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1. An alternative option is double click on the map When you do this the map will zoom in and a larger scale map with more detail will be displayed Keep double clicking until you have found the place you require I ed ev vit Apr 2014 F D 1 N A Page 9 of 38 5 Moving the map and zooming in and out Moving the map The map is a slippy map which means you can left click and hold and drag the map Releasing the click will stop the map from moving On an iPad or tablet you can use finger swipe et You can also use the navigation arrows to pan around the map moving north east south and west A third option is to use the cursor keys on the keyboard this pans the map similar to the navigation arrows Zooming in and out There are different ways to zoom in and out of the map There are two options for just zooming in 1 Double click on the map this will automatically zoom the map in on the point you clicked Every subsequent double click will zoom the map to the next map scale see section 3 for these 2 Using the zoom to tool E you can zoom to a particular area see section 4 There are two options for zooming in and out 1 By using the scale bar right you can zoom the map in and out either by clicking on the or or by dragging the bar to the scale you require 2 Ifyou have a mouse with a scroll wheel you can zoom in and out by rolling this forwards or backwards sensitivity of this can vary On an2. Page 11 of 38 EDINA Text Options Font and size for z Colour of text labels Aris oss Fill Options E Area fill colour B Area fill transparency Outline Options Outline colour Line style Select Edit single annotations oK Edit multiple annotations Fade Map Fade map When a tool has been activated it will turn white To deactivate a tool click on the button and it will turn back to green NOTE if you close the annotation toolbar this will deactivate the tool you are using RS Sin n EDINA Page 12 of 38 7 Using the annotation tools NOTE the annotation toolbar must be open for you to access the tools This section gives detailed information about the tools and instructions on how to use them When using the annotation tools you can customise the look of the annotations you create You can change e text colour size and font e line style and colour and e outline and fill colour and transparency percentage for areas To customise any text you add to your map you can use the tools under Text Options the default setting is black text Arial font and 36 pt To change the colour of your text by clicking on the drop down arrow right a palette of ie colours will be viewable for you to choose from Comic Sans MS Courier Georgia Times New Roman Verdana Sans Serif OSEE n EDINA Page 13 of 38 You can use the tools under Outline Options to customise your line style and o
3. your map will be printed with gridlines and eastings and northings You can add a title to your map and your name Once you have selected the map using the boxes click on make printable map Your printable map will be generated and you will be prompted to open the file in another programme for example Adobe Reader for a PDF file Select the required programme and click OK Depending on your browser settings it will either open in a browser window or as a file RS Sin n EDINA Page 36 of 38 Opening digimap_for_schools pdf You have chosen to open digimap_for_schools pdf which is a Adobe Acrobat Document From http J digimapForschaols edina ac uk What should Firefox do with this File Open with Adobe Reader 9 1 default bal O Save File Do this automatically Far Files like this From now an You can also save the map to your local computer or network Your printed map will include e scale e scale bar e date and time e school details e any name you added and e any title you added I Ordnance D11124 v1 1 Apr 2014 l Su rvey Page 37 of 38 EDINA Map of my area 155 LELT lO N ig go T af di d s S T LIES EDINA ee Sep 00 2013 14 42 iot Schools 5 AN Other a a eS Adanac Drive 5016 OAS Ordnance ur oO Survey Page 38 of 38 F D 1 N A
