Searching for a Single Location
This method of searching will retrieve a single place by name (or one
nearby the desired location) and will present all data in the
database related to the specified. This type of search is started
by using the
"Look for a place by
name"
link found on the introduction page.
The first screen seen will look like the following:
The frame at the top of the screen always contains a menu to go to
specific places in the Integrated Mapping Assessment Project
(IMAP) website. IMAP is the source for the maps used in this
program.
The column on the left contains navigation buttons to return to the
home page, to activate either of the search strategies, to report
at the contents of the database or to enable additional help by
adding help icons at various places around the page.
The main portion of the page is reserved for the form to enter the
place name desired. A popup scrolling list contains the names of
all the provinces known to be included in the database, and a text
field (as indicated by the arrow in the screen shot) is provided
to enter the name or name fragment. The "Lookup this Place" button
will cause the location database to be searched for names matching
the part entered. A page will then be presented with anything
found in the database, with 2 buttons for each item:
Selecting the "This is Close" button will allow the user to select a
region around the particular place using the buttons on the following
screen:
Selecting one of the distances on this page will search the database of places
again for places matching the distance criteria. These places will be displayed
on a page similar to the first above, allowing further selection of "Close" or
exact places.
Selecting the "This is the Place" button wil use the place name to search the
database for the data associated with the place, and to present it on the screen
as shown below:
| 
