Reference Layers

Reference Maps can be selected for map display from both the Browse and Reporting Map Tools. A drop down list will expose all reference map layer sets installed on the machine running Designer. When a layer set is chosen, reference geography within the vicinity of the input map layer will include some the following (depending on the reference layer set chosen):

  • Urban Areas (Polygon )
  • Lakes (Polygon)
  • Rivers (Line)
  • US States (Polygon)
  • State Boundaries (Label)
  • Major Roads (Line)
  • Highway Shields  (Point)
  • Cities (Point)

Designer ships with a few free Reference map layer sets. Additionally, Users that subscribe to a spatial product get an additional Reference Map layer set called Streetware. This layer set is ideal for high quality cartographic output.