Difference between revisions of "Map Pane"

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Map Layouts

When printing the map from IMSMA, you can customise its appearance by adding shapes, text, a legend, and scale and north indicators to the map. This customisation can be added by using the map layout toolbar.

To access the map layout toolbar, click the button from the IMSMA Navigation window toolbar.

The buttons available on the map layout toolbar are described in Table 32.

Map Layout Toolbar Buttons
Button	Description
	Allows you to apply a saved map layout.
	Allows you to save the map layout.
	Allows you to toggle between the map layout and the page layout.
	Allows you to change the page layout.
	Prints the currently displayed map.
	Allows you to move the page within the map pane.
	Allows you to zoom into the page layout.
	Allows you to zoom out from the page layout.
	Allows you to change the scale of the page layout.

Map Legends

Legends allow you to easily identify the symbols and markings on the map. The contents of the legend are managed from the Legend Editor window. To display the Legend Editor window, click the button.

The Legend Editor window has three panes: the theme manager pane, the Legend Themes pane, and the Legend Layout pane.

The theme manager pane is located on the left side of the Legend Editor window. It contains the IMSMA themes and map themes that can be displayed on the map and functions identically as the Theme Manager window.

The legend themes pane is located on the right side of the Legend Editor window and displays the themes that you would like to include in the legend, the title of the legend, and buttons for adding or removing themes from the legend.

The legend layout pane is located at the bottom of the Legend Editor window. This pane allows you to preview the contents of the legend before they are applied to the page layout.

Map Pane

The map pane displays on the right side of the IMSMA Navigation window.

The IMSA themes toolbar and GIS map controls toolbar allow you to display icons on the map and control the appearance of the map. The Workbench button opens the Workbench window which lists field reports that need manager approval.

The IMSMA themes toolbar, which is located to the left of the map, allows you to select the icons displayed on the map. Icons are images representing the different items. The buttons in the map themes toolbar and their descriptions are listed in Table 11.

IMSMA Themes Toolbar Buttons
Button	Description
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Locations associated with the displayed country structure. This option is enabled by default.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Hazards associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Hazard Reductions associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Accidents associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the MREs associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the QCs associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Organisations associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Places associated with the displayed country structure.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Country Structures.
	Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Victims associated with the displayed country structure.

You can also control the icons displayed on the map by using the Theme Manager window. For more information, see the Theme Manager window section on page 33.

The GIS map controls, which are located across the top of the map, allow you to control the appearance of the map. The toolbar contains buttons that perform various functions on the map. The buttons in the map controls toolbar and their descriptions are listed in Table 12.

GIS Map Controls Toolbar Buttons
Button	Description
	Displays the previously displayed map.
	Displays the next map.
	Allows you to specify the area on the map for which you would like to view data in the data set categories pane. For more information, see page 22.
	Displays the feature selection tool that allows you to select one or more icons from the map. After you select the icon(s), the rows in the item tab(s) corresponding to the selected icon(s) are highlighted. For more information, see the How to select icons on the map section on page 19.
	Displays a smaller map area at a larger scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map. For more information, see page 23.
	Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map.
	Displays the pan tool (hand) that allows you to move the map within the map pane. For more information, see the How to reposition the map image section on page 22.
	Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected icon on the map. For more information, see page 21.
	Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons on the map. For more information, see page 21.
	The zoom-in tool displays a smaller area of the country structure in more detail. For more information, see the How to display the map at a larger scale section on page 24.
	The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see page 24.
	Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map. For more information, see page 24.
	Displays the Recentre to Coordinates window that allows you to specify the coordinates on which to recentre the map. For more information, see page 24.
	Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25.
	Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25.
	Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see page 25.
	Refreshes the map display.
	Allows you to alter the layout of the map for printing purposes. For more information, see page 27.

The Workbench button opens the Workbench window which lists field reports that need manager approval. From the Workbench window, you can edit field reports, import and export field reports, and approve and reject field reports. The button and its description are listed in Table 13.

Workbench Button
Button	Description
	Displays the Workbench window. For more information, see page 88.

The coordinates of the mouse are displayed in the bottom, right corner of the map pane. The country structure selected from the country structure pane is displayed in the bottom, left corner of the map pane.

Note that any time the map pane is updated, it may take a few seconds for the update to occur.