measure drop down arrow.

Figure 141 ‐ Selecting the most appropriate Units of Measure

7. Single left click on ‘Kilometers’.

8. Move your cursor to the exact location that you would like to start your measurement.

9. Single left click on your Map View to begin measuring.

10. Continue to single left click until you have completed your measurement process.

Figure 142 ‐ Markers are placed as you go to show where the measurements are taken

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Step # Instructions

11. Double left click to complete your measurement.

12. Single left click on the Units of Measure drop down arrow once again.

13. Single left click on ‘Feet’.

Measurement within Native Title Vision is not to be considered authoritative.

The environment does not allow for accurate measure and should not be regarded as

anything other than an indicative measurement tool.

It is for this reason that the measurement areas drawn whilst using the measurement

tool are not able to be printed from Native Title Vision.

NOTE: Each time you click during a distance measure, you will notice that a small

green map marker is placed on your Map View.

This serves no purpose other than to indicate your measurement path and the exact

to and from points for the actual measurement.

NOTE: Notice that you can change between units of measure without having to re‐

measure the same distance.

The ability to do this quick conversion is very helpful is you are dealing with a client

that still refers to feet instead of meters.

Very handy indeed.

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Measure an Area

Step # Instructions

1. Single left click on the basic search input box at the top of the Map View.

2. Type ‘Scheelite Cres’ into the search input box.

Figure 143 ‐ Selecting from the Basic Search Results

3. Select Northern Territory search return.

4. Zoom In to DCD2007/001 to the east of Scheelite Crescent.

Figure 144 ‐ The area we will be measuring

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Step # Instructions

5. Single left click on the Area icon in the Measurement dialog box.

Figure 145 – The Measure Area Icon

6. Single left click on the units of measure drop down box.

Figure 146 ‐ Units of Measure options for the Measure Area Tool

7. Single left click on hectares.

Figure 147 ‐ Selecting Hectares from the list

8. Single left click at the exact location you would like to begin your measuring.

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Step # Instructions

9. Continue clicking until you have defined the area you would like to measure.

Figure 148 ‐ Constructing the area to measure

10. Double click to end drawing the measurement area.

TIP: Converting measured areas to another unit of measure is extremely simple in

Native TitleVision.

Once you have completed capturing the area to measure, all you have to do is left

click on the Units of Measure drop down box and choose the new units that you

would like to see.

The conversion is immediate and changeable at any time.

Step # Instructions

11. Close the Measurement Dialog box.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 6

Advanced Searching

Throughout your day, you are asked to contribute to many different matters of all different types.

Determination Applications, ILUAs, Future Acts, Tenement negotiations are but a few.

It is because of this, that advanced searches will be your most frequently used tool within the NTV

environment.

The ability to search for tenement, parcel (Non‐Freehold) and details other than Tribunal ID will

really give you the power to quickly and confidently get on with the task.

It is worth spending the time to work through this chapter, even twice, to make sure you feel

confident to perform an advanced search at any point in your day.

You will be glad you did.

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Workflow 6.1 The Native Title Near Me Tool

Upon completion of this workflow, you will confidently be able to identify any Native Title matters

that are in close proximity to a location you are interested in.

You will be able to set a custom search distance criteria and be able to interrogate the results that

are returned to you by the Native Title Near Me Tool.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Identify your search centre

Set a custom search distance Interrogate the search results

Workflow Steps

Step # Instructions

1. Single left‐click on the Native Title Near Me Tool in the Anchorbar.

Figure 149 – Activating the Native Title Near Me Tool

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Step # Instructions

2. Click + Hold on the distance slider.

Figure 150 ‐ The default search distance

3. Drag the slider so that it is set to approximately 2000 metres (2km).

Figure 151 ‐ Setting a search distance of around 2km

TIP: When dragging the slider to set your search distance, it is not easy to set the

exact distance. This is a result of the type of setting mechanism built into the tool.

Simply set it to as close as possible.

