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When you are interested in several elements in a layer, you can select these elements directly in the map interface using the spatial selection tools, or based on their attributes using a search.

In both cases, the selection explorer automatically displays showing the attributes of the selected elements, and you can generate an information report for the selection.

You can have the same (or different) information in the mouseover bubbles, selection explorer, and information reports. Each of the three methods for accessing the data offers different functionality to work with it.