Using VanMapLite

Select the Start VanMapLite button on the left to start VanMapLite. The Terms of Use disclaimer screen will appear every time you start VanMapLite; select OK or the Enter key to continue.

Layer Lists

The Layer List displays the layer names. All layers are always on, except for the orthophotos. Each layer is on only at specific scales so the screen is not so cuttered. The symbol representing the layer information is also shown (clicking on the symbol will open a separate page displaying additional information on the layer).

All the layers of information available in VanMapLite are displayed in the Layer List; however, not all layers display all the time. For example, property address numbers cannot be viewed until you have zoomed in several times. If you do not see the information you are expecting, zoom in (or out) further.

Orthophotos

Select the 'On' button or 'Off' buttons to show or hide the orthophoto layer.

Toolbar

Drop-down Menu and Go button

Clicking once on VanMapLite Help and then clicking Go will open the Using VanMapLite page in a separate window.

Clicking once on About Data, then clicking Go, will open another VanMap web page listing the layer names (with links to definitions, if available), where the information comes from, how frequently it is updated and the City department responsible for the information. It also displays the scale at which the information becomes visible and this will give you an indication of how far you need to zoom in to view the particular information. All VanMap layers are displayed on this web page, not just the VanMapLite layers. This is a very useful page, please take a moment to browse through it.

Clicking once on Disclaimer then clicking Go will open the The Terms of Use disclaimer page giving you the full details of the disclaimer.

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Compass

Clicking on one of the direction letters (N, W, E, S) or blue triangles will pan the map in that direction; for example, clicking on E will move the entire map view to the East. Clicking on the small square in the middle will give you the full view or original map view.

Zoom In / Zoom Out / Recenter / Identify

Click the appropriate radio button to select an option and then click on the map. (VanMapLite starts up with Zoom In selected.)

These four buttons, Zoom In, Zoom Out, Recenter and Identify are "sticky" buttons. They remember the selected action until another button or option is selected. You will continue to Zoom In every time you click on the map until you change the button selection or can not zoom in any further.

• Zoom In — zooms in on the map by a factor of 2.
• Zoom Out — zooms out on the map by a factor of one half.
• Recenter — selecting Recenter and then selecting an object on the map, a library branch for example, will recenter the map on the selected object.
• Identify— selecting Identify and then selecting an object on the map, a property address for example, will display information regarding the selected object. The information will be displayed below the map. Please note: recommended monitor resolution is 800 X 600.

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Zoom Tools

You can select either Zoom Out or Zoom In or one of the levels on the Zoom Indicator to increase or decrease the zoom factor. (The level you are at is shown in red.) Zoom to Full View returns the map to the original view.

Help - The Help button opens the Using VanMapLite page in a separate window

Print - Clicking the Printer icon opens a window showing the map area to be printed, the layer list and the North arrow. To print the map go to the File menu and select Print.

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