4. Every time you now make a left click a new vertex is added to the map This will enable you to change the direction of the line Ordnance b Survey Page 18 of 38 EDINA If you want to navigate around the map while drawing your line you can do this in three different ways 1 Click hold and drag the mouse this will keep the line tool active and move the map this may need some practice as it s easy to accidentally double click and close your line 2 Usethe navigation arrows ei to move around the screen 3 Use the cursor keys on the keyboard this works the same as the navigation arrows You can also zoom in and out when the line is open to do this either e use the zoom bar to change the scale or e use the scroll wheel on your mouse if you have one While drawing your line if you incorrectly click and want to remove this point on your line you can do this by pressing Ctrl and Z together on your keyboard This will undo the last point you plotted and can be used to undo multiple points Once you have completed your line you will need to double click to finish the line on the map Once you have done this your line will be drawn with the colour and style you selected You can edit the colour and style for your line once it has been drawn See section 8 for more details O E ML EDINA Page 19 of 38 7 4 Draw an area When drawing an area on the map you have two options available draw an area with
5. a label to an annotation you have already added Prior to adding your label you can change the font text size and colour See section 7 for more details Click on the add label tool e Now click on the annotation you want to label When you have done this a text box will open Dm cave Cancel Type your text in the box and click Save The label will now be added You can change the font text size and colour after placing it See section 8 for more details NOTE by adding a label this way it will become an attribute of the annotation You will be unable to move delete the label independently without moving deleting the annotation 7 9 Add a measurement label Using this tool you can add a measurement label to either a line or an area If you are measuring a line you have the option to show the distance in miles or kilometres For an area the measurement is only shown in metric as m km To add a measurement label to your line once you have drawn your line activate the measurement tool then click anywhere on your line You will then have the option to show the distance in either miles or kilometres Ordnance Survey gt itntHead Office e m You can change the font text size and colour as well as move the label See section 8 for more details RS Sin Ht EDINA Page 26 of 38 To add a label to your area once you have drawn your area activate the measurement tool then click anywhere i
6. map icon can be found in the main toolbar Click on the B icon this will open a dialogue box Save Map ap Title Pupil Marne Enter the information in the boxes then click save To open your saved maps click on the open a saved map icon CJ l This will open a dialogue box showing all the maps that have been saved under your login Search Title Search Class Search Date C e A e NE Multi annotations Osed 08 08 2013 Up North 31 07 2013 nhi ikhi 23 07 2013 b hjg ik 23 07 2013 hfidhj dhfidht fndfmd 04 07 2013 practice swkalfha dsl j 10 06 2013 untitled 10 06 2013 chjhg jfdb cjdhf 10 06 2013 zbcnz byby bvb 17 05 2013 PROACTIVE SCHOOLS 17 05 2013 cardiff city 10k elaine oseducation team 06 05 2013 blah fred Y 05 04 2013 You can order the list of the maps by clicking on Title Name Class or Date You can alternatively search using the boxes by the same criteria Click on the map you require and this will load on the map screen now click Close to close the dialogue box You can delete maps that have been saved on your login by using the Map Manager gi Page 33 of 38 I ed ev vit Apr 2014 F D 1 N A Click on the icon and you will be prompted for a pin number this will be with the primary contact for your school Enter the PIN number click OK and a dialogue box will open showing all the maps you have saved Map Manager geograph photo test route Multi annotations Up North nhj b hig h
7. straight lines or draw a free form shape You can select the line colour style fill colour and transparency prior to drawing your shape See section 7 for more details A To draw an area with a straight line click on the draw a line s T found under Draw and Create the default setting for this tool is to draw an area with a straight line when activated the button will turn white Once you have clicked on the button the curser will have a blue circle on it l Now click on the first point of the area you are going to draw and move the mouse and a line will appear NOTE the colour of the line when you are plotting will be blue once your line is complete it will be shown with the style and colour you selected You can continue to add as many points as you require When you have finished your area double click to finish The area will now be filled including any changes you made to line type line colour fill colour and transparency RS Sin Ae EDINA Page 20 of 38 To draw a free form shape click on the drop down arrow on the draw a line button found under Draw and Create Now click the draw a free form shape button it will turn white when active Once you have clicked on the button the curser will have a blue circle on it Lt To draw your area click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse around the screen and the area will begin to draw NOTE the colour of the line when you
