Tutorial - Using Data Layers

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Hunting Grounds - at its heart - is a way to display relevant, hunting-specific data layers in a way that is useful to Australian and New Zealand hunters.

You can turn on data layers by tapping on the "Map Layers" icon on the Bottom Menu. This will display the "Map Layers" menu.

The Map Layers menu is a series of expandable sub-menus, which are organised based on region (Australian State, or Country (in the case of New Zealand)).

To expand what data layers are available for a given region click on the region name.

Tap on the Icon / Name of the layer you would like to enable. This will then bring up the layer sub-menu for the given layer.

Some layers will have multiple sub-layers that can be enabled, and some will have only one. The layer sub-menu will contain a description of the layer, and below the description, all of the sub-layers that can be enabled. To enable a particular sub-layer, tap on the slider switch to the right. Likewise, tapping it again will disable that sub-layer.

Now you've enabled the layer, it will show up on the map. The colour of the icon on the left hand side of the layer card represents the colour that the layer will appear on the map screen. In this example, you can see that the colour on the above image corresponds with the colour of the polygons representing the data layer on the below image.

Some data layers are tappable, in that when you tap on them, additional information will appear. Generally only the public land hunting area data layers will have this available, but if you're unsure, give it a tap and see what happens.

Clearing All Layers at Once

Hunting Grounds has a feature by which you can disable all active data layers in one go. To access this feature, tap on the "Map Layers" icon on the Bottom Menu, and when the "Map Layers" menu appears, tap on the "Hide Active Layers" button up the top.

Current Layers

Below is the list of current data layers available in Hunting Grounds. We try and add new data layers every release, so watch this space. If you have a dataset you would like to see added to Hunting Grounds, get in touch.  

Victoria

  • Crown Land Hunting Areas (Same Dataset as MoreToExplore)
  • Game Species Distribution
    • Fallow Deer
    • Red Deer
    • Hog Deer
    • Sambar Deer
    • Wild Goat
    • Wild Pig
  • Land Parcel Boundaries for 15 LGA's
  • Historical Bush Fire burn areas
    • 2018
    • 2019
    • 2020

New South Wales

  • Crown Land Hunting Areas (NSW State Forest)
  • Game Species Distribution
    • Fallow Deer
    • Chital Deer
    • Red Deer
    • Sambar Deer
    • Rusa Deer
    • Wild Goat
    • Wild Pig

Tasmania

  • Male Deer Ballot Areas
  • Sustainable Timber Tasmania Hunting Areas
  • Game Species Distribution
    • Fallow Deer

New Zealand

  • Department of Conservation Hunting Permit Areas
  • Game Species Distribution
    • Chamois
    • Fallow Deer
    • Wild Goat
    • Wild Pig
    • Red Deer
    • Rusa Deer
    • Sambar Deer
    • Sika Deer
    • Himalayan Tahr
    • Wapiti
    • White-tailed Deer