Step # Instructions

4. Single Left Click in the ‘Find address or place’ text box.

Figure 152 ‐ Identify a search location by address

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Step # Instructions

5. Type 22 Gunn Street, Mataranka.

Figure 153 ‐ Search for this address

TIP: Clicking on a listed location or the search tool icon will initiate the Native Title

Near Me search.

It is best to leave the location or address as the last thing you do before you initiate

the search.

If you don’t, you end up running the search twice.

When you activate the Native Title Near Me search, it automatically queries all the

National Native Title layers to find any that fall within your specified search distance.

You will notice that the search initially lists all our layers in the Native Title Near Me

dialog box, but as the search progresses and boundary types are identified as not

fitting the search criteria, they disappear from the layer list.

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Step # Instructions

6. Single left click on ‘Determined Outcomes’ in the search returns list.

Figure 154 ‐ Drilling through to more detailed information

7. Single Left Click “Determined outcomes: Town of Mataran… 55.65m”.

Figure 155 ‐ Second level of search return details

This is where you start to see the power behind the Native Title Near Me tool.

As soon as you click on one of its search returns, the Map View immediately zooms to

show you the entire extent of that particular return and highlights it.

The lower half of the Native Title Near Me dialog box switches to display all the details

of the matter you clicked on.

If you expand the dialog box, you are presented with an extraordinary amount of

current information about that particular matter.

Getting access to the most current information about a particular matter can

therefore be very efficient.

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Step # Instructions

8. Single left click on ”< Determined Outcomes”.

Figure 156 ‐ Navigate back to the other Search nearby returns

9. Single left click again on ”< Determined Outcomes”.

TIP: It is very easy to investigate all the nearby Native Title results from this location

in the dialog box.

The search return results are not ‘cleared’ until with a new search is performed or the

dialog box is closed.

Step # Instructions

10. Single left click on the X‐Close button for the Native Title Near Me Tool.

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TIP: When you need to search for Native Title in a rural area that has no street

addresses or close named place, simply use the mouse to identify your desired

location on the Map View.

By left clicking on the Map View at the exact location you need to investigate, a map

‘pin’ will be placed and the search initiated to the search distance set in the Distance

Slider.

Step # Instructions

11. Single left click on the Native Title Near Me Tool in the Anchorbar to reopen it.

12. Move your mouse cursor over the Map View.

Figure 157 ‐ The first step to identifying location by marker

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Step # Instructions

13. Single left click on the Map View.

Figure 158 ‐ Place a marker to identify location on the map

14. Explore the results.

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Workflow 6.2 Introducing the Attribute Table

Upon completion of this section you will be have a sound understanding of how to access and use

the Attribute Table to support your daily tasking. Additionally, you will be able to master selecting

records, viewing them in the Attribute Grid and in the Map View and exporting them to a

spreadsheet.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Open and Close the Attribute Table

Understand the elements and tools within the Attribute Table

Select and deselect a record

View your selection in the Map View Export your records

Workflow Steps

Accessing the Attribute Table

Step # Instructions

15. Single left‐click on the blue Attribute Table button toward the right of the Anchorbar.

Figure 159 ‐ The Attribute Table Anchorbar button

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TIP: Take a moment to look at the different components in your Attribute Table dialog

box. There are a few!

The major components of the Attribute Table are shown in the diagrams below:

Figure 160 ‐ Attribute Table Components (Tabs)

Figure 161 ‐ Attribute Table Components (Menu)

Figure 162 ‐ Attribute Table Components (Attribute Grid)

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Step # Instructions

16. Single left‐click on the blue Attribute Table icon in the Anchorbar to close it.

17. Another way to open the Attribute Table is to access it from the Layer List.

Open the Layer List.

18. Ensure that the Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUA) layer has the check mark to

indicate it is on.

19. Single left‐click on the More Options button to the right of the ILUA layer.

Figure 163 ‐ ILUA More Options button

TIP: If you click on the More Options button and can’t see the full drop down list,

Click+Hold on the scroll bar on the right hand side of the Layer List and drag it down

until you can see “Open Attribute Table”.

