CHANGING MIDWEST ASSESSMENT
(CMA)
INTERNET
MAPPING SERVER (IMS)
Introduction
Description
This
application provides you the opportunity to interactively browse the geospatial
data layers created for the Changing Midwest Assessment. Start by clicking
the Launch
Changing Midwest IMS icon to the left. Once the website has
loaded in the new explorer window, browse the layers list on the right.
A click on the box next to a layer will make that map visible. You can
compare the 1980 map to the 2000 map in each suite of data or look for
hotspots of change on the change map. You can also zoom in on an area
you would like to see up close.
To view the dataset used to
created the map, click on the radio button to make that map layer active.
Once a map layer is made visible and active – grab the identify tool,
click on your area of interest, and the selected records will be displayed
at the bottom of the screen. You can focus your interest in the dataset
with the query tool. Click on the tool, fill out the data fields, then
execute. Polygon(s) that answer the query will be highlighted in yellow
on the map and the selected records will appear below the map.
The Companion
Shapefiles website listed below is your link to ordering these maps
online. A compact disc will be sent to an address of your choice.
We welcome comments regarding this website.
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Links
to In-Depth Information on the Landscape Change (LC) Program
Overview:
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/IntegratedPrograms/lc/
Changing Midwest Assessment
focus:
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/IntegratedPrograms/lc/focus/how/midwest/
Changing Midwest Assessment
publication:
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/3346
Changing Midwest Assessment
slideshow:
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/4153/deltawest/
Order Companion Shapefiles to the Changing Midwest Assessment:
http://ncrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/products/
Address
comments and questions to:
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