Navigating using the Catalog
The catalog view is used to show spatial information currently in use by the application. The
catalog view shows information divided up by:
- Service: Examples of services include Web Features Servers, Databases, and Filenames
- Layers: Layers include the contents of a shapefile, individual layers from a Web Map Server, or
syntheic layers such as a scalebar
Using the Catalog there are several ways to make use of layers:
- Select a layer and right click to bring up the context menu:

- Choose Add to New Map to create a map based on this layer
- Choose Add to Current Map to use this content with you current editor
Drag and drop layer or service information into the current Editor, or Projects view