Global Geographic Information Systems

Used to generate a feature map from a single lat, lon location. Features searched are within the user's search radius.

Used to generate a feature report from a single lat, lon location. Features searched are within the user's search radius.

Used to generate a report on any single feature. Features searched are within the user's search radius.

Will select and report the total number of features intersected by the user's search radius.

Search for information in a theme. This will open up the advanced search tool.

When this button is active, it allows one to click on a country to access information from the World Fact Book.

When this button is active, it allows one to click in the view to access population information.

Defines the search radius for the Examine Feature routines and the Select Feature Total routine.

Toggles between drawing the examine features tool point location and search radius on the view or not drawing it.

The Create Profile Tool allow the user to generate elevation, population, etc. profiles over the raster datasets. Note: To allow ArcView to query the raster datasets we had to generate a generalized 1 x 1 degree point file to hold the raster values. After selecting the profile button, click and drag with the mouse a line and then let go. Here is an example of an elevation profile

The Earthquake Tool opens a new dialog that allows you modify the Earthquake legend, show earth quakes by magnitude ranges, and one year intervals. That interface is shown here.

Erases all unlocked graphics from the current view. Graphics include any text, points, shapes not related to an individual theme.

These two buttons allows one to lock and unlock graphics to a view. If the graphics (text, points, lines...) are locked the Erase button (above) will not delete them. To lock graphics, select the graphics to lock and click the L (lock) button. If you wish to delete locked graphics, select the graphics and hit the U (unlock) button. Then hit Del on the keyboard or the Erase button.

Once you have selected the MapTips tool, return to the view window. Activate the themes you wish to query. Click once to start MapTips. Click once to stop. The four color buttons allow you to choose the color of the MapTips text.

These two buttons help in setting a text label font size. This will change any text visible on the screen. If you do not wish to resize the political boundary or city labels make sure to turn them off.

Draws a graticule or grid on the view. The user must first drag a box to generate the graticule boundaries. This button may also be found when creating a layout.

Allows one to toggle a theme's legend in the TOC (table of contents) of the main view.

Opens a new interface which allows one to toggle climate themes on and off.

Opens a new interface which allows one to toggle image  layers on and off.

Open themes metadata documentation.

Opens external animation, image, and perspective files.

This resets the Drill Down interface to the startup defaults. The defaults include a 50 kilometer search radius and they will reset all Examine Feature themes to on.

Zooms to the Shaded Relief base image.

Opens up a floating interface which allows you zoom, pan, and refresh previous view.

This button will delete a feature for the Examine report. Only available in the Advanced Interface, see Global GIS Quick Start

This button will add a feature for the Examine report. Only available in the Advanced Interface, see Global GIS Quick Start.

An alternate way to toggle themes on and off. Note: this does not activate or highlight the theme in the table of contents.

Clears any features selected from the active themes

Deletes any selected graphical additions from the view window. This includes added labels, points, text...

Deletes ALL graphical additions from the view window. This includes added labels, points, text...