Digimap: Annotate, save and print

Vector maps are constructed from layers that can be selected or deselected. 

• Click the Basemaps button and choose a Vector map
• Click the Map content button in the left-hand menu
• Select or deselect options you wish to display or remove from the map

Click the Printer button at the top of the page to open the printing pop up window:

• Print JPG, PNG or PDF
• Print output: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4.
• To avoid blurry output, select a scale within the printable range and do not choose a 'fit to page' output
• To print in A0-A2 you will need to go to IDPS. Architecture & Civil Engineering students will be able to use some devices in their department to print larger sizes

These options are found in the left-hand menu. 

Measurement tools

• Measure distance or area
• Click point to point and double click to finish

Overlays

• Hill shading (3D effect using contours)
• Add points of interest - over 600 types e.g. Attractions
• Add postcode boundaries
• Road/place names
• Contours and spot heights
• See also Web Map Services

Drawing tools in the left hand menu allow you to annotate your map (Create), Import or Export annotations.

Create:

• Create lets you add symbols, text, lines, polygons or pre-defined shapes and buffers
• You can modify annotations e.g. shape outlines, or add measurement information e.g. area
• Annotations re-size to match the scale as you zoom in/out
• Top tip: practice using the tool to select individual elements and delete individual elements. It is easy to delete all annotations in error!

Export:

You can save annotations and use them in any Roam service including Historic Roam. In the Drawing tools menu:

• Cick Export
• Save as e.g. Shapefiles, GeoJSON, KML file types
• Save with a clear filename in a sensible location
• They can be made in/visible on PDF print

Import:

You can Import or open saved annotations. From the Drawing tools menu:

• Click Import
• Choose File and click Import
• You can import annotations from the following file types:
  Shapefile (in zip); KML; GPX; CSV; GeoJSON