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Step # Instructions

20. Single left‐click on “Open Attribute Table”.

Figure 164 ‐ Opening the Attribute Table from the Layer List interface

You will notice that when the Attribute Table opens, it does so with the ILUA tab

active. That is, it has a blue underline.

This can save you a little time if you need to go to a specific Tab within the Attribute

Table.

Navigate the Attribute Table

Step # Instructions

21. Single left‐click on the Local Government Areas Tab (four tabs from the right).

Figure 165 – The active Determinations tab in the Attribute Table

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Step # Instructions

22. Single left‐click on the Applications (Schedule) tab.

23. Single left‐click the “Filter by Map Extent” button in the Attribute Table Menu Bar so

that it becomes inactive.

Figure 166 ‐ Inactive Filter by Map Extent button

Figure 167 ‐ Active Filter by Map Extent button

Take a moment to observe what happens to the number of records in the Attribute

Table when you zoom in and out of your Map View.

You can see how many are selected by looking at the bottom left corner of the

Attribute Table Grid.

Figure 168 ‐ Viewing the number of selected records

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Step # Instructions

24. Single Left click on the Applications (RNTC) tab to make it active again.

25. Turn off the Determinations layer in the Layer List dialog.

Simple selection in the Attribute Table

Step # Instructions

26. Turn on the Applications (RNTC) layer in the Layer List dialog box.

27. Single left‐click on any record in the Attribute Grid.

You will notice that as soon as you click on a record in the Attribute Grid, the record is

highlighted in bright blue and the “Zoom to” button in the Menu bar is no longer

greyed out.

It is important to make sure that the Applications (RNTC) layer has been turned on in

the Layer List.

Some of the functions in the Attribute Table environment will not work if the layer

you are working with is turned off in the Layer List.

The Zoom to function is one of these.

Step # Instructions

28. Single left‐click on the Zoom To button.

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When the Zoom to button is active it will zoom to a selected feature so that it best fits

to your Map View screen.

If more than one record is selected, the Map View will zoom so that it can best fit all

selected records to the view.

It does so by calculating a minimum bounding rectangle around all the selected

features and fitting that combined area to your Map View.

Step # Instructions

29. In the Attribute Table Menu Bar, Single left‐click on ‘Clear Selection’.

Export to Spreadsheet

Step # Instructions

30. Single left‐click on a record in the ILUA Tab

31. Press and hold your CTRL key and Single left click on two more records in the

Attribute Grid.

TIP: To manually select more than one record, simply hold the CTRL key down while

selecting discrete records, or hold the SHIFT key down while selecting contiguous

records..

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Step # Instructions

32. Single left‐click on the Options button on the left side of the Attribute Table Menu

Bar.

Figure 169 ‐ Options button in the Attribute Table

33. Select Export to CSV from the bottom of the Options drop down list.

Figure 170 ‐ Export to CSV option

34. When the “Export to CSV” dialog appears, Single left‐click“OK”.

Figure 171 ‐ Export to CSV dialog

35. When prompted, save the CSV file to your preferred location with a meaningful

filename.

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TIP: If you are using Internet Explorer 8 or 9, you need to type the .csv extension into

the filename when you are exporting your table.

Step # Instructions

36. Navigate to the file and open it in MS Excel.

Initially, you will be presented with a spreadsheet that needs some formatting before

you can interrogate the data in it.

Once you have resized the column widths to fit the contents, you will see that the data

in the spreadsheet is a direct extract from the information you were viewing in NTV.

You will also notice that there is an extra field called “OBJECTID”.

This is a reference used by NNTT Geospatial Services to link the record directly with

the spatial database record.

Step # Instructions

37. Close MS Excel.

38. Single left‐click on the ‘Clear Selection’ button on the Attribute Table Menu Bar.

39. Single left‐click on the Attribute Table icon located in the Anchorbar to close it.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 7

Interrogating your map

The ability to source additional or contextual information from NTV is critical if it is to be

worthwhile.

