PLANNING INFORMATION GATHERING INTERFACE (PIGI)

WEB VIEWER USER’S GUIDE

(Version 1.0)

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Introduction

This application is intended as an interactive viewer to display and browse planning-related GIS data via a Web browser over an Intranet or the Internet. The information is provided for illustrative purposes only.

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Interface Overview

The interface runs inside the web browser (e.g., Internet Explorer). The graphic below shows the interface and its major sections.

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Map Display Area

The map display area shows the map layers that are visible at the current scale. The scale bar is located in the bottom right-hand corner of the map display area. The north arrow is displayed in the lower left-hand corner of the map display area, along with the copyright information. The red arrows located in the center of each border of the map display area are navigational buttons. Clicking these will "pan" or move the map in the direction of the arrow.

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Toolbar Buttons

The toolbar buttons provide various functionality. Holding the mouse pointer over a tool (without clicking on it) will pop-up a "tool tip" which describes what the tool does. In addition, a brief description (the toolbar mode) for the selected tool is displayed in the bottom left-hand corner of the interface, enabling the user to know which tool is currently selected. The currently selected tool will also have a red border around its icon. Each tool in the toolbar is described below:

Icon	Tool Name	Tool Description
	Legend/Layer List	Toggles between the legend and layer list in the right-side panel.
	Overview Map	Toggles the overview map on/off.
	Zoom In	Zooms in on the position clicked on or the box dragged on the map.
	Zoom Out	Zooms out on the position clicked on or the box dragged on the map.
	Zoom to Full Extent	Zooms to the full extent of the map.
	Pan	Pans the map as the user drags the pointer across the map.
	Identify	Allows the user to click a feature on the "active" map layer and see a list of its attributes.
	Query Builder	Allows the user to construct queries on the data.
	Find	Finds the map feature(s) in the "active" map layer based on a text string the user types.
	Measure	Allows the user to measure distances on the map.
	Set Units	Allows the user to change the units for the Measure tool.
	Select Features By Rectangle	Allows the user to click and draw a rectangle to select a group of features in the "active" map layer.
	Select Features By Line / Polygon	Allows the user to click and draw a line or polygon to select a group of features in the "active" map layer.
	Clear All Selection	Unselects the current selection for the "active" map layer.
	Locate Address	Locates an address.
	Print	Prints the map to the user's default printer.
	Owner Search	Allows the user to search for a property by the owner's name. Zooms in to the selected parcel.
	Address Search	Allows the user to search for a property by address. Zooms in to the selected parcel.
	Folio Search	Allows the user to search for a property by folio number. Zooms in to the selected parcel.
	STR Search	Allows the user to search for a specific Section-Township-Range. Zooms in to the selected parcel.

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Layer / Legend List

Depending on the mode of the Layer/Legend List tool, this area displays either the legend or the list of map layers displayed in the Map Display Area. Only the map layers that are visible at the current scale will appear in the legend/list. The user may need to zoom in fairly tightly to view certain map layers (e.g., parcels).

Layer Mode:

Map layers are drawn or hidden by checking the box beside the map layer under the "Visible" column. If the box is checked, the map layer will be drawn. After checking or unchecking a box or boxes, the user must click the "Refresh Map" button to redraw the Map Display Area.

The "Active" column beside the map indicates which map layer is currently active. Certain tools (e.g., Identify) act solely upon the active map layer. Only one map layer can be active at a time. To make a map layer active, simply click on the circle beside the map layer.

Legend Mode:

Displays the legend symbology for each map layer that is currently visible.

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Text Display Area

Displays forms and information based on the tool chosen. For example, displays results for Identify tool or the form for the Query tools.

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Map / Theme Selector

Changes the interface to another map/theme. Select the map/theme name from the drop-down box. The interface will keep the same window extent, but will draw the map layers corresponding to the chosen theme.

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Land Use Codes used in GIS Map Layers

Land Use Map Codes

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