MAP BUILDER HELP
CONTENT:
Introduction
Requirements
Map Builder Tools
Theme Categories
Metadata
Feedback
INTRODUCTION
The Map Builder is a mapping application that allows you to create your own custom map by selecting from over 1,000 thematic layers.
REQUIREMENTS
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Internet Explorer V5 or greater (Netscape is not supported at this time).
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To access the Map Builder or to view the other maps on this site, you must download the latest version of the Autodesk Mapguide viewer. Click the image below to go to the download page.
Go to Mapguide Download Page

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MAP BUILDER TOOLS
  Function to quickly zoom to a project area. A pre-defined set of layers related to the selected project area will automatically load. Other layers can be added to this map layout.
  Function to quickly zoom to a community.. A pre-defined set of layers related to the selected community will automatically load. Other layers can be added to this map layout.
  Function to select the map size that will best fit the user's screen resolution. The default is set to Medium
Button that toggles between the Themes listing and the Mapguide legend. In "Themes" mode, you can view all the 1,000+ layers available and select any of them to include on your map. Note that layers are not available for viewing at all scales. If the check box besides a theme is grayed out, you must zoom in further in order to add this theme to your map. You can see at what scale the themes are available by placing the mouse over the theme title, a small box will display the scale range at which the theme is available for viewing.. The "Legend" mode uses the standard Mapguide legend and allow you to turn on and off the layers and see the symbology associated with each layer.
 
Function to change the hierarchy of the themes that you have selected. In the Mapguide legend, the layers are displayed based on a default hierarchy order. You may find useful to move a layer over another layer. Note: the layers are drawn from bottom to top.
 
Tools to easily locate features on the map. First, select a search category from the drop-down menu (categories include: place names, grid, streams, lake etc). Second, enter a text string in the "Location" box. Third, enter the width of the map in the "Zoom to width" box (this will determine how close you are zooming in), and hit the search button. If the query returns more than one record, another screen will allow you to choose a feature from a list. The map will then zoom to that feature which will appear in the middle of the map window.
 
Function to locate a specific street address. This function is limited to FVRD at this point but CMN plans to extend this further as datasets become available.
 
Option to save a custom map to your desktop for further use. Important note: The default is "c:/CMN.mwf", make sure you change the orientation of the slash. e.g. "c:\"
 
This function will return the map to it default settings.
THEME CATEGORIES
BC Energy Mines & Resources - Themes provided by BCMEM's: Offshore Oil and Gas, Shoreline Units.
Geographic Extents: Coastal areas of BC
BC Grasslands - Grasslands ecosystems of BC mapped by forest districts.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Boundaries - Administrative boundaries: MWLAP Regions, Regional Districts, Municipalities, Parks, Statistical Areas. Other boundaries: watershed groups.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Boundary Bay - Themes related to the Boundary Bay area.
Geographic Extents: Boundary Bay Area
Central Coast - Themes for the central coast area including SHIM data, Chart Boundaries, Protected Areas, Parks, First Nations Lead Areas, Trapper and Guide Tenures.
Geographic Extents: Central coast area.
Coastal Resources - Extensive selection of themes related to coastal resources: Fisheries (by species), bathymetry, Habitats, Herring spawning, salmon migration etc.
Geographic Extents: Coastal BC
Community Mapping - Data that was collected by communities (general observations about a site of interest).
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Cutthroat Distribution - Themes related to cutthroat habitat and distribution: Brood Capture, Fluvial Cutthroat Presence, Resident Cutthroat Presence etc.
Geographic Extents: South Coast
Eelgrass - Eelgrass beds distribution for various areas of BC.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Elk Valley - Layers related to the Elk Valley atlas
Geographic Extents:
Environment Canada - Themes provided by Environment Canada: Historic Mines, Climate Stations.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Environmental Monitoring -
Geographic Extents:
Fish Habitat - Fish distribution and FISS information.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
FISS Data - Fisheries Information Summary System (FISS). Fish Distribution points, zones and waterbodies as well as spawning point and zones.
Geographic Extents:
FVRD - Themes related to Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD)
Geographic Extents: Fraser Valley Regional District
Grids - Grids system at various levels: 1:5,000, 1:20,000, 1:50,000, 1:250,000
Geographic Extents: All of BC
ICNRC - Mapping provided by the ICNRC (Inner Coast Natural Research Center) including: Fish distribution, Impacted habitat zones etc.
Geographic Extents: Inner Coast area of BC
Imagery - Orthophotos and other satellite imagery.
Geographic Extents: Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland and other selective areas of BC.
Infrastructure - Local government features such as cadastral, detailed road network for various municipalities, detailed watercourses, watercourses classification (Surrey and Langley only), road network, cities and place names.
Geographic Extents: All of BC.
Invasive Species - Animal and plant treatment sites, invasive animal and plant species. Invasive Animal Species Invasive Animal Species
Geographic Extents: Langley, BC.
Land Use - Land use and crop themes for Surey and Langley
Geographic Extents: Surrey and Langley, BC.
Project Watershed - Themes for the area of Comox Campbell River and Mainland Inlets
Geographic Extents:
Sea to Sky Corridor - Themes for the Sea to Sky Corridor: Ministry of Transportation data, aquatic and wildlife sites, ecosystems, watercourse classification, MWLAP Lillooet River Corridor Engineering Study, agriculture, forest cover etc.
Geographic Extents: Sea to Sky Corridor
Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory - Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory
Geographic Extents:
SHIM - SHIM data provided by various groups. Feature types include: fish habitat, culvert, enhancement, modification, obstruction, stream, etc.
Geographic Extents: Various areas of BC.
Shorekeepers - Shorekeepers locations.
Geographic Extents: Vancouver Island
Southern Gulf Islands - The Gulf Islands Atlas is a web-based mapping tool that brings together a variety of information about the natural and cultural attributes and resources of the southern Gulf Islands region.
Geographic Extents:
Sunshine Coast Habitat Atlas - Themes related to the Sunshine Coast area.
Geographic Extents: Sunshine Coas
Trim 1:20K - TRIM Layers (1:20,000 scale) including lakes, rivers, contours, roads, land cover and transport structures.
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Upper Skeena - Themes for the Upper Skeena project.
Geographic Extents: Upper Skeena
Water and Hydrology - Hydrology themes from various BC wide datasets such as: 1:6,000,000, 1:2,000,000, 1:250,000, 1:50,000
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Watersheds - Watershed groups and watersheds
Geographic Extents: All of BC
Wildlife - Wildlife observations: frogs, owl, reptile, birds etc.
Geographic Extents: Various areas of BC.
Wits - Wildlife Trees. Species: Bald Eagle, Barred Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Wood Duck etc.
Geographic Extents: Vancouver Island.
METADATA
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FEEDBACK
The Map Builder is under construction and we would appreciate if you would give us some feedback so that we can continue to improve it and make it as user-friendly as possible. Send your feedback via e-mail: Give feedback