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The Panel Tools on the left side of
the map display contains five sections:
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This section is used to select bird and other animal species
observations to display on the map. You may filter or select observations
by Animal Species, Geography, or Date.
Filter
by Animals
Click on the category (e.g., Mammals) to open
the species list. Click on a species species name to display and
then click on the DISPLAY button. The distribution
of the species will then display on the map.
You may select all species with a group by selecting "ALL
Mammals" or "ALL Birds". You may clear a particlular
animal group selection by clicking the Clear
option above the animal group list. Use the RESET
button to clear your all search criteria. or select another species
and click on the search button. The species lists will expand
or collapse by clicking on the "+" next to each category.
Filter
by Geography
You may get a list of all animals for certain geographic units
by using Filter by Geography. Selecting any of
the available units of geography and clicking on the display button,
will zoom the map to that area and return charts and data for
all animals for that area.
Filter
by Date:
You may get a list of all animals for months and/or
years by using Filter by Date. Selecting a month,
or a year, or a month and year will and clicking on the display
button, willreturn information for that time period and the geographic
extent of the map window.
The tabular information associated with any of the filters used
above will appear in the "Charts and Data" window
at the bottom of the map. The information is displayed as CHARTS
(by month, by year, and by area); a SUMMARY listing
of the TAXA, Common Name or Scientific name; Global and State
Ranks, Oldest/Newest Sightings, and Count. You may click on the
species name in the summary listing to open further information
about the species in the Montana Animal Field Guide.
You may adjust the Charts and Data window for easier viewing by
clicking on the 
on the top of the report window and dragging the window bigger
or smaller. More on Charts and Data Display...
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This section is used to add bird and other animal observations
to the NH TRACKER database. You must have a TRACKER User
Account and be signed in to enter observations. You may add
observations 1) adding a point on the map; or 2) downloading a
MS Excel spreadsheet to use for multiple observations. More
on adding observations ...
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The Photo Viewer section enables the display of geo-referenced
photos on the map. Currently, the only photos available are from
the Amphibian Inventory Survey. More
on viewing photos...
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This section allows you to turn on and view various map layers.
You may turn on any or all of the "Map Layers" in the
list by clicking on the square check box next to the layer name.
you can only display one of the "Base Map" layers at
a time. Select this by clicking on the symbol to the left of the
layer name.
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Use these functions to search for and
locate various places within Montana. You may search for locations
based on its name, USGS 1:24,000 quad map name, Township/Range/Section,
Montana State Plane Coordinates, or three formats for latitude/longitude. |
USER
TIPS: Each of these panel sections may be expanded
or collapsed by clicking on the
symbol to the right of the section title. You may expand or collapse
all of the panel sections by clicking on "Expand
All" or "Collapse
All" located at the bottom of the panel frame on
the left of the application window.
If you have problems, questions, or suggestions, contact
the Montana Natural Heritage Program at TRACKER
Feedback. |
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