Contents - EcoAtlas Help |
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| Map navigation - buttons for changing the area of the map being viewed | |
| [A] | Zoom In - Define a portion of the map that you would like to see in greater detail by drawing a box around it. Click and hold mouse button to define one corner of the box. While still holding the mouse button down, drag the mouse to define the size of the zoom box. Release the mouse button when the zoom box covers the desired area, and the map will redraw to that area. You may also click in one spot to zoom in a fixed amount centered around that spot. |
| [B] | Pan - Move to an adjacent portion of the map while staying at the same scale. Click and hold mouse button and drag as if moving a sheet of paper. Release the mouse button to redraw the map in its new location. |
| [C] | Return to Previous Extent - Restore the map view to what it was before the last zoom or pan was performed. Click the button and wait for map to redraw. Only the last ten map views can be restored. |
| [D] | Return to Full Extent - Restores the map to its original statewide view. Click the button and wait for map to redraw. |
| Pop-up Help | |
| [F] | Disable/Enable Popup Help - Either turns on or turns off pop-up help. Initially when entering the map search window, the pop-up help is enabled and help text will be displayed if the mouse moves over the navigational buttons or the question mark icon after each search type. To turn this off, click the toggle button so that a red slash appears across the question mark. Click it again to turn it back on. |
| Map Legend | |
| [G] | Map Legend - Opens a window containing descriptions of layers potentially visible in the map. Not all layers shown in the legend may be visible in a given map view, depending upon how closely the map is "zoomed in" to an area. |
| Search tools | |
| [I] | Limit Search by County - Search for projects by county. Click on button for pulldown menu and navigate to desired region and then county. Pertinent project lists will be obtained, and the map will zoom into the selected county. Note that the statewide information will list all statewide projects unless additional search criteria are entered in the topic and/or keyword searches. Hit the GO button [L] to begin the search. |
| [J] | Topic Search - Search for projects by subject area. Click on button for pulldown menu and navigate to desired topic. Hit the GO button [L] to begin the search. |
| [K] | Keyword Search - Search for projects by keyword. Enter the word or words you wish to search for within the project's description. Hit the GO button [L] to begin the search. Go here for tips on conducting a keyword search. |
| [L] | Go - Click this button to search using the county/topic/keyword criteria that have been entered. Results will be graphically displayed on the map and pertinent projects will be listed under the Local/Regional Information [O] and Statewide Information [Q] results display. |
| [M] | Current Search - Displays the search criteria currently being utilized to achieve the displayed search results. This window does not appear if no search has been done. |
| [N] | Clear Search - Clears search results. Click button to clear all previous search results. Highlighted areas in the map will be cleared and the map will be returned to a statewide extent. This button does not appear until search results are present. |
| Search results | |
| [O] | Local/Regional Information result window - Initially displays the number of projects that meet the defined search criteria and that occur in a geographically discrete area of the state. General locations of these projects are represented on the map. When "Local/Regional Information" is clicked, the project titles are listed. Click on the project title to view details about the project. |
| [P] | View Detailed Locations - When box is not checked, all geographical locations are shown to the county level. When box is checked, more precise locations of projects are shown if they are available and pertinent to the project. More detailed locations may either be shown to the township level or to larger property or ecological units (i.e. Nicolet National Forest or Lower Wisconsin River). |
| [Q] | Statewide Information result window - Initially displays the number of projects that meet the defined search criteria and that occur throughout the state. When "Statewide Information" is clicked, the project titles are listed. Click on the project title to view details about the project. |
| [E] | Identify - Provides information about what projects occur in a selected area on the map. Click the button to highlight it and then click on the area of interest on the map. A new browser window will open with the results. This button does not appear until search results are present. |
| [H] | View Results in New Window - Displays map and project lists in a new browser window which can be printed out or emailed to another user. |
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Using the map search, projects may be found in three ways -
by county, topic, or keyword.
These three search types are described in detail below. Once a search has been conducted, initially the number of
projects found in the search appear in the gray "Local/Regional Information" [O] and
"Statewide Information" [Q] bars below
the map. Results considered to fall within the "Local/Regional Information" category correspond with projects
that have a definable geographic scope, and the areas where they occur appear highlighted on the map. Projects
that occur throughout the state are included in the "Statewide Information" category and do not appear on the map.
To view lists of project titles in either of these two categories, click on the gray title bar corresponding to the
category you wish to view. A results window will appear showing a list of project titles. To see more information about
an individual project, click the title, and a project summary will appear in a new window. If you would like to differentiate between projects that cover a more general geographic area vs. those that have a more discrete location, check the "View Detailed Locations" [P] box. Initially the box is not checked, and all geographical locations are shown to the county level. When the box is checked, more precise locations of projects are shown if they are available and pertinent to the project. More detailed locations may either be shown to the township level or to larger property or ecological units (i.e. Nicolet National Forest or Lower Wisconsin River). The projects located within any of the highlighted areas of the map can be found using the Identify tool [E]. When the Identify tool is selected, click on the highlighted area to find what projects are located within it. If you are uncertain about which township to select or have difficulties clicking on the one you want, zooming into the area using the map tools on the top will result in a more detailed map of the area. A link to a map legend is located in the upper right-hand corner. The county search returns projects related exclusively to the selected county as well as those involving a region that includes the county. All projects in the EcoAtlas have been categorized into one or more of the topics in the pull-down menu. Select the one closest to your area of interest. The keyword search looks for a match within a project's title, abstract, geographic description, and author's last name. To decrease false matches while still being as inclusive as possible, the keyword search works slightly differently depending upon what area of the project description is being searched. A summary of those search rules is given below. | ||||||||||||
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The project summary gives an overview of the project, including an abstract, geographic description, time period in which the project occurred, and author and contact information. There is also the date that any of the information was last updated and a link to a printer-friendly format for the summary's layout. Where applicable, there are also up to five buttons that may appear which link to additional information available online. These include:
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