Map Overview and General How to
How do I Add or Remove Data Items on a Map?
How do I Move Around and Zoom In and Out on a Map
How do I Change Map Display Options?
What do these buttons
do?
What is a Data Advisory?
How do I Comment on a Data Item in the Map?
How do I Download a Map?
How do I Print a Map?
How do I Save a Map?
How do I Retrieve a Saved Map?
Maps allow you to view spatial distributions of your data. Social indicators such as health, crime, and income can be correlated with community assets. For example, the distribution of unemployed persons can be paired with the location of job training programs. Spatial analysis of data allow you to see concentrations of events, facilities, and populations that may not be readily apparent from tabular statistics.
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From the SAVI home page, click USE SAVI.
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When you enter the Use SAVI area of the website, by default you enter the QUICK INFO tab.
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From the Quick Info Page, Click the MAP tab
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A window will open displaying a blank map. You can add SAVI data or your own data to this map. Afterwards, the map will have a legend, give you the option of editing the settings, as well as view the indicator in a Chart or Table format.
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From the blank map, click the add items + button. For more detailed instructions on selecting data, Click Here.
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Navigate through the categories of data using the + and - signs and click the checkbox next to the desired data. Click the next button.
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Select a reporting level, display, and year from the drop down boxes and click the finish button.
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The map will display with the desired data.
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To remove a data item from the map, click the red - icon next to the data in the legend. A message will pop up asking if you're sure you want to delete the data item.
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To move or pan to the north, sourth, east, or west click the appropriate arrow buttons.
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If you would like to return to the previous extend then simply click the hand button in the middle of the pan tools.
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To zoom in or out, click + or - respectively.
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Drag the zoom slider up or down to zoom in or out incrementally.
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Click the pencil icon next to the data item.
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Use the dropdown box to select a color scheme.
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Use the dropdown box to select the number of breaks.
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Note: You can also change the Reporting Level, Display Type, and Data year from this screen.
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Click the Save Button
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The map will reload with the new color scheme and break settings.
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The
button is selected as the default option. Your map will look like the following with the
option.
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The
button removes the road layer and shows only the SAVI data:
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The
button displays aerial photography on the map:
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You can change the way your map looks by clicking on the map display option of your choice.
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A data advisory is extra information about the data you are viewing that includes limitations of the data, assumptions about the data, and additional information.
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To view a data advisory, click the triangle icon next to the data item.
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The Data Advisory will appear in a new window.
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You must be a logged in and registered SAVI user to use the comments feature. Click Here to register if you are not already a user.
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Click the comment icon to comment on a data item in the map
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A window will open displaying comments on the data
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Click post comment.
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Type your comment in the text box and click submit to publish your comment
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Click the X in the upper right hand corner to close the window and return to the map.
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Click the print button
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The print map setup window will appear
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Enter a main title and a subtitle if desired
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Choose color or black and white. Choose an orientation, landscape or portrait.
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Click continue.
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A printable version of your map will open in another window.
- Note: the printing process may differ depending on your browser or operating system. If the print dialogue does not automatically display, click File then click print. If the File menu is not visible, press the Ctrl + P keys to display the print dialogue.
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You must be a logged in and registered SAVI user to save a map. Click Here to register if you are not already a user.
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Click the save to my maps button.
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A form will pop up. Select a project to save the map to, choose whether to overwrite a map or create a new one, and type a title for the map and a description if desired
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Click the save button.
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There are two ways to retrieve a saved map:
- From the MAP main page
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Select your project and map from their respective drop down boxes. Your map will display.
- From the MY PROJECTS main page
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Select your project by clicking it's radio button in the 'Active Project' column.
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Click the Maps, Charts, and Tables tab.
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Click the + next to the desired map.
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A mini version of your map will be displayed on the page. To view a full version, click the View Map button.