8. to the help pages overview of where the current map is al on the website screen B Save current map see section 1 1 RS Sin n EDINA Page 6 of 38 3 Maps in the service Within the Digimap for Schools service you can access eight different current Ordnance Survey digital maps at 12 different Zoomed views For each of the digital maps there is a map key Below is a graphic of each dataset Print scale 1 8 000 O00 Digimas ie acea A for fox Schools Shools Mire EN M 4 ts Ringwood J QA J Fergdown i aL iymegme Sot a Cows Print scale 1 160 000 Stiti Y j Winchester Romae NI ps Toto 9 Southampton pan hjegs Fordingbnigs ir 2 Foreten pent gt OM Gosport re Petersteld FORUM N Ex C3 Print scale 1 800 000 h i Eastleigh Petersfield 27ALK ON ENS 25 Southampton Totton E SY cn A Nordean 2 2 ef Fareham 5 XVI 2 INS la p s oTa i M BN r et O2 gt A32N NAE Chich s e Gosport 7 b oto gt D T Portsmouth Ryde WP ISLE OF WIGHT Cont ISLE OF WIGHT KUTA SS Ww N Tiara 2 Hom a QT ur A na tO gt NGUA fry ae Explorer House 3 P ue ru T i Ordnance Survey Head Office T row tees ot IMPORTANT NOTE when viewing a map on screen there will be a scale bar visible on the screen but no label to tell you the scale The on screen map is a depiction
9. 31904 e Aplace name you can enter a place and it willzoomtothatarea E 99 If there are numerous places with the same name the search option will list all the possibilities then click on your choice and the map will zoom to your choice There are over 250 000 place names in the gazetteer e A postcode must be complete that is 6 or 7 characters The map will then zoom to the centre of this postcode area e Agrid reference you can enter a grid reference up to 10 figures you must include the prefix Another option is to use the zoom to area tool click on the button a white outline will appear around the tool now left click and drag on the area you want to view Once the box is drawn to the area you need to release the mouse button and the map will zoom to the area you requested this tool will close once it is used See below Search Enter a dip enam anne jstcode or c referenc g ark BBP TQ23 r Fibwandian pac Hills Display a map key e d m Print JA Print your map as a x n O Stamfor ap ia 6 Add Grid Lines 4 Y f P ock lj nig ton Show Print Extent J Lock Unlock D E io Give your printed map a title Lin 7 9 Tadcaster Enter your name G g X eds c ay Sue os one a f P pat Ji M62 3 ED ape AS fame Wai EDINA atthe University of Edinburgh Service supported by Ordnance Survey and JISC Collections Images iStockphoto
10. Dine tor Ios Basic user guide Llandud ue fni Meri Beaumaris Conw 4 Ch mhraidh ena V 2 Bridge 2 P Cpi Rhosneigr gt F Holy Island gt NC ag Llange f Criccieth f Pwllheli Abersoch et 7 woo WES Mold SNOWD Harlech GWYNEDD Y Ch This is one of a series of teaching resources for use with Digimap for Schools For more details about this service visit http digimapforschools edina ac uk Ordnance I Survey EDINA Contents Section Page no dope elf relie RENTEN EDT IE E EUER ree ener ee 3 PEO Ere i ao a T A REAM T 3 1 Bis nrbe e N i viotabsrebimiedtatnadae 4 2 Toner ae O N a a HR 5 3 Jic E A ea A D TU S SM P 7 4 Rl 4E Lege zc t DERE PRETI LO Ne 9 5 MOVNO e map and zo0mNa Bia Wziy eGo ll eene 10 6 Be ei Sr Ete BI ii ETIN 11 li Bee Cee O EN c T IT I E OE NEUESTER 13 7 1 eA S MP deesa a ccesansidienadco ie benu tar euqratcawienetapnieieiste isa VUE aM la dr aM HMM NI aM 16 7 2 SD ITERATO eae EAEE fe Pee NP 17 7 3 BS UMP TET 18 7 4 BO CEU MER NEN HER 20 7 5 Bees go Eon 118 T c ETE E PPP E 22 7 6 Bc rep CU pies PERRO 23 7 7 PUO ON REEL epi diete aiu yep eats duum dedo niue tieisidaepietendelii de Hatte deam 25 7 8 Add a label to an existing annotation sseeeeeessssesseeeseeseeee nennen nnne nnne nnns 26 7 9 naga measurement IBS aeiedpenetpia cnet sca riadabebl bomi Sed evecatadceisacyenententi Ded Gold ananir
