Online Map Server: Help Page

How it works

The Map Server is composed of two parts; a single web page and a mapping program that enables a web server to produce maps. When the Map Server is started, the web page is downloaded on to the local computer and the mapping program and web server are initialised.

The web page includes a series of interactive tools that allow the user to create different maps. Whenever these tools are used, the web page communicates with the mapping program on the web server and a new map is created. The new map is then sent by the web server to the local machine where it is incorporated within the original web page.

The Interface

The interface provides a map display, a series of map tools and a range of options for creating personalised maps.

Map Tools

There are four map tools that can be applied to the map. To activate the tool of your choice, simply click on the corresponding radio button .

Zooming in

1. Click on the zoom in radio button.
2. click once at the centre of the area of interest. The map display will refresh and be centred at the location where the map display was clicked.
3. if necessary click again to zoom in further.

Zooming out

1. Click on the zoom out radio button.
2. click once on the area of interest. The map will refresh and be centred at the location where the map display is clicked.
3. if necessary click again to zoom out further.

Panning

1. Click on the pan radio button.
2. click on the map display in the direction you wish to pan. The map will refresh with the "clicked location" relocated to the centre of the map display.
3. if necessary click again to pan further.

The Info Tool

1. Create a map of the health service of interest (described in the section "Mapping Health Services" below)
2. Activate the info tool by clicking the info radio button.
3. Identify and click on a service of interest. If necesssary use the zoom in and pan tools to reduce any clustering. The map will refresh with a table of information located below the "Map Services" button.

Mapping Health Services

• Aboriginal Medical Services
• Aboriginal Flexible Care Services
• Community Aged Care Packages
• General Practitioners
• HACC
• Hospitals
• Medicare
• Multi-purpose Service Centres
• Multi-purpose Services 
• Pharmacies
• Primary Medical Services
• Remote Area Clinics
• Residential Care Facilities 

To map a particular service, scroll through the listbox and select a service. Now click the "Map the Health Service" button to refresh the map display. The map title is also updated whenever a new service is mapped

1. Type the name of a town into the space provided. 
2. Select the appropriate State from the drop down list.
3. Click on the find town button and the map will zoom to the location specified.

If the map does not zoom to the location specified it means that it is not in the list. It is important to type the exact name of the town including the state in order for the map server to find the town. i.e. "canberra", is the text string that is required for the map server to find and zoom to Canberra. A complete listing of towns is available in Adobe PDF format.

Search within a Distance

1. Click on the "Select within" radio button. 
2. Specify the distance (by default the distance will be in kilometres).
3. Click the map in the centre of the search area required. The list of selected services will then be displayed.

   If the query does not return with the correct type of services listed, you will need to change the type of services displayed on the map and then repeat the distance query again.