The Map Viewer

This article covers:

• Navigating the map

• Choosing basemaps

Navigating the map

To move around the map, click and drag.

To zoom in and out, you can use the and buttons in the top right corner of the map, or the scroll wheel on your mouse (or equivalent hand gesture on a touchpad). Using the scroll wheel or touchpad offers more granular zooming.

To rotate the map or adjust the viewing angle, right click and drag. To return to a northward orientation, you can click the button in the top right

To zoom in on a particular area, hold shift and click and drag your cursor. A rectangle should appear — this rectangle will become the new bounds of the map viewer window.

To zoom to the extent of a data layer, right click on the layer and and click 'Zoom to bounds'

Choosing basemaps

SeaSketch allows you to choose between different map viewer basemaps. The selection of basemaps depends on the project. To select a different basemap, click 'Maps' in the main menu or the map icon if the menu is collapsed. You'll see the following panel and can click on your desired basemap: