Tools and enhancements for Digimap for Schools

On 4 April, EDINA released Version 3 of Digimap for Schools, which included a number of new features and enhancements.

National Grid lines overlay – Allows users to display National Grid lines on screen, over any map at any scale. Grid letters and numbers are displayed clearly, spacing and numbering is scale appropriate and automatically change as a user zooms in or out through the map views. To view the National Grid line, simply click the button on the toolbar.

View a bigger map – A full-screen option that hides the top, bottom and left-hand panels to enlarge the visible map area that is visible. The top toolbar will still be visible to allow you to access the annotations, measuring and other tools. Expanding the map is particularly effective when teaching a class using a smartboard. To toggle between the larger and smaller maps, click the button in the top right of the toolbar (beside the Help icon)

EDINA values your feedback on Digimap for Schools; please send any comments, suggestions or queries regarding the new tools or any other feature of Digimap for Schools to edina@ed.ac.uk.