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Map Room Requirements
     
  1. To view our on-line maps, you must browse with either Netscape Communicator 4.5 (or higher) or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.1 (or higher)

    You must also be using the Windows operating system.

     

  2. To download the Windows-only browser plug-in needed for the Dynamic City Map, click on the left-hand button below. This will take you to Autodesk's MapGuide site. Following their instructions (repeated below), download and install the free Autodesk MapGuide 5.0 plug-in. (Download time approx.: 6 min. on 28.8kbs modem)

    MapGuide Plug-in Download

    New to plug-ins? The plug-in arrives within a piece of software--an executable file--named mp3240.exe, or, for the Internet Explorer ActiveX control, mc40.exe. This piece of software is used to install the plug-in. Follow these steps:

    1. Download the Autodesk MapGuide 5.0 plug-in installer to your hard disk by retrieving the version appropriate to your system through the hyperlinks on the MapGuide™ 5.0 download page.
    2. When the plug-in installer has finished downloading, close down your browser. Now, using Windows Explorer--or File Manager, if on Windows 3.x--double click the download to start the installation. (If you don't know where your browser saved the download, use the "Find" function in Windows Explorer or File Manager, and search for "mp3240.exe" or "mc40.exe".) After starting the downloaded file, follow the on-screen instructions. If you're not sure how to respond at any point, pick the highlighted default (usually, this is "yes" or "ok").
    3. Restart your web browser, and go to the Dynamic Maps!

    If you are using a 640x480 screen, the maps are best viewed with browser toolbars turned off. To turn off toolbars: in Navigator, go to Options; in Internet Explorer, go to View.

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