Tigard Maps Advanced 2.0
Using the City of Tigard’s
Interactive Mapping Application
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1: Components of the Interactive Map _____________________________ 3
The Map Display___________________________________________________________________ 3
The Sidebar_______________________________________________________________________ 7
The Results window ________________________________________________________________ 9
The Toolbar _____________________________________________________________________ 12
Section 2: Selection Sets ______________________________________________ 14
Overview of Selection Sets _________________________________________________________ 14
The Selection Tools Menu __________________________________________________________ 14
Section 3: Queries and Geosearches ____________________________________ 16
How to Perform a Query ___________________________________________________________ 16
Adding To / Subtracting From a Query ________________________________________________ 17
How to Perform a Geosearch _______________________________________________________ 17
Section 4: Buffers____________________________________________________ 18
How to Perform a Buffer ___________________________________________________________ 18
Section 5: Drawing ___________________________________________________ 19
Tools in the Drawing Tools Menu ____________________________________________________ 19
Default Drawing Properties _________________________________________________________ 21
Drawing Manager and Feature Properties _____________________________________________ 22
Advanced Drawing Capabilities – Buffer Selection_______________________________________ 24
Advanced Drawing Capabilities – Intersection Selection __________________________________ 25
Section 6: Printing Maps ______________________________________________ 26
Using Map Templates to Print a Map _________________________________________________ 26
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SECTION 1: COMPONENTS
OF THE INTERACTIVE MAP
Tigard Maps Advanced is an interactive web-based mapping application that has many tools and
features that will be familiar to those who have used other mapping applications such as
MapQuest or Google Maps. There are also tools and features available that go above and
beyond these basic interfaces. The Tigard Maps Advanced interface is composed of four
primary components: the map display, the sidebar, the results window and the toolbar. This
section will discuss each of these components.
THE MAP DISPLAY
The Map Display component (illustrated below) contains 1) the interactive map, 2) the active
tool indicator, 3) the cursor coordinate readout, 4) the scales and bookmarks area, and 5) the
continuous pan tool.
Navigation tools on the general toolbar
(discussed later in this section)
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The interactive map 1 is where you can view and interact with geographic data. The map
displays a set of “base” layers (streets, tax lots, aerial photos, etc.) overlaid with “operational”
layers (zoning, storm water assets, street lights, etc.), which are turned on/off in the Layers
sidebar (discussed later). The interactive map uses an approach called tile caching that allows for
improved means of navigating in the map display and improved performance when redrawing
the map. In tile caching, base map layers that do not change frequently are “fused” together and
exported as small image files at several scales and stored on the server. This means that these
layers do not need to draw individually when panning and zooming, increasing the speed of these
operations.
Note: One repercussion of tile caching is that the user can only zoom to a pre-defined
set of scales. There are currently 12 scale levels defined ranging from 1:500 to
1:1,000,000 scale.
Navigation is very simple in the interactive map and there are multiple ways to perform each
operation. Whenever you navigate, you are affecting the scale and/or the extent of the map.
Scale is an element of any map that describes the relationship between a distance on the map and
the same distance in the real world. For instance 1 inch = 5 miles is an example of a map’s scale.
You can think of scale as how high you are floating above the feature you are focusing on. The
bigger the number in the scale input box, the higher you are off the ground; you will see more
area, but things will be smaller and less detailed. When you zoom in or out of a map, you are
changing the scale. The extent of a map is the geographic “bounding box” (north, east, south
and west boundaries) that defines your current map view. When you pan or zoom, you change
the extent.
First we’ll discuss panning. For one, you can simply turn on the PAN tool, click and hold the
mouse button, drag the map, then release the mouse button. The PAN tool is active by default
when Tigard Maps Advanced starts. Once another tool has been used, the PAN tool needs to be
reactivated for panning. You can check the active tool indicator
application to see which tool is currently active.
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at the bottom of the
To turn on the PAN tool, simply click on the four sided arrow icon on the toolbar.
Another way to pan in Tigard Maps Advanced is to use the continuous pan tool 5
in the bottom right corner of the map display, pictured to the right. Clicking on one
of the eight arrows will pan the map in the chosen direction.
