SUBJECT
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RESPONSE
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TO PAN (MOVE THE MAP)
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Either:
- Click on one of the four arrows in the control at the top
left hand part of the map to move up/down/left/right.
- Click anywhere on the map, hold the click down, and "drag"
the map in the desired direction.
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TO ZOOM IN OR OUT
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Either:
- Click on the "+" or "-" controls at either end of the ruler
which you can see towards the top left hand corner of the map.
- Click on the "slider" which is on the ruler , and holding
the click down, drag the slider upwards to zoom in, downwards to zoom
out.
NOTE: The level of detail available varies considerably depending
on which part of the world you are examining. If you try to zoom
in too far you will get messages displayed which identify that
imagery/map information at the requested level of detail is not
available. In this case just zoom out again until the messages
disappear, or change the view from Map to Satellite or vice versa.
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TO SEE INFORMATION ABOUT A MARKER
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Click on the marker, and an "Info" box will be
displayed. To get rid of the Info box just click on the "X" in
the top right hand corner of the Info box.
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TO CHANGE BETWEEN SATELLITE PHOTO AND MAP
VIEWS
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Click on the "Map" or "Satellite" buttons at the
top of the map. To get a combined view click on the
"Hybrid" button.
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THE MAP LOADS TOO SLOWLY
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Broadband is recommended, particularly if you
are panning/zooming.
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THE MAP IS NOT DISPLAYED AT ALL
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Possible reasons include:
- You may get a message displayed saying Internet Explorer
has restricted the display of active content. If so click on the
bar and select the option to "Allow Blocked Content".
- You may not have enabled Javascript. If so you may
need to alter your browser options.
- Your browser may not be compatible. Compatible
browsers include:
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
- Firefox 0.8+
- Safari 1.2.4+
- Netscape 7.1+
- Mozilla 1.4+
- Opera 7+
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TECHNOLOGY
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The map is based on Google Maps and has been
implemented using the Google Maps EZ interface.
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