LUF

Questionaire

The left side of the screen is reserved for the questionnaire. Use the 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons to move through the questions. Answers can be geo-referenced or not, meaning they can be connected to a place on the map or they can just be a general answer to the question without referring to any particular location.

	Next question button. Click this button to display the next question.
	Previous question button. Click this button to display the previous question.
	Save answers button. Click this button to save your answers.
	Answer box. Use this box to give a general answer to the question. These answers do not have any spatial reference.

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Geo-referenced comments and annotations.

Answers to the questions can also be given by placing pushpins on the map, by drawing polygons, or by drawing routes. Click either the 'Polygon', 'Pushpin', or 'Route' buttons and then click the map. For a pushpin you need only click the map once. For routes and polygons you must use multiple clicks. After finishing drawing a dialogue box will appear where you can type an answer. Click 'Cancel' to cancel submitting your drawing, or continue by clicking 'Add Feature.' Your drawing will show up on the map, along with a yellow square containing an indexing number for your drawing.

	Polygon button. Click this button then click the map. Double click to close the polygon. Press ESC to cancel the drawing.
	Pushpin button. Click this button then click the map once. The 'Add Feature' dialog will display.
	Route button.
	Eraser button.
	Add Feature dialog box. This dialog box will show up after you have finished drawing on the map. You have the option of typing an additional comment. Click 'Add Feature' to complete adding your drawing.
	Question number display. Part of the Add Feature dialog box, this field contains the question number you are currently answering.
	Add feature button. Click this button once you have typed a comment in the Add Feature dialog box.
	Cancel button.

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Map navigation

The AGF mapping application uses many of the new features found in the Flash 8 player to provide you with an unmatched online mapping experience. This page will check whether you have the Flash 8 player installed. Flash 8 is not currently available for Linux systems.

	Pan button. When is button is down, you can click and drag the map.
	Zoom in button. When this buttons is pressed, you are in zoom mode. You can zoom by clicking once on the map in the spot where you wish to zoom in closer. This will magnify the image 2 times. Instead of clicking you can also drag a box to mark the area you'd like to see magnified.
	Zoom out button. When this button is pressed, clicking on the map will zoom out the image.
	Home button. Click this button to return the map to the initial opening extent.
	Hourglass icon. When this icon is moving, it indicates that maps or data is being loaded.

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Querying

	Query button. Click this button to query the map. Hover over user drawn items and they will highlight. A text box will also display the user name and the date and time the drawing was made. Clicking on a non user drawn item will bring out query results on the left side of the screen.

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