11. One shows a specific grid reference for a place of your choice the other overlays the National Grid lines Using the grid reference tool you can get a very accurate grid reference for any point on the map This can vary from two figures on the MiniScale maps right through to ten figures when at the largest scale of mapping D l Anemia Ps 9 HAMPSHIRE om P 9 Stochiridee Areeni fodi Explorer House Ordnance Survey Head Office The tool can be found in the main toolbar Click on the tool EJ and then click on the map and the grid reference will be shown You can only show one grid reference at a time To place the National Grid overlay on your map simply click the icon E found in the main toolbar The overlay will then be shown on your map When the map is fully zoomed out it will show the whole grid 5 E k BAF FE 7 anni LITT MPARER C S uididia ME XA T E TK 2 EN Daa TT a C S F F FF B CEDAR SER E BRE i WU 3225035357 As you zoom into the map the overlay will show gridlines with the prefix BS Sina nee EDINA Page 32 of 38 11 Saving opening and deleting your saved maps Using the save current map option you can save a map in order to come back to it later in your next class or to share with teachers and other pupils If you have added your own annotations they will also be saved when you save your map You have the option to add a title pupil name and class The save current
12. a Emi cU Erana MCN 26 ONE 0 1 gg cbe ORTOS 27 8 Editing moving and deleting your annotations eeeessseeeseesesseeee nennen nennen nnns 28 9 Usmo the measurement 100l RENI 30 10 E E a E M THERE 32 11 Saving opening and deleting your saved maps sssssssssssssseeee nene nennen nennen nnn nnns nnn nnns 33 12 P ps0 ag iy 2 lt Page re ern A 35 oan E EDINA Page 2 of 38 Introduction About Digimap for Schools Digimap for Schools is an online mapping service for use by teachers and pupils providing easy access to a range of current Ordnance Survey maps including the most detailed mapping available for Great Britain OS MasterMap as well as digital versions of Ordnance Survey s famous paper maps the OS Landranger Map and OS Explorer Map series Also included are street level maps showing street names and road atlas style maps Maps can be printed as PDF files at A3 or A4 size with an individual s own map title and name included with the scale bar and school name and address oearch tools include postcode place name or National Grid reference and maps can be moved to centre on any chosen location within Great Britain Map keys are available for each scale map to explain the symbols used within the map Maps can be annotated with symbols lines areas text and can be saved to be reused during another Session Digimap for Schools is a subscription service Schools purchase a subscription
13. apping by double clicking on a point on the map or by searching using the search tool on an iPad or tablet you can pinch and zoom There are several boxes and tools here is an explanation of what they do LOC The print box offers Scale bar see Print i the options for file section 5 Print your map as a pdf type Size Pick your map size Ad E orientation g rid Pick your map layout Landscape v lines and any Add Grid Lines I labelling you wish to See esi e MMA See add see Give your printed map a title section 1 2 p Enter your name Search e This is the search Display a map key 69 box for locating ahalean o Ene coon gd iki aas db dtd places see This opens the relevant map key for the scale M CD section 4 of mapping shown It opens in a new window as a pdf and can be saved This opens the annotation toolbar Open a saved map see see section 6 section 11 E5 Sonance n EDINA Page 5 of 38 Measurement tool see section 9 Map Manager see section 11 Grid reference tool see section 10 Make the map bigger this makes your map fill the screen This will hide the search and print box to restore them click on this button again to minimise the map screen Start again this will reset the map Grid reference overlay tool see section 10 Zoom to an area see section 4 er p Navigation arrows see section 5 Overview map this shows an This will take you
14. are plotting will be blue once your line is complete it will be shown with the style and colour you selected When you have finished release the mouse and the area will be drawn including any changes you made to line type line colour fill colour and transparency You can edit the outline and fill colour line style and transparency level once you have drawn your area See section 8 for more details MS Sin hee EDINA Page 21 of 38 7 5 Draw a fixed shape area You can draw seven different fixed shape areas using this tool Prior to drawing your area you can select a line type outline colour fill option and transparency See section 7 for more details To draw your fixed shaped area first select the shape you want to draw Click on the drop down arrow on the fixed shape area button the default is set to draw a circle you can then select one of the shapes below To draw your area select the shape you require and click and hold the mouse Now drag the mouse to increase decrease the size of the shape Once you have drawn the shape to the size you require release the mouse button You can edit the outline and fill colour line style and transparency level once you have drawn your area See section 8 for more details RS Sin n EDINA Page 22 of 38 7 6 Using the buffer tool A buffer tool allows you to create circles and linear bands to enable you to do spatial analysis To use the buffer tool
