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Maptitude® On-Line Training

Introductory Maptitude: Lesson 2

Maps

2.2 Map Basics: Layers
  • A group of features of the same type, such as states, highways, or retail stores
  • Conceptual equivalent of an acetate overlay on a physical map

Maptitude organizes the information in a map into layers. You control the contents of a map by choosing which layers to include and the order in which they are to be drawn. You can also set layers so that they display automatically within a range of map scales, using the Autoscale settings.