
<section id='NMPlot_DisplayingBackgroundMaps_id'>
    <title>
        Displaying Background Maps
    </title>
    <para>
        NMPlot can display your plot over one or more background map layers.
        </para>
        <exhibit>
            <img src='NMPlot_MapBackground_BackgroundMap_Figure.png'/>
        </exhibit>
        <para>
        The map layers can be stored in a number of common Geographic
        Information System (GIS) formats. These formats are discussed
        in detail in <iref target='WCGIS_BackgroundMapFormats_id'/>.
    </para>
    <para>
        To add a background map to your plot, simply add a new background
        layer of the appropriate type, as described in <iref
        target='WCGIS_MapBackground_Layers_id'/>. See <iref
        target='WCGIS_BackgroundMapFormats_id'/> for instructions on setting
        the <link target='#WCGIS_MapBackground_Layers_ChangingOptions_id'>layer options</link>
        associated with each map format.
    </para>
</section>
