Creating Maps

Warning

Remember: only authenticated users can create maps. You can create maps only with: public data, data of which you are the owner, or data assigned to your staff group, according to the layer permissions.

This section show how to create a Map using some uploaded layers, combine them with some other layers from remote web services, and then share the resulting map for public viewing.

In order to create new maps you can use:

• the Create Map link of the Maps dropdown menu in the navigation bar

  

  The Create Map link

• the Create Map button in the Explore Layer Page (it creates a map using a specific selected layer)

  

  Create Map button in the Explore Layer Page

• the Create a Map button - in a specific Layer Page (it creates a map using this layer)

  

  Create a Map button - in a specific Layer Page

The new Map will open in a Map Viewer like the one in the picture below.

The Map Viewer

In the upper left corner the button opens the Table of Contents (TOC) of the Map. It allows to manage all the layers associated with the map and to add new ones from the Catalog.

The TOC component makes possible to manage layers overlap on the map by shifting their relative positions in the list (drag and drop them up or down in the list).

It also allows to hide/show layers ( and ), to zoom to layers extents ( ) and to manage their properties ( ).

Once the map layers have been settled it is possible to save the Map by clicking on and choosing Save as.

Creating new Maps

If you followed the steps above, you have just created your first Map. Now you should see it in the *Explore Map*s page, see Map Information for further details.

We will take a closer look at the Map Viewer tools in the Exploring Maps section.