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5.5.0 Map Control
Overview
Maps in the IDV are shown using the Map display control. There are two ways this control is used: as the default background maps and as a user created map display. The control window is composed of two tabs. The first lists the set of available maps:
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The second allows the user to control the display of the latitude/longitude lines and labels:
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New maps may be added through the Edit menu. You can choose to add any of the predefined maps available to the IDV or you can select a map file (e.g., a shape file) from the file system.

The File->Default Maps->Save as the Default Map Preference menu item allows you to save the current set of maps in a display as the default maps. When a new view window is created the maps that are saved as the default are used as the background maps.

Note: Once you save a set of maps as the default maps then every time your create a new display those maps and those maps only will be used. If you were to add a set of new maps using a plugin then those maps will not show up by default in your display.

To clear the default maps, choose the menu item File->Default Maps->Remove Local Map Defaults.

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