TN Civil War GIS Project

Civil War GIS Project Application Help

User's Guide (PDF)

Map Navigation:

Zoom: You can zoom the map in and out using your middle mouse wheel, by using the zoom slider on the left side of the map, or by using the zoom tools on the navigation toolbar to the right. Click the zoom in tool and drag a box on the map to zoom in. Click the globe button to zoom out to the full state level. Use the zoom previous and zoom next buttons to navigate between map extents.
Pan: You can move the map in any direction by clicking and holding the left mouse button, dragging the map, and releasing the mouse button.

Search Options:

Various Search boxes: select an item from the drop down list or enter dates in the Select by Date.

Results:

Search/Identify Results: if multiple results are returned through a search, this section will automatically open and show the results. Clicking on an item will open the link and/or zoom the map.
Details: this section shows the detailed information about a specific site. It is populated by either choosing a record from the Search/Identify Results section, or by clicking on an item in the map.

Toolbar buttons:

Aerial Photography: If the background of the map shows the standard street map, clicking this button will change the background to the aerial imagery map.
Street Map: If the background of the map shows aerial imagery, clicking this button will change the background to the standard street map.
FEMA DFIRM Map: Clicking this button will show DFIRM Flood Areas.
Property Lines: Clicking this button will show current Property boundaries.
Land Use: Clicking this button will show Land Use classifications.
Zoom In : Click this button and then drag a box on the map to zoom in.
Full Extent : Click this button to zoom out to the full exent of the state.
Zoom Previous : Click this button to zoom back to the previous map extent. If you have not zoomed the map yet, this button will be deactivated.
Zoom Next : Click this button to zoom to the next map extent. If you are at the most recent map extent, this button will be deactivated.
Pan : Click this button and then click and hold on the map to drag it in any direction you would like to move. Release the button to refresh the map.
Identify : Click this button and then click on an individual historical site in the map. The detailed site information will show in the Site Detail section.
Help: Opens and closes this dialog box.

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