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Panning can also be accomplished using the map display context menu (a
menu that pops up as a result of a right-click of the mouse). Right-clicking
anywhere on the map and then choosing “Center” from the context menu will
center the map at the point where you right-clicked.
There are also multiple ways to zoom in Tigard Maps Advanced. The most
convenient way to zoom is to use the mouse wheel (circled to the right).
Scrolling the wheel toward you will zoom the map out, and scrolling the map
away from you will zoom the map in.
As with panning, you can zoom in or out of the map using the map display
context menu. Right-click anywhere within the map display and choose
“Zoom In” or “Zoom Out” to zoom one pre-defined scale level and center
the map at the clicked location.
You can also use the slider navigation bar (located bove the continuous pan tool 5 ) to
zoom the map. Click and drag the gray box up to zoom the map in or drag it down to zoom
the map out. Each tick on the slider bar indicates one pre-defined scale level.
The traditional ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT tools are also available for zooming in Tigard Maps
Advanced. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT tools are located on the toolbar. Clicking on the map
with the ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT tool will zoom the map one pre-defined scale level and center on
the clicked location. You can also click and drag a box using the ZOOM OUT tool to zoom out
more than one pre-defined scale level. Contrary to what one would expect, a small zoom box
results in zooming the map out a large amount whereas a large zoom results in zooming the map
out very little.
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A final way of navigating in Tigard Maps Advanced is to use the scales and bookmarks area
The scales and bookmarks area serves two purposes: it shows the current map scale, and it
allows the user to change the scale/extent.
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To change the current map scale, type the desired value into the input box
and hit enter. It is also possible to change the scale using a predefined
scale from the “Scales” list. The predefined scale list (pictured to the
right) is opened by clicking on the “Scales” menu. The center of the map
will remain constant when you zoom in and out using the predefined
values.
Similar to the “Scales” list, the “Bookmarks” list contains a set of
common locations in and around Tigard that you can zoom to with a
single click. These bookmarks are configurable by the system
administrator and can be added to and customized for individual profiles.
Similar to bookmarks, you can return to the full extent (the map you see when you open Tigard
Maps Advanced) with a single click by clicking on either the FULL EXTENT button on the toolbar
or on the globe in the center of the continuous pan tool
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, both circled below.
Tip! The PREVIOUS EXTENT button can be used to return to earlier extents that you
visited.
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THE SIDEBAR
The Tigard Maps Advanced sidebar (displayed below) is found to the left of the map display and
includes a set of panels which allow you to interact with the data in several ways. To switch
between panels, click on each tab at the top of the frame. Following is a description of the
panels found on the sidebar:
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Layers Panel: The layers panel controls the display
of the layers on the map. Layers are first grouped
into services and then are possibly further grouped
into thematic folders. A service is a set of layers
and layer groups that are bundled together into one
package. Layers are drawn in ascending order up
the layer list, so layers listed higher on the list will
draw on top of those below them.
The main map service in Tigard Maps Advanced is
called “Operational Layers”. This service includes
all of the frequently changing, department-specific
operational layers (i.e. Stormwater, Transportation,
etc.). The “Sensitive Lands” service is an example
of a themed service, that is, all of the layers in the
“Sensitive Lands” service are available in the
“Operational Layers” service as well, but they are
scattered among various group folders. Creating the
“Sensitive Lands” service allows each of the layers
involved in this theme to be found and turned on all
at once quite easily.
The “Tax Lot Base Map”, “Street Base Map”,
“Aerial Photos” and “Terrain Map” services are
examples of services that are mutually exclusively
visible, indicated by the circular radio button next to
the layer rather than a square check box. Only one
of these services can be visible at a time. This
speeds up drawing within the application and also
makes switching between various styles of base map
very easy.
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To control which layers are displayed on the map, toggle the
checkbox (on/off) to the left of the layer name. Clicking on
the + or – icon next to a thematic folder will expand the folder
and show you the layers within that folder. To display layers
that are in a folder on the map, you must also make sure that
the folder is checked on. Clicking on the + or – icon next to a
layer will display/hide that layer’s legend.
