DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2009, User Manual

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Street Atlas USA® 2009 User Guide
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Tap a map feature on the map view screen on your Palm OS
®
handheld to view query
information about it including the coordinates of the point tapped. The query information
displays on the Info Area below the map view screen. If no query information is available
for a map feature, the message "No Info" (along with the current zoom level) displays in the
Info Area.
To Query Map Features
The following table describes how to get query information on various map features.
To get information about... Tap...
Map Coordinates A point on the map to view its
coordinate information
(latitude/longitude or UTM/UPS) based
on the coordinate option you chose in
Setting Preferences.
Point Objects (Placenames, Airports,
Landmarks, etc.)
A point object on the map to display its
name, city, state, and ZIP Code
information.
Waypoints (wpts) A waypoint to view extended Wpts
information including names or any
text appearing in the Close To text
field. For information on adding
waypoints, see Adding Waypoints.
Contour Lines A contour line to view the contour
elevation in feet or meters, depending
on the settings of your DeLorme
desktop application (this feature is not
available in Street Atlas USA 2009
data).
Road, Railroad, Hydro (Water) Lines A road to display its name, city, state,
and ZIP Code information.
A rail or hydro (stream, brook, creek,
and so forth) line to displays its
position (in lat/lon or UTM/UPS
coordinates).
Water Polygons, Islands, Land
Use/Land Cover, Parks, and so forth
Within the feature boundaries to
display its name and coordinate
information.