This page is your gateway to Magic, a dedicated mapping web site.

This page contains a link to the site as well as basic instructions on what to do when you get there.

When you click on the link below the site will open in a new window so this page will still be available while you are in the Magic site.

Click here to go to the Magic site

Instructions
Once the site has loaded, in the central window you will see a map with the Cotswolds AONB highlighted in yellow. To the right of this you will see an overview map showing where you are focused on (in the main central window) in relation to the rest of the England, Scotland and Wales. Underneath you will see a panel showing the list of layers that are visible on the map i.e. Cotswolds AONB in yellow stripe, other AONBs in green stripe, Government Office Regions green lines and urban areas in grey.

If you do not see a layer on the map click on the list of layers button. This will show a list of all the layers, the ones that are greyed out cannot be seen at the scale you are viewing the map. Here you can also turn off any layers that you do not need (this will help the efficiency of the site).

Searching the map
There are a number of ways to search the map, by clicking on the search options tab (You will be on the 'Map Tools' which will be highlighted in orange as this is the default menu).

This will bring up buttons to allow you to search on Government Office, Postcode, Place, County and Grid Ref.

Once you have clicked on one of these buttons a new window will appear (this may take a few seconds) asking for your selection (i.e. what postcode) or ask you to choose your option from a dropdown list (i.e. Govt Office).

NB - The postcode search will display a postcode sector rather than a specific street.

To explore the map further you can use the following buttons found under the map and to the left. Reading from left to right:

Zoom in - Click on the icon and then click area of the map you would like to have a closer look at. This will zoom in to twice the current scale (for example, if the current scale is 1:300000, clicking once will zoom to 1:150000). You can also zoom in on a specific area by clicking once keeping the mouse button held down, then dragging over the area you would like zoom in on.

Zoom out - Click on the icon and then click on the area you would like to see more of. This will zoom to half the current scale (for example, if the current scale is 1:300000, the new scale will be 1:600000).
You can also zoom out from a specific area by clicking once keeping the mouse button held down, then dragging over the area you would like zoom out from.

Full extent - Click on this icon and you will see a full map of the England, Scotland and Wales (as seen in the overview map on the right).

Last extent - this will take you back to the last scale you viewed the map at.

Pan - Click on this icon and then click and drag the map in the direction you require (click on the map keeping the mouse button held down then move your mouse in the opposite direction to where you want to see more of the map I.e. more at the top then drag the map down). You may see a white space on first moving the map however after a couple of seconds this will redrawn with the area of the map you have panned to.

OS - This allows you to turn the OS backdrop off if you want to see only the layers you have selected and not the map details, and back on if you do want to see the map.

Scale - If you know the scale you would like to view the map in use the scale function under the map and to the right. It displays the scale the map is currently being displayed at. To change this, enter the scale value and then click on the go button.

View other information
It is possible to change the information the map displays to tailor it to your own requirements.

Click on the 'Change Map Topic' tab above the central map, a blue button will then appear entitled 'Change Map Topic'.

Click on this and a new window will open showing the main layers available. If any of these are suitable click in the button next to the layer title (you may only choose one). Then click on the blue 'next' button. That layer will then appear on the map.

If these are not what you want and you require some additional information click on the final option at the bottom of the page 'Design my own topic" then click on the blue 'next' button.

This will take you to a new window listing all the layers available. Click in the box next to each one to select it. You may choose up to 10 of these layers.
Click on the blue 'save selection' button at the top of the page and then click on the 'done' button on the top right of the page and your selections will appear on the map.

These instructions will get you started however if you require more advanced instructions click here to view the Magic web site manual.

Disclaimer
Cotswolds AONB Partnership can accept no responsibility for the accuracy of any mapping on the Magic web site. If you are looking for information about the boundary of the Cotswolds AONB the mapping was digitised using 1:50,000 maps, so the boundary is only accurate at scales smaller than 1:50,000. For more information call the Cotswold AONB Partnership, e-mail info@cotswoldsaonb.org.uk, telephone 01451 862000 or contact your local authority planning office.

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