One element within NTV that has not yet been explored in this workbook is the Pop‐up box. This

is where the real utility aspect of NTV comes into play.

The Pop‐up acts as a mini dashboard to support your business processes.

Not only do they present multi‐layered information about a single point identified on the Map

View, but they also provide you with ‘on the spot’ tools to access additional documentation

regarding that particular matter or relevant websites. This means you can collect all the current

information to support your business processes from the one centralised tool.

During this chapter you will be introduced to these tools and shown how to take advantage of

them if it fits your business processes.

You might not use all of the tools available, but certainly, you will know they exist and where to

find them.

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Workflow 7.1 The Powerful Pop‐up

Upon completion of this section you will know about all of the tools that are available to you via

the Pop‐up dialog interface.

You will know where to find them and what they produce to support your business processes.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Activating a Pop‐up dialog

Viewing multiple returns Accessing additional information

Workflow Steps

Understanding the Pop‐up

Step # Instructions

1. Open the Layer List dialog.

2. Single left‐click on the check box next to Applications (Schedule) to turn it on.

3. Single left‐click on one of the blue Schedule boundaries you can see on your Map View.

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The blue and white Pop‐Up that appears on your Map View is the first time you are

exposed to some of the real power behind NTV.

Aside from presenting you with boundary / matter specific information, it provides you

with a list of utilities that in essence are a self‐serve dashboard.

You will spend most of your time between the Attribute Table and the Pop‐Up tools.

Step # Instructions

4. Single left‐click Zoom to at the bottom of the Pop‐up.

5. Zoom out using your mouse wheel a little so that you can easily see the matter that is highlighted in a bright blue and a little extra space around the outside of its boundary.

If you are trying to find out what other matters could be in a particular location, you

should know that the Pop‐Up dialog only returns results for those layers that are

actually turned on in your Layer List.

If it’s not turned on in the Layer List, you will not get a return in the Pop‐up.

Be sure to take care and turn on those layers you need to know information about.

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The Pop‐up dialog has four main components.

Information Panel:

Displays the information you also see in the Attribute Table Grid,

Tool Dashboard:

Immediately below the Information Panel, and

Elements here are a clickable link if content is available and it applies to that

particular context (ie. Determination outcomes will not be listed in the Popup

options for an ILUA layer.)

Pop‐up Title Bar:

Shows how many layers have returned information for you to read,

Navigation arrows to ‘turn the pages’ of the Pop‐up, and

Maximise and close tools.

Zoom To:

Allows you to zoom to the selected feature that is reported in the Pop‐Up tool.

Step # Instructions

6. Take note of how many returns you got (at the left most portion of the Pop‐up Title

Bar.

Figure 172 ‐ Pop‐up Title Bar Returns.

Does your return count correspond with the number of layers you have turned on?

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TIP: Be aware that if a layer is turned on in your Layer List, but there is no feature for

that layer where you click on the Map View, it will not give you a return for that

particular layer.

It pays to have a good look at the layers when they are turned on in the Map View so

you have an idea of what is likely to give you a return in the Pop‐up.

Step # Instructions

7. In your Layer List, turn on the RATSIB Areas layer.

8. Single left‐click on the same feature you did previously.

What did you notice about the return count?

9. Close the Pop‐up by single left‐clicking on the X‐Close button in the top right.

Moving between Pop‐up ‘pages’

Step # Instructions

10. Perform a location search for Tennant Creek in the Title Bar.

11. Close the Pop‐up that automatically appears.

12. Turn on the following layers:

Determinations,

Determined Outcomes,

ILUAs, and

Applications (Registered)

13. Click on the Map View where you can see there are multiple overlaps.

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Step # Instructions

14. Single left‐click on the navigation arrows in the top of the Pop‐up Title Bar to ‘turn’ the pages between the received returns.

Did the number of returns match the number of layers you have turned on in the Layer

List?

