Map Tool Bar

The map tool bar provides a number of tools to help you manipulate your map and get information.

Imagery on/off

Lets you turn aerial photography on or off. By default, imagery is off. Please note:

• Turning imagery on or off will only apply to the active tab. As you switch tabs, you'll need to use this tool again to make changes to the current map.
• When you return to a tab, the imagery will return to the same state as it was when you last accessed that tab.
• Imagery will not be visible at certain scales, however you'll still be able to turn imagery on or off. For more information on visibility, refer to advanced tools.

Full view

Zooms out to a map displaying a full view of the City of Newark.

Zoom in/out

Zooms in (+) or out (-) of the current map. To zoom in or out:

1. Click the appropriate zoom tool.
2. Click anywhere in the map panel.

The scale tool bar provides advanced zoom options.

Pan tool

Lets you drag and drop to move the map in any direction. To pan:

1. Click the pan tool.
2. Move the cursor over the map panel and hold down the mouse button.
3. Move the cursor to drag the map
4. Release the mouse button.

You can also move the map using the arrows surrounding the map panel.

Information tool

Lets you access additional information about a specific point on the current map. To browse more information, click the information tool and then click on a point on the map.

A window will appear with a variety of information categories. To switch categories, select an option from the drop down menu provided. Please note that each map tab provides different information categories for the same point. For additional categories, switch tabs and try again.

Clear selections

Clears selections and points plotted on the current map.

Previous map

Returns to the previous map view.

Legend

Displays a map legend. As you zoom in and out of the map, new layers will become visible. Use the legend tool again to display an updated legend.

Overview map

Opens a new window displaying a thumbnail map of Newark. The red box represents the position of the current map displayed in the map panel.

Measure tool

Measures any area or distance in Newark. To measure:

1. Click the measure tool. This will open the measure tools panel under "Map Tools"
2. Select a measure type (measure area or measure length)
3. Select the unit of measure (default is metre)
4. Click on the map to add measurement points.

The measure tools panel will automatically display measurements as you add points to the map. To remove the points you've added, click the "clear" button.

To stop measuring or to use another tool, click the "done" button.