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Interactive MapsWelcome to the Focus West Interactive mapping section. With this powerful tool, you can easily access information on roads, public lands, lands used by Native American Tribes, water bodies, dams, precipitation, and several other features. If this is your first time visiting this site, we recommend you check out our brief tutorial below. Otherwise, start using the maps. We have two sites available:
Using the Interactive MapsWhen you start into the interactive map, you'll most likely want to zoom into a particular regions. Click on the "Zoom In" icon in the "Tools" section, and then move the curser and click to increase the scale of the map in the region you are interested in. To return to the full map, click on this icon under "Tools." As you zoom in, or zoom out, different layers of information become available. Click on the "Legend" and note the many kinds of information you can view. By clicking to make a particular layer of information visible (and then clicking on "Refresh Map" at the bottom of the legend), you'll be able to create your own customzied map with the information you are interested in. When you click to make a layer of information "active," data about a map feature is available. Let's say you want info about a city. There are several steps:
You can also change the colors or patterns of the legend, using the "Graphic Legend." Explore, and have fun! The interactive map service is hosted by Inside Idaho, a project of the University of Idaho Library.
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