Digimap Roam 10 February, 2010 Carol Blackwood Vivienne Carr

Digimap Training Workshops Session content New underlying technology for Digimap Roam – key features Carto – key features Keeping up to date with Digimap developments Questions

Digimap Training Workshops New underlying technology What is the new technology? –CadCorp What does it do? What does this mean for our users? Benefits: –Enhanced quality maps –Faster map generation –Clear prints in a single format – PDF –Adobe Reader 8.1 is required to view prints –EPS, PNG are no longer available

Digimap Training Workshops Digimap Roam OS Collection – now 2 mapping facilities Classic removed January 2010

Digimap Training Workshops Roam Key features of Roam: 12 fixed scale map views Simple search options: postcode, place name, grid reference Enhanced navigation – additional zoom and pan options Print A4, A3, landscape or portrait

Digimap Training Workshops Map pane Map tools Hints & Tips Task menu: Search, Map Content, Print, Map Info, MyMaps

Digimap Training Workshops Carto Key features of Carto: User selects scale Some options available on map product selection Additional search options; easting/northing, limit place name search results by feature type (e.g. city, town, farm, antiquity) or location Print PDF in A4, A3, A2, A1, A0

Digimap Training Workshops Navigation and measurement tools Search, Map Content, Save maps Select scale

Digimap Training Workshops Navigation Zoom in/out –Fishbone –Double click to zoom in –Scroll wheel on mouse Pan –Click and drag the map –Compass Full extent / Previous / Next views

Digimap Training Workshops Search – Place name

Digimap Training Workshops Search – Place name

Digimap Training Workshops Search – Place name Local view map returned

Digimap Training Workshops Search - postcode

Digimap Training Workshops Search - postcode Street view map returned

Digimap Training Workshops Search – 100 x 100 km OS tile Regional view SE

Digimap Training Workshops Search – 4 figure grid reference Metropolitan view SE4182

Digimap Training Workshops Search – 6 figure grid reference Local view SE416820

Digimap Training Workshops Print PDF format – print or download PDF file A3 / A4 Portrait or Landscape

Digimap Training Workshops Map Content Control Available in: Metropolitan View City View District View Detailed View Plan View Other views user raster products, cannot be customised

Digimap Training Workshops Map Content Control List of layers

Digimap Training Workshops Map Content Control Uncheck boxes to remove layers

Digimap Training Workshops Help & Support Short, narrated, Digimap Roam video: Help pages

Digimap Training Workshops Keeping up to date Digimap login page (RSS available) Helpdesk -

Digimap Training Workshops Questions?