Natural Heritage Tracker Help: Map Tools and Menus

Natural Heritage TRACKER

Map Tools Help

Use the tools across the top of the map display to view distribution information on individual species in the context of aerial photos, 1:24,000 scale topographic maps, land stewardship information, county boundaries, public land survey boundaries, and information on highways, lakes, and streams.

Turn background and foreground map layers on/off by clicking on the boxes or circle buttons. The map will immediately start to redraw.

You can only have one back ground layer turned on at a time. The background layers are at the bottom of the list and include: Air Photos, Topographic Maps (a hillshade may be turned on/off), the state Highway Map, and you can select to have no base map turned on (the default option when the TRACKER starts up).

MAP TOOLS
The tools across the top of the map frame are:
	Zoom In: Select this tool by clicking on the icon once with the left mouse button. Then click once on the part of the map you wish to enlarge. Or, click the left mouse button and hold it down while you drag a box around the area you wish to enlarge.
	Zoom Out: Select this tool by clicking on the icon once with the left mouse button. Then click once on the part of the map that you want centered when you zoom out.
	Previous Zoom: Clicking on this button will zoom the map window to your previous geographic view extent.
	Return to Statewide View: Clicking on this button will zoom the map window to a statewide view
	Pan the Map: Select the pan tool by clicking on the icon. Then click and drag on the map in any direction to pan to a new location.
	Mouse Zoom In/Zoom Out: Select this tool by clicking on it (it is also the default selected tool when the map first displays). Position your mouse pointer over the map and hold down the left mouse button to zoom in. Hold down the right mouse button to zoom out. NOTE: You may also use your mouse wheel to zoom in/out. Roll forward to zoom in and roll backwards to zoom out.
	Measure: Select this tool by clicking on it. Then click on a point on the map to start your measurement. Move the pointer to a new location and click again to get the length (kilometers and miles) of the line segment. Keep moving and clicking to get a cumulative length measurement.

MENUS
Home	Home: Will connect to the Montana Natural Heritage Program home page.
File	File: Contains 3 choices: My Places: If you are signed in, you may bookmark and save the geographic extent you are currently viewing by clicking on the Save New Place option. Once saved, a list of bookmarks will appear under My Places. Clicking on a saved place will zoom you to that location and extent. It will not save your species choices. Save/Export: A new feature not yet activated. Print to PDF: A new feature not yet activated.
Edit	Edit: A new feature not yet activated.
View	Expand All: Expands all of the panels on the left of the map. Collapse All: Collapses all of the panels on the left of the map. Tabular Data: Expands the Charts and Data report window if it is not visible. Toggle Map Legend: Toggles the map legend on/off.
Tools	Tools: Contains clickable links to the map tools as well as a link to this help file. See above for tool descriptions
Help	Help: Links to the nmain help file. FAQ: Links to the Frequently Asked Questions section. Feedback: Opens a blank email composition window in which you may enter feedback about TRACKER and send to the Natural Heritage Program. About NHTRACKER: Links to a general information page about the Natural Heritage TRACKER web application. Includes information on TRACKER partners.
Sign-In	Sign In / Sign Out: Use this menu to sign in or out of the TRACKER. More...