How to Use AniMap
Locating common animal species
Through homepage search:
From the home page select common name or scientific name. Then click on the first letter of the animal you are interested in. Select the animal from the pulldown list and select "Go". Remember that several common names start with descriptors like "American" or "Northern" (e.g. American Robin).
Through interactive map: To get to the interactive map, select the map of the animal group you would like to map from the home page. Then select an animal to map from the drop down menu. Select a unit to map the data by and then hit the refresh tool to refresh the map.
View animal lists
Select a unit to create an animal list by and a unit to map by. Use the interface icons or place search to navigate to your area of interest. Then use the species list tool to click on the area of the map that you would like an animal list for. Your list will be created in a new window, which will remain open. Future lists will be created in this window. You may sort your list alphabetically or taxonomically by clicking on 'Common Name,' 'Scientific Name,' 'Group,' or 'Taxonomic sort order.' If no species were found or no surveys were conducted, a blank list is created.
Exploring Animap Using Interface Icons |
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Use the interface icons to navigate the map and get information about specific features. When an icon is active, it will be highlighted in maroon. |
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Minnesota icon - Click on this icon to reset AniMap to show the entire state. |
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Get species list tool - Use to get a species list for a survey location. Click on the get list tool, then click an area on the map to get a MCBS species list for that area. |
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Zoom in tool - Use to zoom in on map. Click the zoom in tool, then click a spot on the map on which to zoom in. |
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Help tool - Use to get to the How to Use AniMap page |
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Zoom out tool - Use to zoom out on the map. Click the zoom in tool, then click a spot on the map from which to zoom out. |
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Refresh map tool - Click on this icon to refresh AniMap after a new animal or mapping unit has been selected. |
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Recenter map tool - Use to center the map on a new point. Click on the recenter map tool, then click a spot on the map which you want to have as the new center of the map. |
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Place Searches
Use AniMap to quickly display a specific place in Minnesota. Do this in one of three ways:
- By name: simply type in the name of a town, lake or park in Minnesota and we'll search our database of more than 29,000 places. A small popup window will show you matches and you can zoom to a place by clicking on its name.
- By public land survey (PLS): enter the township, range and, optionally, the section you'd like to display. The format to conduct a PLS search is TxxxRxx(Sxx). Examples: T100R44 and 44r16s5.
- By coordinate: enter an x y pair, separated by a space, and you'll zoom to that point. Supported coordinate types are UTM (zone 15, nad83) and lon/lat.
* About the Animal Data: AniMap only displays information on common animals found by MCBS and does not contain information gathered by other agencies. Absence of an animal does not necessarily mean that it does not occur in the area. Data for additional areas will be added to AniMap as they become available.