Table of Contents (TOC)

In the upper left corner, click on toc_button to open the Table Of Contents, briefly TOC from now on, of the map. The TOC shows all the layers involved with the Map and allows to manage their properties and representations on the map.

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The Table Of Contents (TOC)

From the TOC you can:

  • manage the layers Overlap;

  • filter the layers list by typing text in the Filter Layers field;

  • add new layers from the Catalog by clicking the Add Layer button;

  • manage the layers properties such as Opacity (scroll the opacity cursor), Visibility (click on hide_button to make the layer not visible, click on show_button to show it on map);

  • manage the Layer Settings, see the next paragraph.

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Scrolling the Layer Opacity

Select a Layer from the list and click on it, the Layer Toolbar should appear in the TOC.

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The Layer Toolbar

The Toolbar shows you many buttons:

  • zoom_to_layer_extent_button allows you to zoom to the layer extent;

  • layer_settings_button drives you through the layer settings customization (see the next paragraph);

  • attribute_table_button to explore the features of the layer and their attributes (more information at Attributes Table);

  • delete_layer_button to delete layers (click on Delete Layer to confirm your choice);

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    Deleting Layers

  • create_widgets_button to create Widgets (see Creating Widgets).

Managing Layer Settings

The Layer Settings panel looks like the one below.

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The Layer Settings Panel

The Layer Settings are divided in three groups:

  1. General settings

  2. Display settings

  3. Style settings

In the General tab of the Settings Panel you can customize the layer Title, insert a Description and change/create the Layer Group.

Click on the Display tab to see what are the layer appearance properties you can configure.

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The Layer Display Settings Panel

The Format field allows you to change the output format of the WMS requests.
You can set a numeric value of Opacity using the corresponding input field.
You can also set the layer as Transparent, decide to Use cache options and to use Single Tile.

The third tab is the Style one. By clicking on it, an advanced Style Editor allows you to create new styles and to modify or delete an existing one. See the Layer Styling section to read more.