Charts and Data Display Window Help

The most exciting updates with this version are the addition of graphical summaries of records by year and month of observation, and the ability to see tabular data associated with observation records. These summaries may be viewed by sliding open the “Charts and Data” window at the bottom of the page. Zooming into different scales automatically updates the graphical summaries and tabular data. Various tabular data for observations may be viewed by clicking the sign next to the listings to expand the data view. In addition, tabular data may displayed in a similar fashion for any map layers that are checked on in the map layers tab. Display Window The Charts and Data window displays the results of the Query / Reports filters and search options combined with the geographic extent of the map window. As the extent of the map changes by zooming or panning, the charts and data lists will change to reflect the new extent. As changes are made in the Query / Reports filters, the charts and data lists will change. Display Options: You may expand or colapse the charts and data lists displayed by clicking thesign next to the listing. Window Size: You may expand or shrink the size of the Charts and Data window by left clicking on the top of the window on the grab area: .  You may also use the window controls  in the upper right corner of the window to expand or hide the window. Charts and Graphs When a report is created, TRACKER automatically creates a variety of summary charts that are appropriate to the report information. These charts may be viewed by clicking thesign next to the Charts and Graphs title. Species List The list is grouped by TAXA and contains information for the COMMON or SCEINTIFIC NAME, Heritage Program GLOBAL and STATE RANKS, SIGHTINGS information (Earliest, Latest, Oldest, Newest), and total COUNT. You may pick to sort the list on either COMMON or SCIETIFIC name. You may also the list on any of the other column headings by clicking on the column title.   Clicking on the name of the species will open the Montana Animal Field Guide and display information on that species. Observation Details The list is displays the actual observation information for each observation as detemined by the spatial extent of hte map window and the criteria specificied in the report. The observation list contains information for the COMMON and SCEINTIFIC NAME, as well as Observation Date and Location Information. You may pick to sort the list on either COMMON or SCIETIFIC name. You may also the list on any of the other column headings by clicking on the column title.   Clicking on the name of the species will open the Montana Animal Field Guide and display information on that species. Photos If you select a set of photographs to view from the list in the Photo Viewer panel on the left of the map, a list of those photos corresponding to the geographic extent of the map will appear ion the Charts and Data window. Clicking on View Photo: [name].jpg will cause the photo to open in a new browser window.