User's Guide

FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
3. Adjusting Views__________________________________________________________ 33
3.1 Using the View Main Panel____________________________________________ 34
3.2 Setting Map Parameters ______________________________________________ 35
3.3 Editing Topographical Data ___________________________________________ 36
3.4 Saving and Organizing Views__________________________________________ 37
3.4.1 Saving Views ____________________________________________________ 37
3.4.2 Organizing Your Views____________________________________________ 38
3.5 Using the View Options _______________________________________________ 39
3.5.1 Adding Text to a View ____________________________________________ 39
3.5.2 Zooming In and Out From a View____________________________________ 39
3.5.3 Pointing to Features on a View ______________________________________ 39
3.5.4 Panning on a View________________________________________________ 39
3.5.5 Labeling Streets with Street Spotter __________________________________ 40
3.5.6 Controlling Display of Radar Data ___________________________________ 42
3.5.7 Utilizing TeleTrac ________________________________________________ 42
3.5.8 Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View _______________________________ 43
3.5.9 Displaying Storm Spotter Van data _________________________________ 44
3.5.10 Toggling High-Definition Data Processing _____________________________ 45
3.5.11 Displaying NEXRAD forecast data___________________________________ 45
3.5.12 Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net Sensor Data____________________ 46
3.5.13 Zooming to a Specific City _________________________________________ 48
3.5.14 Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers__________________________________ 48
3.5.15 Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points _______________________________ 49
3.5.16 Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points ___________________________________ 49
3.5.17 Displaying Precipitation Type Maps __________________________________ 50
3.5.18 Saving the Current View as a Bitmap _________________________________ 51
3.5.19 Printing the Current View __________________________________________ 51
3.5.20 Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air ____________________________ 52
3.5.21 Displaying National Weather Service Warnings _________________________ 53
3.5.22 Displaying Wind Speed and Direction ________________________________ 54
3.6 Points to Remember _________________________________________________ 56
4. Managing Storm Tracks_________________________________________________ 57
4.1
Setting Defaults for Storm Tracks ______________________________________ 58
4.2 Creating Storm Tracks _______________________________________________ 59
4.2.1 Creating Fan Projections ___________________________________________ 59
4.2.2 Creating Circle Projections _________________________________________ 60
4.2.3 Creating Squall Projections _________________________________________ 61
4.2.4 Deleting Storm Tracks_____________________________________________ 63
4.3 Editing Storm Tracks ________________________________________________ 63
4.4 Editing the Storm Marquee ___________________________________________ 65
4.4.1 Selecting Communities for Your Storm Track ETA Box __________________ 65
4.4.2 Moving the Storm Track Marquee____________________________________ 65
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