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
Adjusting Views
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
3.1 Using the View Main Panel
The View Main window is the first panel available upon opening the
program. (The name of the current view window is always at the top of the
window.) Buttons for the four other windows appear in the More Settings
area at the bottom of the panel. If you are currently viewing another panel,
the Views button is always availabl
e in the Select Panel area.
The following paragraphs describe all the controls available on the View
Main panel:
Saved Views identifies all views that you have saved. Click on the down
arrow to display available views and click on a name to open that view.
Note that there are two temporary views, Temporary 1 and Temporary 2,
which are the last two updates you have made.
Previous recalls the view that was active before you switched to the
current one. This option lets you toggle back and forth between two
views. You can use this option to recover from mistakes.
Radius is the vertical distance, in miles, between the center of the screen
and the top of the screen.
Lat-Lon are the center coordinates for the map display.
Quick Settings allows you to toggle the display of Radar, Lightning,
and Topography data, as well as whether the lightning data icons Blink.
Smooth Transitions lets you perform dynamically smooth pans and zooms when you zero in
on areas of interest. Checking Active activates the feature, while checking Include radar
causes radar data to smoothly transition as well.
More Settings lets you activate the other panels.
Update renews the map display after you have changed display parameters.
Undo returns the view parameters to those existing when Update was last selected.
You will use the View Main commands often to adjust your display. For example, if you want to
change the size of your viewing area, key in the new range in the Radius text box and click
Update. The Previous command is particularly helpful in moving rapidly from one storm to the
next while maintaining your bearings, as shown in the following scenario:
1. Show the base view that has all the storms of interest.
2. Give your users an overview of the current weather situation.
3. Select the Zoom hot button to display your area of concern.
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