Selecting features from MapIT

Obtaining information from MapIT using the select tool

The select tool allows the MapIT user to find information about individual or multiple features located on the map.

To select features

• Click on the zoom in tool .
• Click and drag across the desired location on the Douglas County map. The MapIt system will "drill down" to a magnified image of the area highlighted. The image displays with parcel boundaries outlined in orange. It is possible to select an area from this image to drill down further until the desired image is achieved.
• Locate the desired feature.
• Click the Select features toolbutton (please refer to the select tools section below for detials on the individual selecting tools).
• A new window will open up and then click on the Select Layer: drop down box to choose which feature class to select from.
• Choose which method of selecting (point , rectangele or polygon ).

Select tools

Tools available on the Select Toolbar:

Name	Icon	Description
Select by point		Click on select by point button: Select a single point on the map or image for which attributes should be displayed.
Select by rectangle		Click on select rectangle: Click on the select rectangle tool then click and drag a rectangle around the features of interest.
Select by polygon		Click on select polygon: Click on the select polygon tool then click the verticies of the polygon around the features of interest, and double click to complete the polygon.
Open selection attribute table		Open selection attribute table: Click on the open selection attribute table and a table of all of the selected features will open in the Selected Results window.
Select layer		Click the select layer drop down arrow: Select a map layer for which attributes should be displayed. The default layer is "Parcels.".

View results

• To view the property on the map, click the "magnifying glass" Zoom to Feature.
• To view parcel details, click the Parcel Details icon (with the binoculars).

Selected results tools

Tools available on the Selected results window:

Name	Icon	Description
Zoom to selected		Click on the zoom to selected: The extent of the map will adjust to show all of the selectied features.
Select all featutres		Click on select all features: This will select all of the features in the selected data (even if the selected item has been unchecked).
Flip selection		Click on the flip selection button: This will flip all of the selections so that all of the checked items become unchecked and the unchecked itmes will become checked.
Create a report		Click create a report: A .pdf report is generated with information about the selected data.
Save data		Click on the save data button: A spreadsheet will be created in a .csv format.