Finally, there are context menus associated with both
services and layers. Layers displayed in one service
can cover up or hide the display of layers in another
service. By right clicking on a service name, you can
change the opacity (the opposite of transparency) of a
service.
NOTE: The “Operational Layers” service is automatically set to have an opacity
of 60% (40% transparent).
Right clicking on a layer allows you to either view the
metadata for that layer or zoom to the extent of that layer
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Search Panel: Used to perform any of a set of predefined tabular searches. Discussed in
Section 3.
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Drawing Manager: Used to manage drawings/graphics that you have added to the map.
Discussed in Section 5.
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Overview Map: The shaded square on the overview map indicates
the current extent of the map display. Clicking anywhere on the
overview map will center your map display extent at the point
where you clicked.
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THE RESULTS WINDOW
All query, geosearch and selection results are displayed in the results window (pictured below)
found underneath the map display. The results window can expand and collapse and does not
affect the size of the map display. Queries and selections will automatically expand the results
window, and it can then be collapsed or re-expanded by clicking on the chevron icon (circled
below) in the upper right hand corner of the window title bar.
Also, when the results window is collapsed, holding the mouse pointer over the results window
title bar (light green) causes the pointer to change to a hand icon (illustrated below), and then a
single click expands the window. When you move your cursor outside of the expanded results
window, the window automatically collapses.
When a results frame is being populated with query results, the screen will gray out and the
“Please Wait” message will appear.
Once the results window is populated with results, the user can sort by any column by clicking
the column header/name. Columns can also be moved in the results window by clicking on the
column header, dragging and dropping. In addition to presenting data results, the results window
has a set of tools (1), hyperlinks (2) and context menu actions (3) that perform various tasks.
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Tip! Resting the mouse over a record in the results window will highlight the
corresponding feature on the map.
1) THE RESULTS WINDOW TOOLS
Export to KML: Exports the currently selected features in the form of KML
(Keyhole Markup Language) for use in web mapping browsers such as Google
Earth and ArcGIS Explorer. The KML export is an excellent way to quickly export
and share data with someone else that may be using freeware web applications and
not have access to a purchased GIS application. Additionally, the attribute
information is transferred with the shape data and can be consequently displayed in
the Google Earth interface. Google Earth must be loaded on your PC for this feature
to function properly.
Export to Excel: Downloads query results to an Excel spreadsheet.
Zoom to Selected: Zooms so that all selected features in the active selection set are
visible on the map.
Buffer Results: Opens buffer panel for buffering (discussed further in Section 6).
2) HYPERLINKS
In some instances the query/geosearch results will have hyperlinked (underlined) field values.
These hyperlinks perform a variety of functions for a particular result such as opening web
pages or pre-made reports.
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3) CONTEXT MENU ACTIONS
As mentioned before, a context menu is a menu that pops up as a result of a right-click on the
mouse. Right clicking on a result will bring up a context menu with actions that can be
performed for that particular result. The table below lists the context menu actions that are
available with any selection.
InfoWindow: Open an info window on the map displaying a set of attributes for the
chosen result.
Flash: “Flashes” the chosen result on the map.
Pan To: Pans the map so that it is centered on the chosen result. Does not change
the scale.
Zoom To: Zooms to the feature on the map that corresponds to the selected record
in the query results.
Convert to Markup: Converts the shape to a markup (graphic) where its display
properties can be manipulated. More on this topic in Section 5.
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THE TOOLBAR
The toolbar (illustrated in sections below) is found above the map display and contains a set of
tools represented by icons. Some of these tools are part of drop-down menus on the left side of
the toolbar, and other, more general tools can be enabled with one click on the right side of the
toolbar. For example, the MAP TIP tool is located in the "Get Info" drop-down menu. Simply
click on the "Get Info" menu, rest the mouse on the MAP TIP item and a list of layers will appear.
Clicking on one of the layer names will determine which data the MAP TIP tool will return. A
few of the individual tools are described in this section and the rest are covered in later sections.
