Table of Contents

1. Biodiversity GIS (BGIS) Online Maps
2. Getting Familiar with the BGIS Online Maps
3. Navigating Around the Maps
4. Using Intermediate Features of the BGIS Map Viewer
5. Using Advanced Features of the BGIS Online Maps
   1. Exercise using advanced features
   2. Measuring Distances
   3. Measure Area
   4. Upload Shape files
   5. Extract to Excel
   6. Extract GML
   7. Upload GPS waypoints
   8. The Markup Tools
   9. Working with Projects
   10. Save Session
   11. Save Markups to Shape File
   12. Extract Layer
   13. Downloading a layer
   14. Select by Buffer
6. Summary of built in functionality of the BGIS Web Map Service
7. Glossary of Terms

Save Session

The Save Session Tool allows you to save a snap shot of your Internet mapping view. Click the Save Session tool to save your current map viewer extent, layer configuration, and any added mark-up to be accessed at a later date. The Save Session tool outputs a URL, which you can email or add to your map browser favorites.

Exercise

You can use the save session tool to send the map link of the map you have created to a colleague, the farmer or other interested parties for comments. They will receive the link in an email. On clicking on the link the system will open up exactly as you saved it.

Click on the and choose Email this link.

 

Fill in the E-mail to, Email from and Message fields and click send to send the email.