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Help Support Land Matters while getting the benefits of Membership
Supporting and advantage Memberships are now available.
See how a Membership can help you
We expect to have several hundred interactive maps in our mapping library.
You can help make those maps as useful as possible by letting us know just what you would like to see on our maps.
Land Matters is just getting started. What you see is only a taste of what is on the way.
Keep Land Matters growing.
We rely entirely on your public support. Make a donation today.
How to Use the Land Matters Maps
LAYERS - A Map Layer is a set of geo-referenced data that can be displayed in the map window. The layer list is on the right side of the
map.
To Add a new Layer to your Map:
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CHECK the box in front
of the Layer Name
CLICK the REFRESH tool - You MUST click this symbol to display the new layer on your map.
LAYER TRANSPARENCY - Use the Transparency slider to refine the display of your map to get clear combinations of map layers.
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RIGHT CLICK the layer name and SELECT
MOVE the SLIDER to the RIGHT to make the layer more transparent.
CLICK REFRESH to display the new effects on the map.
That's all you need to get started with Land Matters Maps!