1) DRAWING TOOLS MENU
2) SELECTION TOOLS MENU
4) GENERAL TOOLS
1) THE DRAWING TOOLS MENU
The “Drawing Tools” Menu will be discussed in Section 5.
2) THE SELECTION TOOLS MENU
The “Selection Tools” Menu will be discussed in Section 2.
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3) GET INFO MENU
3) THE GET INFO MENU
Identify: Click on a map feature to display its attributes in a new popup window.
When you click on the icon, you must first select the map layer to query from the
drop-down list that appears. Once the layer is selected, the tool can be used to select
a map feature for identification.
Map Tip: Move the mouse over a map feature to view its attributes. When you
click on the icon, you must first select the map layer to query from the drop-down
list that appears. Once the layer is selected, the map tip will show up to the side of
the cursor location when you hover over a feature.
Geosearch: Click on a map feature to drill down through pre-configured data layers
lying “underneath” the feature that was clicked on and display the results in the
results window. When you click on the icon, you must first select the type of
geosearch to perform from the drop-down list that appears. Once the geosearch is
selected, the tool can be used to perform the geosearch operation on a feature.
4) THE GENERAL TOOLS
The navigation tools found in the general tools were discussed in the “Map Display” portion
of this section. The remaining tools on the general toolbar are detailed below.
Print: Brings up a dialog box to specify page size, map scale, legend images, and a title for
your printable map. Maps can be printed to a number of different formats, they include:
HTML, Adobe PDF, and Flash Paper.
Measure Line: Click on the map with the left mouse button and a red line will
“follow” your mouse. A “Measure Results” window will appear and will display
both the segment and total length in map units (which you can specify) for the line
you are creating. Double click on the left mouse button to stop the measurement.
Area Measure Tool: Click on the map with the left mouse button and a red line
will “follow” your mouse. A “Measure Results” window will appear and will
display both the area and perimeter in map units (which you can specify) for the
shape you are creating. Left-click your mouse again to create a new vertex for the
polygon; when the polygon is complete, double-click the left mouse button. The
area calculation for the area will display in the tabular results window.
Help: Opens the user manual in a new tab/window.
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SECTION 2: SELECTION
SETS
Selections sets are an important aspect of many GIS applications. The concept is not difficult;
however, it is necessary to understand selection sets before making use of Tigard Maps
Advanced. This section will give a brief overview of the selection set and cover the SELECTION
menu.
OVERVIEW OF SELECTION SETS
As the name suggests, a selection refers to a geographic feature (tax lot, water hydrant, traffic
light) that is “selected” meaning it is being focused on. A selection set is simply a group of
selected features, one or many (one tax lot, four water hydrants, ten traffic lights). In Tigard
Maps Advanced, selected features are highlighted in blue in the map display. Features are
selected by using one of the selection tools (described in the next section) or by performing a
spatial operation such as querying or buffering. Some spatial operations, such as buffering,
require a selection to be made before the tool can even be used. When features are selected,
relevant feature attribute information is displayed in the results window at which point the
various tools, hyperlinks and context menu actions in the pane are available for use on the
selected data.
A selection set can contain only one type of feature. This means that at any point in time, only
one type of feature will be summarized in the results window. When selecting water hydrants, it
is not possible to select a water main along with the hydrants.
THE SELECTION TOOLS MENU
The “Selection Tools” menu contains tools that allow you to manage Tigard Maps Advanced
selection sets. The following section describes the various selection tools and how they are used.
Select Point: Selects a single feature. When you click on the icon, you must first choose the
map layer from which you wish to select from the drop-down list that appears. Left-click
individual features on the map to perform the selection.
Select Polygon: Select features within a drawn polygon. When you click on the icon, you
must first select the map layer from which you wish to select from the drop-down list that
appears. Next, draw a polygon on the map by clicking down the left mouse button multiple
times (once for each vertex of the polygon.) This will draw the polygon in red as displayed
below until the left mouse button is double-clicked.
Select Polygon Freehand: The same as the Select Polygon tool except the polygon is
drawn by clicking and holding the left mouse button and sketching the shape.
