Find:
This will allow you to search for a string in the data of the active
layer.
Measure:
This tool allows you to measure distances between 2 points in the
units that the active layer is being viewed in. It gives both the
total distance (between more than 2 points) and the current distance
Set
Units: This can set the measurement units from miles to feet to meters
or kilometers.
Buffer:
To set up a buffer you must have an element of a layer selected.
Once you select something from one layer you can create a buffer
from another layer with in a certain distance in the units that
you are using for the map.
Select
By Rectangle: Use this tool to select data from the map in an area
that is within the selection box.
Select
by Line/Polygon: This tool allows you to select features by drawing
a line across a group of data. Once you make your selection you can
display the tabular data on the selected features.
Clear
Selection: This tool clears the selections that have been made
Print:
This tool allows you to create a title for the map, and then it takes
you to a new browser window with the title and legend for your map
allowing you to print from the new browser window.
Options:
This tool gives you a list of options so that you may customize and
modify your IMS experience.
Load
Map Service: This tool gives you the list of the other map services
available to load.
Extract:
This tool allows you to save data layers (or portions of layers),
as separate shape files in the form of a downloadable zip file
(*.zip), to your local PC. You are then able to use these shape
files with your or your company’s GIS.