This article is to help with drawing out your work site after performing a search on the Dig Site Location screen when submitting a ticket.
After entering your location information and clicking Search, a map will appear on the right-hand side of the screen with a circular marker indicating the found location. The next step is to select (or, "virtually white-line/outline") the work site on this map using the tools on the left and right sides of the map:
The map tools include:
- Zoom: You can use the plus and minus buttons, click on the bar, or roll in and out using your mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the map.
- Polygon:
Select the Polygon tool to designate broader areas on the map, e.g. properties or road corridors. Click once at the first corner, then click once on each corner as you trace around the site, then close the polygon by clicking the first "dot" to complete the drawing. The area inside the polygon represents your work area.
- Edit:
Select the Edit tool to amend an area that you have already drawn using the line/polygon tools. Click on the existing drawing - it will turn blue, and you will be able to move existing points/create new points to change the shape of the drawing. Once editing is completed, click anywhere on the map or on the tool icon again to save the new shape.
- Measure:
Select the Measure/ruler tool to find the distance from one point to another in meters. Click once at the beginning of the length, then click once each time the line needs to bend. Double-click at the end to stop measuring. The distance will be shown on a scale at the bottom of the map.
- Layers:
Select the Layers tool to view different base maps, including Hybrid and Satellite views. Make your selection using the radio buttons on the pop-up, and the map will reload to show the alternative imagery.
- Overlays - LLD Grid: Select LLD Grid to display the Legal Land Descriptions (Quarter Section - Section - Township - Range - Meridian) grid on top of the visible map
- Overlays - River Lot Grid (SK Only): Select River Lot Grid to display the River Lot Grid on top of the visible map
- Overlays - P&NG Grid (BC Only): Select P&NG Grid to display the Petroleum & Natural Gas (Unit - Block - Group - BCLP) grid on top of the visible map
- Overlays - City/Town Boundaries: Select City/Town Boundaries to display where the municipal civic limits exist; note that any Rural ticket that passes over a City/Town Boundary will have it's allowable mapped area changed to that of a Civic request
Tip: To delete an incorrect drawing, click Cancel, a button which will slide out of the Polygon tool when selected:
At the bottom-left corner of the map, you will be able to see:
- Scale: Gives an idea of distances on the map:
- XY Co-ordinates: Displays the current position of the mouse pointer on the map:
Please note that if your site exceeds the maximum dig size for that ticket type, it will need to be broken down into smaller sections. To assist with this we have created the Continue Ticket function which will help you keep track of the previous ticket's details and map. Alternatively, the ticket can be processed as a larger ticket type, such as a Project ticket.
After drawing the location on the map, you will be able to edit the site address using the fields in Step 3. Please see our How to use the Location screen main article for more information on this.
If you require a secondary mapping resource to help more precisely identify the area you wish to map, you can visit the AB/BC/MB/SK Secondary Mapping Resource Links article here.
Tip: If the vertices (outer points) of your drawn polygon overlap (eg. the lines cross each other) your map will be rejected. This will also occur if your map is smaller or larger than the allowed affected map size based on your Ticket Type.