1 Instructions on How to Access USGS Topo Maps and State Plane Coordinates from GRANITView II

Instructions on How to Access Geographical Coordinates and USGS Topographic Maps from GRANITView II

These instructions can be found at: http://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/review/documents/granitview_geotopo.pdf

GRANITView II Website: http://granitviewii.unh.edu

To view the geographic area of interest, enter the street address in the search box located in the upper right corner. Search results will appear to the left of the map. Select the most accurate result and click Zoom to Feature within the pop-up box. Close the window and remove the search results by clicking the x located at the top right of the results box. Alternatively, click on the Quick Tools menu on the upper left portion of the map to zoom to town. From the drop-down menu, choose Zoom to Geography and enter the town name. From there use the Zoom In and Pan functions located on the Home tab to navigate to the area of interest. (Note: if pop-up windows continue to appear, uncheck Map Tips under the Layer Info tab).

Select an appropriate base map to assist in locating the area of interest by clicking on All Available Layers in the upper right corner of the map. Bing Hybrid is a useful base map (only one layer should be checked at a time).

2 Instructions on How to Access USGS Topo Maps and State Plane Coordinates from GRANITView II

To access geographical coordinates, click on the Measurement Tools tab and select NH Stateplane NAD83 (feet) from the Clicked Coordinates box then click the Plot button. Navigate the cursor to the geographical area of interest and left-click the mouse. The geographical coordinates are displayed in a callout balloon and in the Coordinates box (X= Easting, Y = Northing).

To view and print a USGS Topo map, select USA Topo Maps from the All Available Layers dropdown menu in the upper right corner of the map. Be sure to unselect other layers. If the topo layer is not displayed, zoom out until it is visible. Under Quick Tools select Create a printable map. Keep the default settings and select Print. A message will appear stating that the file is ready. Select Open File. A PDF of the map will be created. Use the print function within the PDF file to print the map.