Explore the Toolbars
The map pane displays on the right side of the IMSMA Navigation window.
Figure 12. Map Pane
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.
Figure 13. Map Pane Components
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.
| Table 11. IMSMA Themes Toolbar Buttons | |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Locations associated with the displayed country structure. This option is enabled by default. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Hazards associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Hazard Reductions associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Accidents associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the MREs associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the QCs associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Organisations associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate the Places associated with the displayed country structure. |
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Displays or hides the icons on the map to indicate Country Structures. |
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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.
| Table 12. GIS Map Controls Toolbar Buttons | |
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Displays the previously displayed map. |
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Displays the next map. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Displays a larger map area at a smaller scale and also recentres the map on the point that you select on the map. |
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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. |
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Allows you to display some of the attributes for a selected icon on the map. For more information, see page 21. |
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Allows you to measure lines, polylines, and polygons on the map. For more information, see page 21. |
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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. |
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The zoom-out tool displays a larger area of the country structure in less detail. For more information, see page 24. |
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Allows you to select the scale at which to display the map. For more information, see page 24. |
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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. |
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Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25. |
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Displays the map in its original scale and original position within the map pane. For more information, see page 25. |
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Allows you to alter the map projection. For more information, see page 25. |
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Refreshes the map display. |
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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.
| Table 13. Workbench Button | |
| Button | Description |
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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.
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Note that any time the map pane is updated, it may take a few seconds for the update to occur. |
