Toolbar

Legend Button- This brings up a legend of the symbols used in the map in the layers legend. This button can be used to toggle between the Layers Legend and a map legend.

Overview Button- Use this button to turn the Navigator overview window on or off.

Zoom In- This button decreases the map scale and shows more detail in the View Frame.

Zoom Out- This button increases the map scale and shows less detail in the View Frame.

Full Extent- This button will return you to the full overview of Texas map.

Pan- Use this button to move the map around in the View Frame. Click this button then place your mouse in the View Frame holding down the left mouse button move the map.

Identify- Use this button to get additional information about features in the View Frame. Click this button then place your mouse over the item you wish to identify. The information will appear in the Information Frame. Remember this button operates of the "Active" Layer.

Query- Click this button and a menu of query options appears in the Information Frame. Click the menu selection and the results appear in the Information Frame. Tabular data appears in a separate "Results" window.

Clear- This button clears the last selection.

Print- This button creates a printable version of the map in the view, complete with overview map and map legend. The user will see a preview in a pop-up window before the map prints

Navigator Window

This is a map overview. Use this window to see the area represented in the View Frame. The red box in the navigator window indicates the area shown in the View Frame. Use your mouse to move the red box to the area you are interested in. This area will appear in the View Frame. You can use the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT functions in the View Frame to increase the area of the red box in the navigator window.

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View Frame

Layers Legend

This is the Layers legend available at the full extent of the map. Showing all of the counties in Texas.

Visible- Check this box to make a layer visible on the map. All layers can be made visible in the map.

Active- Click on a circle to make a layer "active". The active layer is the layer you want to query. Only one layer at a time can be "active".

You must "refresh" the map by clicking the Refresh Map button after each change to the visible or active boxes.

Extended Layers Legend

At the county map scale an extended LAYERS LEGEND becomes available. The county scale is approximately 5 clicks of the ZOOM IN button from the full extent of the map. In the extended LAYERS LEGEND, users can activate Highways, Streams, Major Lakes and Cities to help with orientation. Remember to "refresh" the map after each change to the visible or active boxes.

Query Frame

Using the Data

Texas Stream Team water quality monitors produce data that are used for baseline data collection, local decisions, problem identification, education, research, assessment and for regulatory purposes in some cases. Texas Stream Team encourages all monitors and partners to graph, analyze, and use their data locally to create the strongest, positive local action from volunteers’ dedicated efforts. If you need detailed instructions about graphing and analyzing your data, please use these links to access Graphing Data in Excel and Interpreting the data. If you would like further clarification and assistance from Texas Stream Team staff, email Jason Pinchback at JP30@txstate.edu. Graphing and analysis assistance will be provided on a site-by-site basis. Trend analysis, large data sets, and more complex analysis requests will be responded to on a case-by-case basis, depending on staff resources.

Users can use the print button to print out data from the View Frame. Tabular data may be copied and pasted into spreadsheet programs such as Excel and printed from the external program.