Injury
Maps Tutorial
1.0 Tutorial
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This tutorial explains how to create national and state maps with Injury Maps. The process involves 4 basic
steps.
- Select national or state maps.
- Select the map options you desire.
- Select additional map options.
- Print the map.
This tutorial assumes you have a basic knowledge of using a mouse
in a graphical user interface (GUI) such as Windows or Mac OS.
Note:
If you want to print this page, select "Landscape"
orientation from your printer settings before printing. This
step will ensure that no text is cut off.
Step 1: Select national
or state maps.
If you want geographic distributions of injury for the
entire United States, select a national map. If you want geographic distributions of injury for a certain state
or certain area within a state, select a state map. To make your
selection, follow these steps:
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Find the buttons for "National Maps"
and "State Maps" in the left sidebar of the home
page or any other page in the system.
OR
Find the links to the map sections in the main body of the
system's home page.
- Click the button or the link for the type of map you
desire. The menu of options for that map will appear.
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Step 2: Select map
options.
National map options
Select whether to
shade the map by county or by state. The options for shading by
county appear in a box at the top of the page, and the options for
shading by state appear below the county box. To select shading,
simply complete the options in the box for the type of shading you
desire.
The options within each box include
(For in-depth definitions of
these options, see help section 5.0.)
Currently, the only choice for period of interest when shading
counties is 1989-1998. The only choice for period of interest
when shading states is 1996-1998. When shading by county, the options for cause of death
include nine leading
causes of injury death; you may select only one. When shading by
state, the options for cause of death include nine leading causes
of injury death and 12 subcategories of those causes; you may
select only one. The choices for
colors affect how the shading will appear. The options include
default 3 colors (red, blue, white); 4 colors (red, blue, gray, white
); 3 colors (green, light green, white); and grayscale (3 colors).
To select your national map options, take the following steps (see
Figure 1.1):
- Decide whether to shade the map by county or by state.
- Select the options in the appropriate box (shading by county
or shading by state) by clicking on the pull-down menus.
You can select only one item from each menu.
- Click on the "map" button at the bottom of the
box. The map along with additional options will appear.
Figure
1.1: National Map Options
State map options
For state maps, your options include
(For in-depth definitions of
these options, see help section 5.0.)
The choices for cause of death include nine leading causes of injury
death; you may select as many as you want. The choices for
state include the 50 states of the U.S. Currently, the only choice
for period of interest is 1989-1998. The options for colors
affect how the shading will appear. The choices include default
three colors (red, blue, white); four colors (red, blue, gray, white );
three colors (green, light green, white); and grayscale (3 colors).
To select your state map options, follow these steps (see Figure
1.2):
- Select the causes of death you want displayed by clicking in
the boxes beside their names (listed on the left side of the
page). If you want to select all of the causes, click in
the "Check All" box at the top of the list.
- Select the other options you desire by clicking on the
pulldown menus. You can select only one item from each
menu.
- Click on the "map" button at the bottom of the
box. The map along with additional options will appear.
Figure 1.2: State
Map Options
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Step 3: Select
additional map options.
Appearing along with your map is a set of options or features that
allow you to further customize your map's appearance. These
features include
Another feature, info, supplies more detailed information
about any county you select on the map.
To select additional map options, follow these
steps.
- To have the map display more items such as cities and
highways:
- View the list of display options in the lower
right corner of your screen.
- Click on the check boxes beside the items you want
displayed in the column underneath the
"eye" icon (see Figure 1.3).
- Click on the "Update Map" button at the
bottom of the list. The map with your desired
display options will appear.
- To have the map display labels for items on the map:
- View the list of label options in the lower
right corner of your screen.
- Click on the check boxes beside the items you want
labeled underneath the "label" icon (see Figure
1.3).
- Click on the "Update Map" button at the
bottom of the list. The map with your desired
label options will appear.
- To zoom in and out of the map:
- Click on the button labeled "Zoom In" or
"Zoom Out" underneath the map (see Figure
1.4).
- Click on an area of the map. The map with
the desired magnification will appear.
- To center the map:
- Click on the button labeled "Center"
underneath the map (see Figure 1.4).
- Click on the map. The map will reappear in
the center of the map area.
- To
download the map image:
- Click
on the icon labeled "Download Map
Image."
- A
"save" window appears; select where you
want to save the image.
- Enter
a name for the image (or use the default ID).
- Click
on the "save" button.
- To
view the data that appears in the map in a table format:
- Click
on the icon labeled "View Tabular Data."
- To access additional information about a county:
- Click on the button labeled
"Info."
- Click on an area of the map. A window with
the exact death rate for the county selected as well
as links to an injury profile and the state health
department appears (see Figure
1.5).
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Figure
1.3:
Display options
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Figure
1.4: Zoom, Center, and Info
Figure
1.5: Sample Window Showing Additional Information
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Step 4: Print the map.
After you finish customizing your map, Injury Maps allows
you to preview the map and print it using these steps:
- Click on the "Print Preview" button at the bottom of
the screen. A new window appears that shows how your map
will appear when it is printed (see Figure 1.6).
- If the map appears satisfactory, click on the text "click
here" to print, or select your browser's file menu,
then print.
- If the map does not appear satisfactory, close the window and
modify your map's display options, then repeat steps 1 and 2.
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