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Select Coordinates

Use the Select Coordinates tab on the Select Print Area dialog box to set the grid areaA grid system is a survey system that maps a geographic area into a rectangular area called a grid. In Western Canada, DLS is the most commonly used grid system. NTS is another commonly used grid system. you want to print from your current Map View.

This tab has the following options you can use to define the location of your area:

• NW and SE - From the NW and SE lists, choose the grid you want to use for each corner of your map. Your options are DLS or NTS.
• You can set a different coordinate system for each corner. For example, you can set the NW coordinate to DLS, and the SE coordinate to NTS. This might be necessary if your area spans both coordinate systems.
• DLS Options - If you want to use a DLS grid, you must enter the Twp (township), Rng (range), and Mer (meridian) information. Read more.
• NTS Options - If you want to use an NTS grid, you must enter the P Blk (primary block), Quad (lettered quadrangle), 16th (sixteenth portion), and Blk (block) information. Read more.
• Fit Area to Page - Select this option if you want GeoVista to automatically scale your selected area to fit your current template's page size.
• Use Scale 1: - Select this option if you want GeoVista to scale your map to a specific size. Regardless of your scale, the center of the map will be the center of your specified area.

What do you want to do?

• Learn about the print layout tool
• Learn about the NTS grid
• Set what to print from the map view
• Select the print area