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Welcome to the  GIS Help Page

For further help visit Help with Exponare Public and Frequently Asked Questions.

Quick Hints

  • If your map doesn't display when you run a search or when you click on the map icons, locate this message at the top of your browser:
    and right click on it and select > "Always allow popups from this site..."

    Check out - Unblocking Popup

  • Turn Aerial Photos on in the map window, by clicking on "Quick Layers >> "Aerials 2009 (Urban)" or "Aerials 2005 (Rural)"

    Check out - Turning on Aerials

  • To change between Print, Legend, Information, and Search on your left Panel, select from the drop down list (see image below):

  • Below shows layout of map panel, for more info visit
    Help with Exponare Public

What's New?

  • New 2 CPU Quad Core Map Server! 22/10/2009

  • Upgrade to Exponare 3.5. This has improved support for Firefox. 30/10/2009

  • New functions enabled. When certain layers get selected, more info will be automatically activated in the Information Panel. 16/12/09

  • PD Litter Collection layer added to PCC. 12/03/10

  • New Ward Finder link. 26/07/10

  • New video tutorials added. 7/09/10

  • New 2010 Rural Aerials added. 29/09/10















    • Web Browser Compatibility

    Note: Only directly supported browsers are IE 6, 7 and Firefox 2.0

    Internet Explorer 6+ Works well. In IE 8 use compatibility mode, see Enhanced Navigation

    Firefox 2+
    OK in v2, some minor
    alignment issues in v3.

    Opera 9+
    (problems displaying info
    and incorrect formatting)

    Safari 3+
    (problems with
    printing to scale)

    Google Chrome 1+
    (problems with
    printing to scale)

    For more about the Exponare product visit Critchlows