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Below are detailed descriptions of how to use the buttons, tools and functions of the viewer. You can print this page and reference it while using the online soil viewer.
Tabs
Returns to Ropin' the Web home page.
Displays metadata about the Alberta Soil Information Viewer.
Displays descriptions for the tabs and explains the functions of the buttons for Alberta Soil Information Viewer.
Displays the Configure Page, allowing you to choose whether or not you want auto-labels on your map.
Allows you to choose which layers to display, such as Ortho Photography, Section Grid, Roads, etc, under the Base Reference Information folder. If the check box beside the layer is grey, you need to either zoom in or out to make the layer active. You can also select or remove the Soil Information layer, under the Soil Information folder.
Displays the map legend.
Allows you to zoom to a location using latitude/longitude coordinates or UTM coordinates. The Spatial Bookmark option allows you to zoom to a location previously bookmarked, or to bookmark a new location. To bookmark a new location, zoom to the location on the map, and select Spatial Bookmark - add current extent. Type in the name of the location and hit OK.
Zooms in to a location by using a portion of the legal land description. Enter the Township, Range, and Meridian, and hit Locate. Then use the Zoom In  tool to view a specific section or quarter section.
Allows you to select areas of the map by building queries, selecting a point on the map, drawing polygons, or selecting by attributes such as soil polygon numbers, hectares, or
Refreshes the map.
Exit the map application.
Buttons
 Full Extent (button):
This button zooms you to the full extent of the map. The full extent is usually the extent of the map displayed when the viewer is initially launched.
 Zoom In (tool):
The Zoom In button allows you to zoom into your particular area on the map. You can do this in either of 2 ways. Using the mouse, "left click" on the Zoom In button and then:
- "left click" a point on the map you wish to be the centre of your selected area (one "click" zooms in approximately 2X, you can do this as many times as you want until you have the right extent defined), or
- define a window by "left clicking" on a point and, keeping the mouse button depressed, "pull" the rectangle being formed until it covers the area of interest and release the mouse button.
If you have zoomed in too far, use the Zoom Out button to "back out" (approximately 2X each "click") until the appropriate area has been defined.
 Zoom Out (tool):
Clicking the map with the Zoom Out tool causes the map to "back out" so you can see approximately 2 times more each "click". The map will be centred at the point clicked.
 Pan (tool):
The Pan tool is used to move the area shown in the map window to the left, right, up or down. This is accomplished in two ways:
- Simply click on the map, and the map will be centered at the location you click
- Drag the map by "left clicking" the mouse cursor, keeping the left button depressed, dragging the map window until the adjusted area of interest is displayed. When the mouse button is released, the map will redraw.
 Zoom Previous (button):
When you press this button, the map displays the previous area viewed.
 Index Map (button):
Open an overview map that shows the position of the main map.
 Print (button):
This button opens a form for you to specify a title for the map and choose a map scale for your printed map, and creates an Adobe PDF document that you can save or send to your printer.
 Email (button):
Send an e-mail message to someone with an attachment containing the map image in Adobe PDF format.
 Identify (tool):
The identify tool is used for reporting soil information. Select the Indentify tool. Click on the area of interest, and the soil information for that soil polygon will be displayed in a sidebar on the right. By clicking on "More Info", a new window with more soil information, including the slope, will appear.
 Select (tool):
The select tool is used for reporting. When you click on a point in the map with the Select tool, options will appear in the information area, allowing you to zoom to the selected area, receive a report on the selected area, and extract the information to Excel.
 Measure (tool):
The Measure tool is used to calculate distances between points that you click on the map. The first time you click the map, the location of the point that you clicked will be displayed in the information area of the screen. When you click additional points, their locations and the distance between the points will also be displayed. If you want to start over, either click on the tool again on the toolbar, or click the "Clear Points" button in the information window.
 Measure Area (tool):
The Measure Area tool is used to calculate the area of the polygon that you draw by clicking on the map. As you click the map, a polygon will be drawn and the area of the polygon will be displayed in the information area of the screen. If you want to start over, either click on the tool again on the toolbar, or click the "Clear Points" button in the information window.
 Point Markup (tool):
This tool is used to put a marker graphic (a blue star) on the map at the point that you click. You can erase the graphic later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 Line Markup (tool):
This tool is used to add a line graphic to the map joined by the points that you click. You can erase the line later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 Rectangle Markup (tool):
Use this tool to add a rectangle graphic to the map. To draw a rectangle, "left click" the mouse at one corner of your rectangle, then keeping the mouse button depressed, "drag" the rectangle being formed until it covers the area of interest, then release the mouse button. You can erase the rectangle later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 Polygon Markup (tool):
This tool is used to add an area graphic to the map outlined by the points that you click. You can erase the polygon later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 TextMarkup (tool):
This tool is used to add text to the map. Click the map where you want the text, and a form will appear for you to enter the text. When you enter the text and click the OK button, your text will be added. You can erase the text later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 LabelMarkup (tool):
Adds a label from the feature table of a layer to the map at the point you click. Click on a feature, then select the layer and field name that you would like to use for your label. You can also choose the text color and size. Labels can be removed later using the Erase Markup tool or the Clear button.
 Grid Markup (button):
Adds a numbered grid to the visible map. When you click this button, a form opens for you to choose the number of horizontal and vertical sections for your grid. A grid is useful when printing a map to indicate areas to people unfamiliar with the terrain.
 Erase Markup (tool):
Removes user markup from the map using a point or a box. If you click the map, markup graphics at the point clicked will be removed. You can also click and drag to create a rectangle to remove the graphics within the rectangle. For some graphics such as points, lines, and text, it is difficult to click exactly on the graphic, so rectangles work best.
 Clear (button):
Clears the selected features or markup graphics that you have placed on the map. If there is only one layer with selected features or only the user markup layer, the selection or user graphics will be immediately removed. If there are multiple things to be cleared, a list will be shown to allow you to choose what you want to clear.
Browser Requirements
This application works best using Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.
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