Why do you think it was different?

On‐Board Tools

Step # Instructions

15. In the Pop‐up, scroll to the very bottom of the Pop‐up window.

16. Take some time to click on each one of the active links that are available to you.

Each layer in the Layer List has its own particular set of tools that can be used with it.

The following table will give you an idea of what tools you can use for each layer.

End of Workflow

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Chapter 8

Add your data

From time to time, you may be provided with a file or a link to data that is in a specialised GIS

format for a particular matter you may be working on.

Being able to view this data in conjunction with authoritative and current Native Title data can be

difficult without specialised software and skills.

The NTV system provides a tool to do just this. It’s called “Add Data”.

It will allow you to load, zoom, interrogate and print your data just like any of the pre‐packaged

data layers delivered as part of the core system.

Loading and accessing your data within Native Title Vision is a matter of a few clicks.

Within this chapter, you will learn how to add your own data from ArcGIS Online or files based

origin and begin to utilise them confidently.

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Workflow 8.1 Add Data

Upon completion of this section you will be able to use the Add Data tool to integrate your own

data into the NTV interface.

You will know what types of data can be used, how to import it and how to interrogate it.


Learning Objectives

Workflow Overview

Activate the Add Data tool Add data from a file Add data from ArcGIS Online Add data by pointing to an online service

Resources required

In order for you to complete this chapter, you will need to download and save the following zipfile:

NTV_Training_Data.zip

Workflow Steps

Adding data from a file

Step # Instructions

1. Activate the Add Data Tool by Single‐left‐clicking on the Add Data Tool icon in the

Anchorbar.

Figure 173 ‐ Activating the Add Data Tool

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Step # Instructions

2. Single left‐click on the File tab at top of the Add Data dialog box to identify the source

of your data.

Figure 174 ‐ Selecting the data source

3. Open your file browser software (for example: Windows File Explorer).

4. Navigate to the folder that the NTV zip file was saved into.

5. Click‐Hold and Drag the file onto the Drop or Browse dialog box in the NTV Add Data

Dialog box.

Figure 175 ‐ Dragging a zip file into the NTV Add Data tool

6. Release the left mouse button to drop the zip file into NTV.

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Step # Instructions

7. Close the Add Data dialog box.

As soon as you release or drop the zip file into the drop or browse window, you will see

it draw onto your Map View.

Also notice that the Map View zooms to fit all of the added data to your screen.

Interrogating your data

Step # Instructions

8. Single‐left Click on once of the boundaries that has been added to the Map View.

9. Inspect the Pop‐up that displays.

Figure 176 ‐ Pop‐ups make the details of your own data easy to access

10. Single left click to close the pop‐up.

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Step # Instructions

11. Single left click on the Layer List tool in the Anchorbar.

Figure 177 ‐ Activating the Layer List tool

12. Single left‐click on the More Options button to the right of the top most layer.

Figure 178 ‐ discover more options for your own data.

13. Single left click on the Open Attribute Table option.

14. Take a moment to inspect the information available to you from your own data.

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Being able to view your own data in the Attribute Table means you can sort your data,

use advanced filter queries and quickly zoom to individual records with a double click of

your mouse button.

Step # Instructions

15. Single left click on the column heading “Area_km”.

16. Select Statistics from the options box that appears.

17. Inspect the results box. This can be very handy indeed.

18. Single left click on the X‐Close button at the top right of the Statistics dialog box.

19. Close the Attribute Table tool by single left clicking on the Anchorbar icon.

20. Close the Layer List dialog box.


Accessing the Statistics option in the Attribute Table is not restricted to your own data.

It can be used to gain more insight into any data displayed within the Attribute Table

environment for any layers available in the NTV environment.

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TIP: If you look at the data we have added to NTV, you will see three boundaries.

They are three water bodies.

Have a look at the bottom most one. Notice anything odd?

