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Searching for a map
I've launched the Search by NATMAP name, Search by NATMAP number, or Search by Coordinates tools. I
then change the map layer, but the drop-down lists do not update.
This is a known bug. To work around this, select the map layer you wish to view, and then click on the
appropriate search tool button located in the top left of your screen. The correct lists of map names will appear
and you will be able to load the correct map layer.
Why do I get more than one result for the same place?
In many cases, you may get two or more results for the same name, place type and state. This is because the
original Gazetteer has hundreds of feature codes, which has been aggregated into the 20+ Place Types used in the
NATMAP Raster Place Name Search and the on-line Place Name Search on the Geoscience Australia website to
make searching easier. Each individual entry remains in the data; however, in the NATMAP Raster Place Name
Search the results are displayed with the aggregated Place Type, not the original feature code.
I can't find my Place Name, but I know it exists
If you're sure that the place name is spelt correctly, try using a alternate name. Many place names have
alternative names, some of which are officially recognised and some which aren't. If you think that a place name
has been omitted, or is spelt incorrectly, please contact Geoscience Australia.
I've clicked on the Place Name, but it's taken me to the wrong place.
Check you are clicking on the correct result - see the note on multiple results. Another reason is that large area
features such as administrative areas, or long linear features such as rivers, are difficult to assign one coordinate
point to. If you believe that there is an error in the position of a feature, please please contact Geoscience
Australia.
I get a mountain that doesn't have an elevation.
Not every mountain, hill or trig station in the Place Name Search has an elevation attached to it. At the moment
around 500 of these features have elevations attached, and more will be progressively added in future versions.
I've gone back to the Place Name Search and my results have disappeared.
The bottom right part of the Place Name Search page is generated each time the Place Name Search is loaded. Any
place name, state or place type you have previously entered will still be there - you just have to click on the
Search button again to reload the results.
I zoom in on the Index Map and the 1:250 000 scale map boundaries disappear.
An explanation can be found here.
Using the Viewer
The climate graph doesn't update when I change maps or move around.
The Climate Graph window opens a new Internet Explorer window and displays a JPEG image of the climate graph
for the particular 1:250 000 scale map area you have viewed on your screen. However, if you leave the Climate
Graph window open, and you move maps using either the Hand Pan or the Click Pan tool, the climate graph will
not update in the new window.
NATMAP RASTER 2003 USER GUIDE