The WSCAP Map Room hosts more than 30,000 mappable data layers. With data spanning topics such as demographics, income, education, health, and housing, the Map Room supports planning, decision-making, and funding requests and can help you explore issues and opportunities in your community.

Step 1 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the add data function. Users can click the Add Data button in the left menu to open the search data menu.
Step 1.1 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the search data window. Users can use keywords to search for map layers or use the "Browse by Topic" and "Browse by Source" buttons to search by topic and source.
Step 2 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the search data window. Users can click the check box to the left of a layer name to add it to the map. Users can click the "View Legend" button to view the map legend and exit the search data window.
Step 3 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the map room calling out the location search bar and plus and minus buttons at the bottom right of the map room. Users can type in a county, city, or address in the location search bar to zoom in. Users can also use the plus and minus buttons to zoom in and out.
Step 4 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the map legend open in the left menu of the map room. The legend can be opened by clicking the "Legend" button in the left menu. Users can review the legend to get familiar with what the colors, points, and lines represent on the map.
Step 4.1 of the map room. The picture shows an expanded view of the legend in the map room. The drop down menus below to the legend can be used to change the geographic extent of the data on the map, to change the data type from percent to total, or to change time periods (where available).
Step 5 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of an informational pop up in the map room. Users can click on any location on the map to activate an informational pop up. To close the pop up, click the x in the top right corner of the pop up window.
Step 5.1 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the Tools menu. Users can activate the tools menu by clicking the "Tools" button in the left menu. Users can click on any of the available tools to use it or learn more.
Step 6 of the map room. The picture shows a screenshot of the Export menu. Users can export and share maps by clicking the "Export" and "Share" buttons at the bottom of the left menu. Users can export maps in a variety of sizes and formats. Users can share maps via a shortlink or on social media using the "Share" button.

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