A hint, if you use the transparency slider from the More Options button in the Layer

List, you will be able to clearly see that the data is not shaped as you would expect (to

follow the boundary of the small water body).

This has been done on purpose to show you that not all data is as it should be and to

have a good look at the data you have added before you base any decisions upon it.

When you add your own data, it behaves in the same manner that existing data layers

do.

They react to a transparency slider, moving the layer up and down to modify the layer

sequence, zooming to the layer and opening the attribute table.

This can be particularly handy if you need to emphasise a particular boundary in

relation to your own data.

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Removing your data

Step # Instructions

22. Open the Add Data dialog box.

23. Single left click on ‘LAYERS’ at the bottom right of the Add Data dialog box

24. Single left click on the bin icon to the right of the layer you would like to remove.

Figure 179 ‐ Removing your data layer

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Step # Instructions


Adding data from ArcGIS Online

Step # Instructions

1. Single left click on the Add Data icon on the Anchorbar.

TIP: If you are presented with the remove layer option screen, single left click on the

‘BACK’ link at the bottom right of the dialog box to return to the main dialog box

screen.

Step # Instructions

2. Single left‐click on the Search tab at top of the Add Data dialog box to identify the

source of your data.

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Step # Instructions

3. Click‐Hold + Drag the bottom right corner of the dialog box to be very large.

Figure 180 ‐ ArcGIS Online Library

The ArcGIS Online Search tool makes a large number of third party services available to

you in the NTV environment.

The majority of these are redundant because of pre‐existing content in NTV or they do

not cover your area of interest.

Additionally, many are out of date and it would be to your advantage to read the

details about any layer you are considering including in your NTV session.

At times, you will attempt to load a layer service and it fails. This may be due to an

issue with the third party layer itself, not our NTV environment. It is, as a consequence,

an issue that is beyond our control.

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TIP: Being aware of the on‐board tools in the ArcGIS Online dialog box header is an

important contributor to your success in using the tool.

Step # Instructions

4. Single left click in the Search input box.

5. Type Northern Territory.

6. Locate “Australian federal electorates 2016 Northern Territory” in the service library.

7. Single left click on the “DETAILS” link.

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Step # Instructions

8. Observe the Contributor’s Name, last modified date and the Description provided.

Figure 181 ‐ Details of layer services are important to know

9. Close the Details window.

10. Single left click on the “ADD” link at the bottom right corner of the service we are

investigating.

Figure 182 ‐ Locating the "ADD" link

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Be sure to observe the test that appears to the left of the “ADD” link.

It will change once you click the ADD link to ‘Adding…’.

From time to time, you may receive different message. An example is when adding the

service layer has failed:

Figure 183 – Add failed message for a service layer

This may be the result of a technical issue with the particular service layer you are

attempting to add.

You do not get a message when the Add was successful. You do, instead see a change

in the options for that Service Layer.

Figure 184 ‐ Adding the service layer was successful

Step # Instructions


12. Open the Layer List dialog box.

Take notice of where your new layer has been inserted into your layer list.

Be sure to click the expand arrow (to the left of the layer name) to view the

symbolisation used.

13. Single left click on the More Options button to the right of the layer name.

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TIP: Notice that you can manipulate the newly added data in the same ways as you can

for the pre‐exiting NTV data layers.

Step # Instructions

14. Select Zoom To from the More Options drop down list.

Now you are familiar with the newly added layer from the ArcGIS Online environment,

you can easily go about any necessary workflows to support your tasking.

Remove your ArcGIS Online Service Layer

Step # Instructions

15. Activate the Add Data dialog box.

16. Single left click on “LAYERS” at the bottom right of the dialog box.

17. Single left click on the rubbish bin icon to the right of the layer that you would like to

remove.

18. There is another workflow through the search window itself (remove instead of Add).

Figure 185 ‐ Removing an online service layer

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Chapter 9

Getting Help

There are a couple of things you can do to get help with using the NTV system.

You can:

1. Seek assistance from other staff located within your office, or

2. Send an email to [email protected].

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