15. click on the buffer tool button 9 The buffer tool dialogue box will open this box can be moved by clicking and holding on it Buffer Options close You have two options available Point and Line To select one of these click on the radio button next to it The drop down box gives you a list of distance options you can select if you want a distance that is not shown on the list you can manually enter one You can also select if you want the distance in miles or kilometres To draw a point buffer select the distance from the drop down list or type the distance and then click on the point you want at the centre of your circle and it will be drawn automatically f Y d T 7 gm A X P EE N i T al I SMI XK Ee Eug ut xt I f i DT f P alin E Hr Re vai 4 T 1 B aed NG Pre mas tL B b 7 Y A ey Sch N D x 1 NU NES DC 1 Ordnance S rvey A etead ores k n E iura p 104g EU oe Ga inyti las p e Eos Ordnance Br 3 Survey Page 23 of 38 EDINA To draw a line buffer select the distance from the drop down list or type the distance This tool works exactly the same as the line drawing tool see section 7 3 Once you have finished your line the buffer line will be drawn a Si af Q 4 Qo nF Hore gt fum i 29 an a K N p Z NA 2 P D D You can edit the outline and fill colour line style and transparency level once you have drawn
16. ent will show your map coverage at A3 or A4 and the orientation Q Why is the distance between grid lines on my printed 1 50 000 scale map 19 mm and not 20 mm A This happens if you choose scale to fit paper option when printing a PDF map using Adobe Reader Set Page scaling to none or scale 100 to ensure that the correct scale of your map is maintained when printed RS Sin n EDINA Page 35 of 38 i Uigimap fon Schools Nf Yo f 93 t Enter a place name full postcode or grid reference e g York W12 6BP TQ231804 es C Display a map key e Print Print your map as a Pick your map size Pick your map layout Portrait v Add Grid Lines Show Print Extent Lock Unlock IA Give your printed map a title d Enter your name Enabled Ordnance a N35 EDINA at the University of Edinburgh Service supported by Ordnance Survey and JISC Collections Images iStockphoto Tt meer Norn re You can move the centre of the map by clicking and dragging the outline box The red circle depicts where the centre of the map is You can also zoom in and out to change the scale of the map You can lock the print box by clicking on the Lock Unlock tick box You can unlock the area again by removing the tick NOTE once the lock tick box is ticked you can still zoom in and out of the map but the map will print at the scale you have locked it at By checking the Add Grid Lines box
17. fjdhj practice untitled chiha zbcnz elaine fg dhfjdhf swkalfha jfdb bvbv PROACTIVE SCHOOLS cardiff city 10k elaine ikhi jk fndfmd dsl j cjdhf bvb oseducation team 23 09 2013 0609 2013 08 08 2013 31 07 2013 23 07 2013 23 07 2013 04 07 2013 10 06 2013 10 06 2013 10 06 2013 17 05 2013 17 05 2013 06 05 2013 To delete a map simply click in the box under Delete and click the green delete button You will then be prompted to confirm deletion of the map click OK to remove it from your saved files Ordnance Survey v1 1 Apr 2014 Page 34 of 38 D11124 EDINA 12 Printing your maps Any map you view on screen can be printed this includes any annotations you add to your on screen map The Print dialogue box is found on the main page L Print fw Print your map as a pot Pick your map size A4 vw Pick your map layout Lands ca el Add Grid Lines Show Print Extent LockfUnlock Give your printed map a title Enter your name Using the drop down boxes and text boxes you can easily create the map you require By clicking on the drop down boxes you can select e the map format either PDF or JPG e map size either A4 or A3 and e layout either landscape or portrait You can preview on screen the area that your printed map will cover By clicking the show print extent tick box The ext