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Select Polyline: Selects features that intersect a drawn line. When you click on the icon, you
must first select the map layer from which you which to select from the drop-down list that
appears. Next, draw a line on the map by clicking down the left mouse button multiple times
(once for each vertex of the line.) This will draw a red line until the left mouse button is
double-clicked to end the line.
Select Polyline Freehand: The same as the Select Polyline tool except the line is drawn by
clicking and holding the left mouse button and sketching the shape.
Select Rectangle: Selects features within a drawn rectangle. When you click on the icon,
you must first select the map layer from which you wish to select from the drop-down list
that appears. Next, drag and drop a box on the map by clicking down the left mouse button,
moving the mouse, and releasing the mouse button.
Select Ellipse: Selects features within a drawn ellipse. When you click on the icon, you
must first select the map layer from which you wish to select from the drop-down list that
appears. Then, drag and drop a circle on the map by clicking down the left mouse button,
moving the mouse, and releasing the mouse button.
Selection Type: Toggles what type of selection operation to perform when using any of the
selection tools. It can be one of the following:
Add to Selection: Appends the selection tool results to the current selection set.
New Selection: Create a new selection set. If there is a current selection set, it is
removed before the selection tool creates the new selection set.
Subselect: Within the current selection set, keeps records chosen by the selection tool
and unselects records not chosen by the selection tool.
Unselect: Removes records chosen by the selection tool from the current selection set.
Clear Results: Clears all selection sets and refreshes the map.
NOTE: Clearing selection sets does not delete any data.
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SECTION 3: QUERIES AND
GEOSEARCHES
Queries and geosearches are two powerful features of Tigard Maps Advanced. A query allows
you to specify criteria about a particular feature type and pull back (in the map display and
results window) all features that match the criteria you specified. Query types and query criteria
are predefined and can be accessed on the QUERY panel of the sidebar. Geosearches are a type
of query (called a spatial query) that are based on location and performed by interacting directly
with the map display. Clicking on the map will “drill down” through pre-configured data layers
lying “underneath” the feature(s) clicked on and display the results in the results window. This
section will illustrate how to perform a query and a geosearch.
HOW TO PERFORM A QUERY
Queries are performed using the SEARCH panel on the sidebar (pictured below). The following
steps illustrate the process for running a query.
1. On the application sidebar, expand the
SEARCH panel if it is not already
expanded by clicking on the word
“Search”.
2. Choose the query you wish to perform
by either using the right or left arrows
next to the query tabs (circled in red) OR
by right clicking on one of the query
tabs, hovering over “Change Query” and
choosing the query from the resulting list.
3. Enter the criteria you are interested in then click on the SEARCH
button at the bottom of the form.
4. The results of your query will be selected in the map display and
will also be listed in the results window. If no records matched
your criteria, a message saying such will appear. NOTE:
queries are configured to return a limited number of records to
reduce the overall processing time. If your query returns more
records than this limit, a message will appear, and you will need
to narrow your search criteria to return any results.
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ADDING TO / SUBTRACTING FROM A QUERY
When initiating a query, you can add to and/or subtract from the result set. At the lower part of
each type of query is a pick list titled SELECTION TYPE. Within this pick list are the values
“Add”, “New”, “Remove” and “Subselect”.
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Add: Appends query results to the current selection set.
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New: Creates a new selection set. If there is a current selection set, it is removed before
the query creates the selection set. In all new queries, the default is set to “New”.
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Remove: Removes records that match query criteria from the selection set.
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Subselect: This selection type allows for refining the current selection set. It keeps, or
subselects, records in the current selection that match the criteria entered.
HOW TO PERFORM A GEOSEARCH
Geosearches are performed using the GEOSEARCH tool (
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the toolbar. A geosearch drills down through the layers underneath a feature. Picture the
geosearch as a cookie cutter shaped like the feature you click on and cutting through layers of
data stacked underneath it. The feature used for all geosearches in Tigard Maps Advanced is the
taxlot.
To perform a geosearch, simply click on the “Get Info” menu, hover over the GEOSEARCH tool
and then choose one of the geosearches available. Once a particular GEOSEARCH tool is enabled,
click on a taxlot to perform the geosearch operation.
