Features of the GeoMaps toolbar

The toolbar at the top of GeoMaps allows you to change and analyse map features.

The tools and how you use them

You can scroll over each of the symbols within GeoMaps to find out what each tool does.

Tool icon	Tool name	Tool description
	Basemaps	Switches between five background base map types including Aerial, Topographic, Grey Canvas, Terrain, and Texture.
	Themes	Contains groups of data with a related business use or area of expertise.
	Data Search	Search for specific data layers, or themes, based on keyword search.
	Print	Print pre-defined maps or a map of the current contents.
	Select Features	Interact or select by feature, or select features by known attribute values.
	Locate Coordinates	Search the map by entering coordinates, or capture coordinates by clicking on the map.
	Draw/Measure	Draw on the map and get measurements of those graphics such as length and area.
	Timeslider and compare datasets	Compare datasets based on an attribute value to compare aerial imagery over time.
	Environmental Monitoring	View live environmental telemetric data. This tool links through to dashboards for more data.
	Traffic Cameras	View traffic flow on the Auckland motorway system as supplied by New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
	District plans	View district plan map sheet details and district plan maps in PDF format.
	Bookmark	Use this to see predefined spatial bookmarks (location) and workspaces (data content). Allows you to add and delete workspaces and bookmarks and save these on your computer.
	Data Extract	Extract data based on an area of interest.
	Help	Links to the help page on our website for step by step advice on using GeoMaps.