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Purpose of the site: The Virtual Ko‘olaupoko website was conceived by the Kailua Bay Advisory Council as a means of connecting the people working within the region with the geographical and water quality data affecting them.

Watch out! This window may “pop-up” underneath you main page. Selection Tools ( Identify All Tool ( Query ( |
When the Layerlist is displayed, 2 columns of “radio buttons” are available. The Visible column controls whether or not a layer is displayed, and the Active column determines which layer you obtain additional information from. You make all of the layers Visible simultaneously, but only one layer can be “Active” at a time. The following tools will only work on the active layer: Select ( |
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Which layers does it depend on? |
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“Anytime” Tools |
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Toggle Layerlist/ Legend |
None |
This button toggles the menu to the right of the map between a Layerlist and a Legend. |
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Toggle Overview Map |
None |
This button toggles the overview map on and off. By default, no overview map is shown. |
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Measure |
None |
Measure distances. |
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Set Units |
None |
Sets the map units (e.g. miles, kilometers) |
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None |
Prints your map. |
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Help |
None |
Opens a help window. |
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Zoom In |
None |
Zooms in. |
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Zoom Out |
None |
Zooms out. |
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Pan |
None |
Allows you to move the map around without changing the magnification. |
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Identify All |
None |
This tool returns additional information about all of the features within the click location. |
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Hyperlink Tools |
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Hyperlink |
All layers with hyperlinks |
Clicking on a map feature with this tool links to additional information about that feature. |
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Active Layer Tools |
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Automatic Zoom |
Active Layer |
Zooms in or out to your active layer. |
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Query |
Active Layer |
Selects features of the Active layer meeting certain criteria. |
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Find |
Active Layer |
Selects specific features of the Active layer (case sensitive). |
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Rectangular Selection |
Active Layer |
Selects features pof the Active layer using a rectangle. |
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Polygon Selection |
Active Layer |
Selects features of the Active layer using a line or polygon. |
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Clear Selection |
Active Layer |
Clears all selected feature. |
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Other |
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Buffer |
Selected features of the active layer |
Creates a buffer around selected features; can be used to select features of other layers lying within the buffer. |
A version of this handout was provided for a community workshop.
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