LEGEND

This component of the Map Page shows the symbols used for each of the data layers that are displayed on the map. When the Legend tab is selected it is highlighted in Yellow. Only those data sets from the Layer List, which have a tick in the display box and are viewable at the draw scale of the map, will be represented in the Legend. Where a data type is made up of points then a marker symbol is displayed. When a data type is made up of lines they are represented by a Z shaped line symbol, and where an area feature is depicted a coloured square is used in the legend.

    Example of a point feature.

    Example of a line feature.

    Example of an area feature.

 In some cases a data set is depicted as a single symbol (point, line or square). In other cases the data is classified according to one of its attribute fields and then a series of symbols will be displayed.

 The size of the text and the presence of a title, help to distinguish between a single symbol data set and a multi-symbol data set. The single symbol data set text, and the title text for a multi-symbol data set, is of a larger font.

    Single symbol data set.

   Multi-symbol data set with title of ‘Major_Road’.

    In some cases the area symbol used is clear with only an outline colour. This enables other data to be displayed under the data set.

The feature symbols are listed in the order in which they are drawn, from the first data set at the bottom to the last at the top.

A user can click on the Layers tab to revert back to the display of layers.