User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Setting Up Your System
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
2.1 Setting Up Map Layers
The Map layer editor menu, which you can access
with the Setup > Map > Map Layers command,
allows you to edit the appearance and viewing range
of all the water and road types in your map database,
as well as county and state lines.
The pull-down list lets you select which map feature
type you wish to modify (for example, Lakes, Rivers,
County Lines, State Lines and Roads).
Two Color specifies that two colors define the
selected map feature and is available only for county lines, state lines, and various types of roads.
Clients without .psf mapping data should use
the Display Levels commands detailed in
Section 2.2 to adjust the appearance of roads
and water.
Inner Line defines the color of one-color features, and the inside color of two-color features.
Outer Line is enabled only if you select the Two Color option. This option defines the outside
color of two-color features.
Min Range defines the minimum range at which you can see the selected feature. You will not
see the feature when your view’s range is less than the specified Min Range.
Max Range defines the maximum range at which you can see the selected feature. You will not
see the feature when your view’s range is greater than the specified Max Range.
Preview displays the selected feature type and the one or two specified colors for that feature.
2.2 Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf
mapping data)
For clients without .psf map data, the Setup > Map > Advanced > Display Levels commands
control what roads and bodies of water are displayed within your map at a particular range. This
system utilizes both the 1:2,000,000 database and the City Streets database. See Section 2.2.3 for
information on how to set the range at which the display switches between the two databases.
The Display Levels commands only appear for clients that do not use
.psf data for mapping. Clients with .psf data should use the Setup >
Map > Map Layers command detailed in Section 2.1 to edit the
appearance of roads and water.
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