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SECTION 4: BUFFERS
Buffers are another powerful feature of Tigard Maps Advanced. The buffer operation finds all
features of a specified type within a specified distance of a selected feature. This section will
illustrate how to perform a buffer.
HOW TO PERFORM A BUFFER
Buffers are performed using the BUFFER panel on the left side of the results window (pictured
below) which is accessed by clicking on the BUFFER RESULTS button on the results window
toolbar (circled in red). There must be at least one feature selected to perform a buffer operation,
and that feature must be in one of the “bufferable” layers listed; if nothing appears in the buffer
panel, the feature that you have selected has not been configured to be bufferable. If more than
one feature is selected, the buffer is calculated around the entire selection set.
The following steps illustrate the process for performing a buffer operation.
1. In the results window, expand the buffer panel if it is not already expanded by clicking on the
word BUFFER RESULTS button.
2. If no bufferable selection set exists, use the selection tools to select a feature for which a
buffer has been defined.
3. Once a selection has been made, the BUFFER panel will display the LAYER TO SELECT field
(layer in which to search for features that are within your buffer). Choose the layer you wish
to select from.
4. Once a layer is chosen, the BUFFER panel will display the DISTANCE field (diameter of the
buffer circle). Choose a buffer size from the drop down list then click on RUN BUFFER.
5. The outline of your buffer will be green in the map display and the attributes of the features
from the LAYER TO SELECT found within your buffer will appear in the results window.
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SECTION 5: DRAWING
In this section you will learn how to customize your map with drawings using the tools available
in the DRAWING TOOLS menu and the DRAWING MANAGER panel of the sidebar.
TOOLS IN THE DRAWING TOOLS MENU
The DRAWING tools (pictured below) allow you to add various graphics and text to the map.
The drawing is only saved in the current user session, so when Tigard Maps Advanced is
closed, all drawings are cleared. Drawings are great for ‘red-lining’ or making in-the-field
markups that can be later reviewed back at the office.
To add a drawing on the map, simply select the desired drawing tool and then click on the map.
For some features, such as a rectangle, you will need to click and drag. The interaction needed
with each drawing tool is listed in the table below.
Draw Polygon: This tool will add a polygon graphic to the map image. The polygon is
set by left-clicking on the desired starting point, and then continuing to left-click to add
segments. Finish the polygon by double left-clicking on the desired end point.
Draw Polygon Freehand: The same as the Draw Polygon tool except the line is drawn
by clicking and holding the left mouse button and sketching the shape.
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Draw Polyline: This tool will add a line graphic to the map image. The line is set by
left-clicking on the desired starting point, and then continuing to left-click to add
segments. Finish the line by double left-clicking on the desired end point.
Draw Polyline: The same as the Draw Polyline tool except the line is drawn by
clicking and holding the left mouse button and sketching the shape.
Draw Rectangle: This tool will add a rectangle graphic to the map image. The
rectangle is set by clicking on the desired starting point, and then dragging the desired
height and width.
Draw Ellipse: This tool will add an ellipse graphic to the map image. The circle is set
by drawing a box for the ellipse to fit into.
Draw Point: This tool will add a point graphic to the map image. The point will be
centered on where the map is clicked.
Draw Text: This tool will add desired text to the map image. The text will start from
the point clicked on the map. After the point is clicked on the map, a text input box will
be available to enter the text value.
Draw Callouts: This tool will add a callout label to the map image. Left click on the
map where you want the tip of your callout bubble to point, hold the mouse button
down and drag the red line to the point where you want the bottom left corner of your
callout bubble to be located. Let up the left mouse button and a text input box will be
available to enter the text value.
Delete All Drawings: This button will clear all markups from the map image.
Clear Buffer Graphics: Clears any graphics (i.e. drawn polygons) displayed on the
map.
Default Drawing Properties: This button will show the default drawing properties
page, discussed in the next section.
