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The first page on the site outlines the information available and some steps which need to be taken before using the site.

Buttons to enter the web-mapping site and also to the help page are provided.

Functionality includes:

1. Selecting your dataset of interest
2. Navigating to your area of interest
   • Zoom In
   • Zoom Out
   • Zoom to a Town/ Placename Search
   • Pan
   • Zoom Ireland
   • Zoom to Active Layer
   • Zoom Previous
   • Overview Map
3. Viewing your datasets of interest
   • 'Greyed out' dataset names
4. Query the Information
   • Info Tool
   • Hyperlink Tool
   • Select by rectangle
   • Report Generator
   • Query Database
   • Clear Selection
5. Print a Map
6. Information about themes - what it contains, source of info etc
7. Common Problems
   • There is no data showing on the map
   • The Map has disappeared!
   • I checked the visible button beside a theme but nothing is showing on the map!
   • The site has frozen "Response from previous request(s) not received"
   • The theme name is greyed out and there is no visible or active checkboxes listed beside it

Within the web-mapping viewer there are links to Groundwater Site and the Seabed Site.

Please note these are test datasets and any information should be validated with GSI before use.

Groundwater WebMapping

The first page on the site outlines the information available and some steps which need to be taken before using the site.

Buttons to enter the web-mapping site and also to the help page are provided.

The Groundwater web-mapping site has been redeveloped and it is hoped that it is now more user-friendly. There are six steps to follow, which will guide you through the process of zooming to the county or town of interest, using the zoom and pan options, selecting information, printing a map, calculating and using the response matrix and viewing the disclaimer and data source information. A "Help & Hints" page describes each step in detail.

Functionality includes:

1. Six Steps
   • Step 1 - Disclaimer & Data Sources for Vulnerability Mapping
   • Step 2 - Zoom to County or Town
   • Step 3 - Refine Zoom
     • Option 1 - Don't need to adjust zoom level
     • Option 2 - Zoom In
     • Option 3 - Zoom Out
     • Option 4 - Pan
     • Option 5 - Zoom to Ireland
2. Step 4 - Select Info
3. Step 5 - Print Map
4. Step 6 - Response Matrices
5. Navigating to your area of interest
   • Zoom In
   • Zoom Out
   • Pan
   • Zoom Ireland
   • Zoom Previous
6. Adding information to the map
7. Query the Information
8. Information about themes - what it contains, source of info etc
9. Common Problems
   • The Map has disappeared!
   • I selected some themes in Step 4 but nothing shows on the map!
   • The site has frozen "Response from previous request(s) not received"

Bréifne Project WebMapping

Bréifne is a collaborative initiative between the Geological Surveys of Ireland (GSI) and Northern Ireland (GSNI), the Academy of Irish Cultural Heritages at University of Ulster (Magee), and the local authorities of five counties: Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Cavan and Fermanagh. The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) funded the project, under the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2000-2004, with an overall aim to promote sustainable economic development within the region, particularly within the tourism sector.

The project area covers approximately 3,500km 2, delineated by the Sligo Coast to the west, Lough Key to the south and Lough Erne to the north and east, with the principal focus on an “upland core” encompassing the Dartry, Arigna, Sliabh an Iarainn, Cuilcagh and Bricklieve Mountains.

The team based at GSI have carried out development work on a customised web-mapping interface as a method of delivering and explaining the heritage of the region. It is intended that the Bréifne Web-Mapping ArcIMS site will help people plan a visit to the Bréifne region. The site can also be used for educational purposes. Users can select the information of interest to them; navigate around the map and print hard copy maps and reports. The website contains information on accommodation, restaurants, activities, as well as information on sites of geological archaeological, ecological and cultural interest.

The site can be accessed from the main Bréifne website (www.breifne.ie) by clicking on the “Create your own map” link. This leads you into an introduction page about the site and then an option to enter the basic or advanced site. The basic site was designed with the first time user in mind. There are six easy steps to follow which will guide you through the process of selecting your area of interest, zooming, creating a report, printing a map and using hyperlinks to find additional information.

The advanced site is similar but has some additional functionality. This site was designed for users familiar with web-mapping sites. Extra buttons are available to allow the user greater flexibility to explore the data.

The first page on the site outlines the information available and some steps which need to be taken before using the site.

Buttons to enter the web-mapping site and also to the help page are provided.

Functionality includes:

1. Six Steps to explore Bréifne
   • Step 1 - Select Info
   • Step 2 - Zoom into Town
   • Step 3 - Refine Zoom
   • Step 4 - Create Report
   • Step 5 - Print Map
   • Step 6 - Site Info
2. Navigating to your area of interest
   • Basic Viewer
   • Advanced Viewer
3. Adding information to the map
4. Querying your datasets of interest (Advanced Viewer only)
   • Theme Info
   • Select by rectangle/box
   • Hyperlink
   • Query Data
5. Miscellaneous
   • Clear Selection
   • Hide Overview
6. Information about themes - what it contains, source of info etc
7. Common Problems
   • Nothing happens when I click the Enter Basic/Advanced site buttons
   • There is no map appearing...stuck on Retrieving Map
   • When I click the buttons nothing happens
   • The Map has disappeared!
   • I selected some themes in Step 1 but nothing is showing on the map! (Advanced Viewer only)
   • I can't get the correct site information/hyperlink for the site I'm clicking on!

Seabed Survey Maps.

In June 2007 GSI launched a new Seabed Maps viewer accessible here.

Also in June 2007 GSI launched a site from which INFOMAR offshore & GSI onshore digital data can be downloaded -
https://jetstream.gsi.ie/iwdds/index.html Further information is available here.

In the Maps viewer the user controls the map image he or she sees by selecting which layers to make Visible (can be seen) and which to make Active. (i.e can be queried or features identified).

These are switched on or off using the checkboxes beside the layer names in the right-hand menu.

You must click the Refresh Map button each time you check/uncheck a box.

One of the most useful features is the ability to construct queries, based on attributes of the tables on which the maps are built e.g. querying all the characteristics of a selected rectangle, or highlighting on the
map a given feature. Once selected these features can be "zoomed to" from the hyperlinks returned with the query.

The toolbar on the Seabed web mapping site allows you to do many of the basic operations you would carry out in GIS.These are from top left, top right etc.:
Toggle between legend and layers list. Switch overview location map on or off.
Zoom in to selected area. Zoom out X 2.
Zoom to extent of all layers. Zoom to active or selected layer.
Back to last extent. Pan by Hand
Identify all featues in the selected area on screen. Build a Query
Find a certain feature. Measure tool for on map distances, (Either single line or polyline)
Select measuring units Buffer a line ot, point or polygon to query between layers.
Select rectangle. Select by line or polygon.
Clear Selection. Print Map/Screen