View Entire Province of Ontario

Changes your viewing area to the entire province of Ontario. This is the same map view you see when you first open the Map Browser.

Return to Previous Map View

Takes you back to the viewing area before the last change to scale or location.

Zoom In

There are two ways to narrow in on a specific area (i.e. show less area with more detail)

1. Select the point where you wish the centre of your new map to be. Each "click" zooms in approximately 2 times.
2. Outline the area you wish to see in more detail by ”pulling" or dragging the cursor until a rectangle is formed over.

Zoom Out

To show more area in the map frame, move the cursor to where you want the centre of your new map to be and “click”. You will see approximately 2 times more area with each "click".

Reposition
Allows you to adjust the map by moving it to the left, right, up or down. This can be done in two ways:

1. click a point in the map window and a new view or map will be created centered on that location; or,
2. drag the visible map by selecting a point and holding down on the mouse as you move it across the Main Map Frame.

Information

Retrieves the land use information available for a selected site. Initially, general primary land use information will be displayed in the Information Frame (e.g., area name, land use designation, etc). Links to each associated policy report, new interactive map of the area, as well as the tile map(s) are also provided.

Measure Distance

This tool can be used to calculate distances between points.
Select a point on the map and its location in latitude and longitude will be displayed in the Information Frame. When you select additional points, their locations and the distance between them will be displayed in kilometres. If you want to start over, either select the Measure Distance tool again, select the Clear Tool on the Tool Bar, or select the "Clear Points" button in the Information Frame.

Line Tool

Draw a line by selecting two points on the map. A line is created between the two points. More lines can be created by selecting additional points on the map. If you want to start over, either select on the Line Tool again, select the Clear button on the Tool Bar, or select the “Clear Points” button in the Information Frame.

Label Point

Displays a pushpin and text label at the point you select on the map. You can chose the colour of your pin and include a label. You can also insert a label with the latitude and longitude coordinates of the selected point instead of text.

Text

Allows you to add customized text to any point you select on the map (i.e., content, font, size and colour).

Clear

Erases all graphics (e.g., pushpins, lines, labels) that you have added to the map.

Print to PDF

Creates a PDF file of the map which can be saved or printed. You will need to have Adode Acrobat or Adobe Reader installed on your computer.

Email map

By choosing this tool, the PDF map will automatically be inserted as an attachment into a new email in your default email software.

Index map

Opens a map of Ontario in the Information Frame. Your map as it shows in the Main Map Frame will be outlined in red box or identified by a red pin. You can reposition your map by selecting the new map centre on the Index Map. The scale of your map will not change.