Viewing Maptitude Online Maps

You open a Maptitude Online map by clicking on the map card.

When you open a map, it will contain the following components:

1 A Sidebar that contains the tools for working with maps. Click to expand the sidebar and see descriptions of each option in the sidebar.
2 A Pointer tool
3 Drawing tools
4 Navigation tools for zooming in and out
5 A  tool to enter Full Screen mode (Press the Esc key to exit full screen mode)

You use sidebar, navigation tools, and drawing tools to:

Changing the Map Scale and Location

Maptitude Online offers a number of different ways for you to display a location of interest including manually zooming and panning, setting the map scale so that all features in a layer are visible, or searching for a specific location of interest.

To Manually Move Around a Map

  1. Use the navigation tools to zoom in and out as follows:
    To do this... Do this...
    Zoom in Click the + Navigation tool or scroll your mouse wheel away from you. If you are using a phone or tablet, double-tap or pinch-zoom-in.
    Zoom out Click the – Navigation tool or scroll your mouse wheel toward you. If you are using a phone or tablet, pinch-zoom-out.
  2. Pan the map by clicking and dragging on the map. Release the mouse button to stop panning the map. If you are using a phone or tablet, touch and drag.

    NOTE: You cannot pan the map when the Selection tool is active nor when the Circle drawing tool is active.

To Zoom to a Particular Location

  1. Choose Search on the sidebar.
  2. Enter an address, city and state abbreviation, postal code, or state name or abbreviation and click Search.
  3. Click if to close the Search pane and see more of the map.

The map will zoom to the address, city, postal code, or state that you entered.

To Show All of the Features in a Layer

  1. Choose Layers on the sidebar.
  2. Click + next to the layer of interest.
  3. Click  .
  4. Click to close the Layers pane and see more of the map.

The map will display at a scale such that all of the features in the chosen layer are visible on the map.

Controlling the Map Layers

  1. Choose Layers on the sidebar.
  2. Click + to expand portions of the legend. The layers in the map are listed and information about any themes is displayed.
  3. Make changes to the visible layers in the map as follows:
    To do this... Do this...
    Hide a layer, label, or theme Uncheck the box next to the item you want to hide.
    Show a layer, label, or theme Check the box next to the item you want to show.
    Permanently remove a layer from the map Click .
    Change the map background From the drop-down list at the top of the Background section, choose USGS Aerial Imagery to display satellite imagery as the background or choose USA Basemap to display the standard map background. You can also choose to hide basemap layers by unchecking the boxes next to the respective layers.
  4. Click to close the Layers pane and see more of the map.

Adding Drive Rings

You can use the Drive Ring tool to create drive-time or distance rings that show the locations that are within a certain amount of time or distance from one or more origins. You choose the origins for the rings by clicking on the map or by using features in a point layer. You then choose the number of rings and the interval. Drive-time rings are specified in minutes and dis­tance rings are specified in miles.

  1. Click on the Sidebar.
  2. Choose how you want to define your origins as follows:
    To do this... Do this...
    Choose the origins by clicking on the map Click and click on one or more locations on the map. Maptitude Online displays a pin icon at each origin location. To remove a location, click and click on a pin icon.
    Choose the origins from features in a point layer If your map contains a point layer, click and then choose a layer to use from the Layer drop-down and choose whether to use All Features or a selection set from the Using drop-down.
  3. Enter a name for the drive-time ring layer.
  4. Choose the number of rings to create.
  5. Choose the interval size of the rings and units.
  6. If you want to compute the demographics for the rings, check the Calculate Demographics box.
  7. Click OK.

Using the Drawing Tools

You can use the drawing tools to add a line, circle, rectangle, or polygon to a map. When you draw features on a map they will be annotated with their dimensions and name. In addition, you can use the Pointer tool on circles, rectangles, or polygons that you draw to see the estimated demographics of the populations within those areas.

  1. Click on a drawing tool to activate it and use it as follows:
    Tool How to use it
    Draw Line Click where you want the line to start, single-click to add intermediate points, or double-click to end the line. As you move the cursor, the length of the line will be displayed.
    Draw Circle Click and drag a circle. As you drag, the radius and area will be displayed. Alternatively, you can single-click on the map, enter a radius value, choose the units, and click OK.
    Draw Rectangle Click at one corner of where the rectangle should start. As you drag, the dimensions and area will be displayed. Click again when the rectangle is the desired size.
    Draw Polygon Click at one corner of where the polygon should start. As you drag, the dimensions of the polygon will be displayed. Click at additional locations and double-click to close the polygon.
  2. Modify any of the drawing items that you add to a map as follows: 
    To do this...

    Do this...
    Move an item Click the Pointer tool to activate it, click on a line or the border of an area item to highlight it, click  and click and drag it to a a new location.
    Change the shape of a line or polygon, or resize a circle Click the Pointer tool to activate it, click on a line or the border of an area item to highlight it, click  and drag any of the circular node handles to a new location.
    Change the name of an item Click the Pointer tool to activate it, click on a line or the border of an area item to highlight it, click , enter a name, and click OK.
    Change the measurement units Click the Pointer tool to activate it, click on a line or the border of an area item to highlight it, click , choose the units from the drop-down list, and click OK.
    Hide the dimensions of the drawn items Click . Click to toggle the dimensions back on.
    Delete an item Click the Pointer tool to activate it, click on a line or the border of an area item to highlight it, click , and click Yes to confirm.
    Delete all drawn items Click the drawing tool and click Yes to confirm.

If you drew a circle, polygon, or rectangle, you can use the Pointer tool to see the estimated demographics of the populations within those areas on the Info tab.

NOTE: Drawing items will not be displayed on publicly shared maps.

Displaying Information About Individual Features on a Map

You use the Pointer tool to see information about features on a map or estimates of the demographics for areas that you draw on a map. You can also display tabular data for an entire layer. For more information, see Working with Tabular Data.

  1. Click on the Pointer tool to activate it and then click (or tap if you are using a phone or tablet) on a feature on the map or on an area that you added with the drawing tools. A pin is added to the map and the Info pane will display information for any features near where you clicked. If features are in more than one layer, use the drop-down list to choose the layer for which you want to see data.
  2. Click if you want to download data for the features to an Excel file.
  3. Click to remove the pin from the map and clear the Info pane.

Displaying Reports

If any PDF reports were uploaded with the map, the Sidebar will include a Reports item.

To Display Reports

  1. Choose Reports on the Sidebar and choose a report. A PDF viewer displays the report.
  2. Scroll through the report or use the download or print buttons. Close the PDF viewer when you are done.

Managing Maps

You can rename, save an image of, or delete an open map by choosing Options on the sidebar.

To Manage an Open Map

  1. Choose Options on the sidebar and make choices as follows:
    Choose this... To do this...
    Rename Display the rename pane where you can enter a new name and click Rename.
    Export Image Download a PNG file format image of the map.
    Delete To display a confirm message that you want to delete the map from Maptitude Online and click Delete.

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