18. for 12 months access to the service Details on subscriptions can be found at http digimapforschools edina ac uk subscribe html Terms of use of the service can be found at http digimapforschools edina ac uk termsofuse pdf For further information or to give feedback on our resources contact the EDINA Help Desk on 0131 650 3302 Monday to Friday 9 00 am to 5 00 pm or email edina ed ac uk This user guide has been created to help new users with the service If you are using the service via an iPad some of the functionality may work differently than if you are using a computer RS Sin n EDINA Page 3 of 38 1 Logging on The first step is to open the Digimap for Schools homepage in your browser The web address is http digimapforschools edina ac uk Here you will be presented with the Digimap for Schools homepage click login gt from the centre of the page map fOr Schools sss NX CI1Atlolr Contactiforstaff e Digimap for Schools is an online service providing up to date Ordnance Survey maps You can use these maps in the classroom for homework or for school projects There are many maps each at different our community Scales Mystery Maps About Digimap for Schools FAQs Technical Requirements Free Trial Terms Of Use Related links Follow us on Twitter E3 Digimap for Schools blog The University EB Ordnance Su of Edinburgh JISC collections Enter your school s Username and Password and
19. iPad or tablet you can also pinch and stretch to zoom in and out lI Ordnance c EDINA l Su rvey Page 10 of 38 6 Explaining the annotation toolbar Within the Digimap for Schools service you can annotate and customise your mapping using the annotation tools The annotation tools can be found by clicking on the ur button at the top of the Screen Once you click on the annotation button the toolbar will open and will look like this Annotations Toolbar Hy Glose ShowHideilear Draw amp reste ete Mal ISIA O Oe Text Options Options Otttine Options Select Fade Map Wo BH oe The toolbar can be moved around the screen by clicking and holding on the top of the toolbar You can then move this around the screen and place it somewhere convenient to you Alternatively you can rotate the toolbar by clicking on the HP icon on the top right Again this can then be moved around the screen Below is a brief explanation of what each tool does Show Hide Clear This turns your annotation s on d and off This removes all annotations Draw amp Create EE s Place a label Adda marker Draw a line Draw an area either with edges or freehand iO id Draw a fixed shape Gi Point buffer tool y 1 Add an image Modify Add a label to an existing Add measurement label feature you have annotated Delete individual annotations t Move annotations Scale feature Ordnance bis Survey
20. n the area The area will be shown in m or km depending on size Jrdnance ico hao Head Office OY You can change the font text size and colour as well as move the label See section 8 for more details 7 10 Using the fade map tool This tool enables you to reduce the colour of the background map to make your annotations stand the background mapping will become slightly bleached 7 Ordnance S rv y SAY WaltHead Office oy D KK e N t Se Ordnante Stirvey Non faded printed version Faded printed version Ordnance Bn 3 OSEN Ea EDINA 8 Editing moving and deleting your annotations Editing With any annotations you have added you have the option to customise them after they have been added To change an individual annotation click on the edit single annotation tool rai Then click on the item you wish to change You can change your annotation using the customising options explained in section 7 If you are changing a label the label text box will open make your changes and then click on save If you are changing a line or an area click on the item it will turn yellow and then make the changes you require When you have finished click on the map and the item will be amended If you want to change the look of a group of labels you can edit them as a group by clicking on the edit multiple annotation tool You can click hold and drag on the map to select
