Specifically, it shows you how to ask questions of the information (and get useful answers).

Use the Email button to send your current map view as a PDF map or a JPEG image.

First specify the E-mail To address in the information panel (to specify multiple email recipients separate each email address using a comma). Next enter your email address in the E-mail From field. The E-mail From field is not only used to inform a recipient who sent the attachment, but also used to email an alert if the email is undeliverable to the recipient.

You are also asked to specify the attachment format in the Information Panel. Select either Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) or Source Image (.jpg) format from the drop-down menu. Include any comments that you would like to accompany the email and click Send to email your map image.

The Save Session tool allows you to save a snap shot of your Internet mapping view. Click the Save Session tool to save your current map viewer extent, layer configuration, and any added mark-up to be accessed at a later date. The Save Session tool outputs a URL, which you can email or add to your map browser favorites.

Use the Extract layer function to extract a shapefile of a selected layer.

When you click Extract layer a listing of all layers, which you are able to extract, are displayed in the Information Panel. Select a layer from the drop-down list and click OK to extract the layer.

Use the Extract GML tool to extract features to a GML file.

To use the extract tool click the tool, located in the advanced toolkit. A listing of options will be displayed in the information panel. Select the map layer that you are interested in from the drop down menu. Please note that some layers are not available for extract and only the layers that are available will be listed. Next select whether you are interested in selecting only features that are within your current extent. Finally specify whether to extract selected features only. Once you are satisfied with your selection click OK.

Once the extract is complete, you are able to download a zip file containing the extracted data or you are able to open the GML file directly to view or save. If you do not receive the total number of features that you expected to extract it may be because there are limits set on the number of features that can be exported at one time. Simply select another feature set and again extract the layer to GML.

Use the Extract to Excel function to output a listing of layer information into an Excel file.

Clicking the Extract to Excel tool will allow you to select the layer from which you would like to download, the extent of the data and whether you are only interested in downloading selected features. Once you have specified the Extract Layer parameters, click OK. You are able to download the extracted information as a zip file, or open the Excel file directly by clicking on the appropriate hyperlinks found in the Information Panel.

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