Interactive GIS Informational Maps User’s Guide          

 

 

Display Tips:
How do I set my screen display?  This application is best viewed with Internet Explorer and the

Screen Display set to 800x600 or 1024x768 pixels.

 

  The top left button changes

  your legend based on what

       is currently check visible. 

 

 

 

Drawing layers and Refreshing the Map
As you zoom in on the map, more layers will become available for viewing and identifying.

Look in the right frame for available layers. This frame is known as the "Table of Contents".

 

 

To turn a layer on or off click the “visible” box then click “Refresh Map” button

 

    

        Redraw the Display

 

  

To make a layer “active” click on the “active” button (an “Active” layer

 is the only one you can use to “identify”, “find” or “query”)

 

 

LOCATE ADDRESS

Activate the Locate Address Tool     by clicking it.

Choose Streets or Address and click “Select Layer” button.

Type an address  in the form below the map and click the Locate button.

Enter a valid address and zip code. The zip code should only be 5 digits. You can choose not to use a zip code if it is unknown. The more information entered, the more accurate your results will be.

Once you have entered the correct information, click the Locate Button to find the address.
Some cases will result in more than one address returned. In this case, the program found more than one possible match. You are able to select the one you want by clicking the address.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change the Legend

(Changes the look of the legend)

Hyperlink

Zoom in

by either dragging a rectangle or just clicking on the map

Identify

(Ask Question by pointing at the “active” layer)

 

Zoom out

by either dragging a rectangle or just clicking on the map

Query

for information about each layer

Zoom to the Full extent

Zoom to the Whole map by clicking the button

 

Find

Find text that is contained in a layer. Great if you do not know what field contains the data your looking for

Zoom to the active layer

Measure

Use to get a measurement from one point on the map to another

Previous Extent

Set Units

Use to set the measuring units you want to obtain (feet, meters, miles, kilometers)

Pan

Allows you to click on the map and drag the map in the direction you want to go

Buffer

Use to select features at a predetermined distance from another feature. An example would be to select all parcels or addresses within 500 feet of a school or fire station. The selected data can then be copied and pasted into an Excel spreadsheet for further analysis or to generate a mailing list

Zoom North

Select by Rectangle

Use to select features within a rectangle that you draw on the map

Zoom South

Select by line/polygon

Use to select features by a line or area that you draw on the map

Zoom West

Clear selection

to begin new task

Zoom East

Print

Use to print a map. A form will load in the bottom frame allowing you to specify a title. Enter a title and click Create Print Page. This will open another browser window with the map, title, and legend that can be printed from your browser

Locate Address

Extract

Downloads the files in your map to your local computer

 

These controls are found on the map

 

 

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Print This Image

Send This Image in an e-mail

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