21. of the map scale and is not exact when viewing on the screen Screen resolution and map scales cannot be 100 accurate as there is a different resolution when maps appear on screen To print a map accurately to scale see section 12 I Ordnance Survey D11124 v1 1 Apr 2014 Page 7 of 38 EDINA Within in the service there is also an historic layer of mapping The mapping is dated circa 1890 and was originally drawn at 1inch to the mile The mapping is only viewable at certain scales because of the resolution of the scanned data The data can be viewed by using the slider found on the top right hand side of the mapping The historic map slider turns from grey to blue when you are at a zoom level where historic maps are available T c Ok SLEIGH lt Bi r tz A TAa we ER GH mat mds d EN mu When the slider turns blue click on the 1890s button and drag it to the left to peel away the modern map and reveal the historic map underneath There are three different transparencies layers as you move the slider from right to left it will reveal the historic map You can view a modern and historic map combined to compare changes or you can view historic maps only with no modern map visible wv Ordnance Baca Survey iem EDINA 4 Howto find a place on a map The search box right gives you the option to find a place to centre search TENETUR your map on You can search using reference e g York WI 2 BBP TQ2
22. t tool button distance and area on the fly you can measure Click on the tool and a dialogue box will open giving you the option to measure a distance or an area Measurement Tools closes Distance 0 0 Miles To measure a distance click on the line icon see above then click on a point on the map and then drag the mouse A purple line will appear and the distance will start to be calculated Every left click will now add a point to your distance enabling you to change direction To complete your distance measurement double click and your distance will be shown in the dialogue box You have the option to show the distance in miles or kilometres by clicking in the box under distance Measurement Tools cioseso k y FB oan sie EDINA Page 30 of 38 To measure an area activate the area button Now click on the starting point of the area you want to measure and drag the mouse a purple line will appear Now click a second point and drag the mouse the area will now have a fill You can continue to add as many points as you require When you have finished your area double click to finish In the dialogue box the area will be shown in metres or kilometres squared depending on the size of the area you have measured The area is only shown in metric Ordnance ne Survey Page 31 of 38 EDZNA 10 Grid reference tools There are two grid references tools to use within the service
23. the labels you wish to edit A box will be drawn as below Release the click and you will notice that the text label will have a yellow circle any lines will turn yellow as well This indicates that the items can now be edited as a group Now make the changes you require to your group of items Once you have finished editing click anywhere on screen and your items will be changed RS Sin n EDINA Page 28 of 38 NOTE this tool will change all the labels to the same specification Moving items You can move text shapes and photos that you have added to your map using the move tool To move an annotation select the move tool e click and hold on the annotation you want to move You can now drag the annotation to replace it on the map release the click see note at section 7 8 regarding labels Deleting If you want to remove an annotation or clear the map of all annotations you can use the delete tools m To delete individual annotations activate the tool then click on the item you want to delete If you want to clear you map of all annotations use the NS button A dialogue box will open asking you to confirm that you want to delete everything Click yes to remove all annotations RS Sin n EDINA Page 29 of 38 9 Using the measurement tool In section 7 9 you were shown how to use the measurement label tool There is a secondary option for measuring distance and area Using the measuremen
24. then press Login amp c Digimap forn Schools Pupils please ask your teacher to log in NOTICE This service is for pupils and teachers of subscribing schools only Please remember that your family and household members are not Authorised Users so they may not use this service For more information please read our FAQs semam Your password will not contain any capital letters If you have forgotten your password please read our FAQs The terms af use for Digimaps for Schools are here oan S EDINA Page 4 of 38 2 The interface explained The first page after logging in looks like this M p b ix Uigimap fon Schools NX Xo Kod t e Enter a place name full postcode or grid reference e g York 12 BBP TQ231804 e Display a map DA Zo Print Printyour map as a Pick your map size Pick your map layout Add Grid Lines Siete MM ele Give your printed map a title Enter your name ay Enabled Ordnance by I Survey 200 km 100 mi G Crown copyright database right 2013 An Ordnance Survey EDINA supplied service FOR SCHOOL USE ONLY EDINA atthe University of Edinburgh Service supported by Ordnance Survey and JISC Collections Images iStockphoto d 4 de y X 4 r E Zh Lui a Add ww mis d hA A Ali adi uer wwe v s A d iis ths a Abi Zi a TV 3 Lh lure PTS The main map area shows an outline of the UK and you can zoom through the scales of the m