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DEFAULT DRAWING PROPERTIES
Default drawing properties are defined in Tigard Maps Advanced; however, you can override
these for the duration of the session with new defaults. Any new drawing created would
reference the new default appearance that you defined. User defined drawing properties can’t be
saved. To change the default drawing properties click the appropriate choice from the “Default
Drawing Properties” dropdown menu.
A property menu will appear for the specific markup feature type. Various properties such as
color, size, shape, transparency, etc. can be changed. To make changes, click into the value cell
for a specific property. For example, clicking the mouse in the color value column will display a
drop down menu to choose a different color. Changes will immediately display by clicking the
“OK” or “Apply” button.
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Similar to the Color property, the “Style” property will display a drop down menu to choose a
different fill pattern. To change the fill transparency, simply click into the value column and
type in a new value to change the percentage of transparency. In the case of a polygon,
rectangle, or ellipse feature, a secondary property menu will be available to change the outline
properties. Click into the outline value cell to open the Line Properties menu.
You must click “OK” on both the Line Properties and Symbol Properties forms for the outline
properties to take effect.
DRAWING MANAGER AND FEATURE PROPERTIES
The Drawing Manager is located in the DRAWING MANAGER sidebar panel. As drawings are
added to the map, an entry will be placed into the appropriate folder.
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Right-click on the Manager folder to access a context menu to either save markups to file, to load
a saved file of markups, or to delete all markups.
There is also a right-click context menu available for each drawing feature (below). An option
exists to change the symbol properties for an individual drawing feature. Navigation options
also exist to pan to or zoom to a specific drawing graphic. An option to flash a drawing feature
is useful to quickly identify a specific drawing. You can also click to delete the one drawing
graphic. Advanced capabilities such as buffer and spatial query are discussed in the next
sections.
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How do you change the drawing feature description?
Double click on the description, type in a new description. Use the enter key
on the keyboard to accept the change .
ADVANCED DRAWING CAPABILITIES – BUFFER SELECTION
Drawing features can also be buffered and used to perform a spatial intersection selection
against other map layers. Individual drawing polygons, polylines and points can be buffered by
selecting the “Buffer” choice from the right-click context menu. A menu will display requesting
a distance. Enter a distance in map units and then select “OK”. The buffer will be displayed on
the map.
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The buffer graphic is also a markup feature and will be added to the Polygons markup folder.
Symbol properties can be changed. The buffer graphic itself can also be buffered.
How do you change the buffer graphic symbol properties in the Drawing
Manager Sidebar Menu?
Right-click on the Polygons drawing folder and choose “Buffer Properties.”
The polygon symbol properties menu will display allowing you to set new
default properties. You can also set the buffer properties from the Drawing
Tools dropdown menu.
ADVANCED DRAWING CAPABILITIES – INTERSECTION SELECTION
An existing drawing graphic can in turn be used to perform a spatial intersection selection.
Right-click on the desired drawing and choose the spatial query option. If administratively
defined, a list of predefined query results will be available for specific layers. Choose the
desired layer.
The drawing will be used like a cookie cutter to select features from the specified layer that fall
within and intersect the markup feature. Selected features will be highlighted on the map.
Selected records will be display in the query results table.
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SECTION 6: PRINTING
MAPS
Tigard Maps Advanced provides you with tools for generating maps using a selection of map
templates. Map templates determine where elements of a map appear such as the title bar, neat
line, scale bar, north arrow, legend and organization footer. Also some templates allow the user
to specify labels that are placed in the title bar. This section will cover how to print a map in
Tigard Maps Advanced.
USING MAP TEMPLATES TO PRINT A MAP
To print the contents of your map display in HTML, PDF or Flash format from Tigard Maps
Advanced, click on PRINT (
) in the General tools on the toolbar. Once the map has been
generated in one of these formats, you can save or print the resulting document. Clicking on
PRINT will bring up the “Print Setup” dialog box (illustrated below) in which you specify the
parameters and the format of the map you wish to generate.
Once report parameters are set, click on the HTML, PDF or FLASH button at the bottom of the
dialog to generate the map in the chosen format in a new browser window. This output map can
then be saved or printed. NOTE: The “Map Only” print template creates a map with no
additional text, legend, table of contents, etc.
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