Map Tools and Menus 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 may only have one background 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. 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. Double clicking will end the measurement and close the measure window. Identify: Select the Identify tool by clicking on the icon. Then click on a point on the map to display information from features at that location. The Identify tool will return information for any feature selected in a report filter or for any map layer that is visible in the Map Layers section.   MENUS                              Home    File     Edit    View     Window    Help    Sign In Home Home: Will connect to the Montana Natural Heritage Program home page. File Menu File: Contains 3 choices for exporting maps and data: Save Map to JPG: This option will create a JPG image for you of your map and allow you to download it. You are allowed to specify a size for the JPG image by selecting from the list of pixel resolutions. There are additional options and instructions displayed when this option is selected. Save Data to XLS: This option allows you to save the tabular information from the data window into a MS Excel file format. There are additional options and instructions displayed when this option is selected. Save Everything to PDF: A new option in TRACKER that allows for the export of the map and the data report to Adobe PDF format. You may select the paper size and page orientation from drop down lists. You may specify different paper sizes and orientation (portrait or landscape) for the map and the data report pages. There are additional options and instructions displayed when this option is selected. Edit Edit User Profile: Not available yet. View My Paces:The My Places has two options: Save New Places and Edit My Places. These options act as bookmarks to allow you to return to saved map views. Save New Places: You may save a map view by selecting this option. You will be prompted to name the view. Edit My Places: A new feature not yet available will be a function to edit your list of saved places. Save Current View as Default: This option will save the current map view and map layers that are turned on as the default view when you log in. Window Window: Contains several clickable links. 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. Help Help: Links to the main help file. Help With Tools: Links directly to this help page. 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 NH TRACKER: 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.  Read more...