25. utline colour The colour can be changed by using the drop down arrow on the button this will offer a palette of colours to choose from BE REE Eee EE REESE ER ORE EE E EOOH L You can select you line type by using the drop down arrow on the style button Dash Style When drawing an area you can change the line style outline colour see the instructions above fill colour and transparency percentage Under Fill Options you have two buttons where you can select the fill of your area and the transparency percentage The fill colour can be changed by using the drop down arrow on the button this will offer a palette of colours to choose from EERE EERE E ee OD E AOOO AAL E5 Sonance n EDINA Page 14 of 38 To change the transparency percentage click on the drop down arrow under transparency this will offer you three options 096 transparency will fill your 50 96 will have some colour 100 96 will have no colour fill area with a block of colour but the underlying map will be visible BS Sina n EDINA Page 15 of 38 7 1 Add a label Using this tool you can add labels to your map You can select the colour font and font size for each label you want to place See section 7 for details m To place a label activate the label tool and click on the map where you want to place your label When you have done this a text box will open cave Cancel Add
26. your area See section 8 for more details E5 Sonance n7 EDINA Page 24 of 38 7 7 Add an image This tool enables you to add images to your map You can upload any image that is in JPG or PNG format You can add photos that are saved on your computer or network To add an image click on the add image button and then click on the map where you want to place your image A dialogue box will open Add Photo Ir file location Browse Click on browse this will open another dialogue box which will show the files on your computer File Upload Look in My Recent Documents ie EN digimap annotated3 jpg digimap annotated 69 File name A OS Network Files of type All Files Now navigate to the location of the image you want to load this may be on your machine or your network Click on the file you want to use this will appear in the box marked File name and click open The file name and location will be loaded into the first dialogue box under image file location To add your image click on upload and the image will appear right You can click on the image to view it in a bigger window You can also add a label to the photo see section 7 8 for details You can also move the image to another part of the screen See section 8 for more details RS Sin n EDINA Page 25 of 38 7 8 Adda label to an existing annotation This tool enables you to link
27. your text in the box and then click Save The text will then appear on the screen u You can edit and move your label after it has been added see section 8 NOTE this move annotation tool will stay active so ensure you click on the tool button to deactivate it when you have placed your marker s RS Sin n EDINA Page 16 of 38 7 2 Adding a marker You can add a marker to your map using the add marker tool you a selection of markers to add to your map the drop down arrow gives Symbols You can add multiple markers of different types on a map NOTE this tool will stay active so ensure you click on the tool button to deactivate it when you have placed your marker s OSEE n EDINA Page 17 of 38 7 3 Draw a line With the draw line tool you can annotate lines on your maps These are drawn as straight lines and can cover any distance You can select a colour and style for your line prior to plotting See section 7 for more details To draw your line first you must activate the draw line tool this is found under Draw and Create when activated the button will turn white When you have activated the tool the cursor will have a blue dot n To start drawing your line click once on your starting point and move the mouse a line will show NOTE the colour of the line when you are plotting will be blue once your line is complete it will be shown with the style and colour you selected
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