General Overview (back to top)

Orientation - Upper Left Hand Corner

	The upper left hand corner will provide access to useful tools that include: Access to the Layer List, Help & Shortcuts, Zoom In & Out control buttons and access to any previously stored Bookmarks
*** ZOOM TIP - Zooming can also be accomplished use the mouse scroll wheel OR hold 'Shift' and draw box around area with mouse to zoom into.

Orientation - Upper Right Hand Corner

	The upper right hand corner will provide access to the search box and useful map tools. The Tools icon will expand a variety of available tools used within the map application Search by parcel information, owner, or address.
*** SEARCH TIPS - Abbreviate the full street type (use “st” for street, “dr” for drive, etc.) AND Abbreviate directionals in street address (“N” for North, “S” for South, etc.)

Orientation - Lower Left Hand Corner

The lower Left Hand Corner will provide access:

To change available base map images,
Change X/Y or Latitude/Longitude coordinate systems,
and provides the scale bar.

Help & Shortcuts (back to top)

The Help & Shortcuts window will provide quick access to the most helpful and common utilities for the Madison County Map Viewer.

Link to the Instructional Page
The Terms of Use to this Site
Identify a feature or group of features on the Map
Access the Layer List and change visibility of features
Bookmark the current map extent & location
Access the Report Tool
Print the currently displayed map extent

Image of the Help & Shortcuts Menu items

Layers List (back to top)

The Layers Menu shows available map feature information that can be selected which will then make the feature visible on the map. The most common features have been selected by default, however they can be de-selected if needed. The layer lists submenu’s can be expanded by clicking on the plus sign icon, which also allows viewing the legend for that available sub layer.

As the layers and sub layers are selected the selected feature will then be rendered (drawn) on the map. Some features have a scale dependency placed upon them requiring a certain zoomed in level to see them. Greyed out sub layers will not display in the current zoomed extent (change the zoom to see those features on the map).

When the expanded view is open, there are tabs on the bottom to access different options to view, such as, Layers, Selected Parcels, Reports, etc.

BaseMaps (back to top)

The Basemap section offers a choice of background Basemap images to choose from for your map interface. The default imagery is an ESRI community Basemap.
	Additional Basemaps: World Imagery (2013) - offers a 1 foot resolution and available with a world extent Rexburg Imagery (2012)- offers a 3 inch resolution and available with a Rexburg extent

Coordinate Systems (back to top)

The coordinate system toolbar offers a choice of coordinate system options, including XY coordinates and Latitude/Longitude coordinates.

Tools (back to top)

Tools can be expanded & collapsed by clicking the Tools Icon. Once open, the toolbar can slide left or right to make other tools available, by using the slide arrow icons.
The Tools Menu contains: Zoom In/Out Access to Layers Previous/Next Extent Identify Find Run Report 3^rd Party Maps Print Export Draw Bookmarks Home

Reports Overview (back to top)

	Reports can be a powerful tool to gather map information regarding selected parcels. Reports can be accessed in two ways, either from the “Tools” in the upper right hand corner, or from the Help & Shortcuts menu. The reports will be made available in a pdf format.
After selecting Run Reports, the report workflow will begin by displaying the Select Parcel step (as shown above).

Step 1: Select Parcels (back to top)

	Choose the geometry option (polyline, point, freehand, polygon, rectangle, or multiple points) and press OK.
*** If a wrong selection has been made or a needed parcel was not selected, the next step will allow modifying the selection.

Step 2: Modify Selection (optional) (back to top)

	If the selection needs modified, choose again the desired geometry option, click on the parcel(s) then choose the required action (Replace, Add, Remove, Intersect).
*** Once satisfied with selection, click “Continue”

Step 3: Buffer Selection (optional) (back to top)

Buffer allows to expand the selection by a desired buffer distance. Simply enter your desired distance, and select desired measurement units and click, “Continue”

Step 4: Run Report (back to top)

	Choose the desired Report Parcel Reports (default) – Produces a report providing detailed information regarding the selected parcels (Ownership, Tax, Acreage, etc.) Mailing Address – Produces a report with mailing addresses for the selected parcels.
Click on "Run Report" *** There may be a delay, while the report processes, until the Report Complete screen appears.

Report Conclusion (back to top)

At the Report Complete screen use the “Click Here” link to open the report. The report will open in a new window in a PDF format.

Export Report Results (optional) (back to top)

After selecting various parcels, or going through the Report workflow, there is also capability to export the data that has been selected. The data can be exported from the Panel actions menu, at the top of the expanded view menu.
Available Export options include:

Export to CSV
Export to XLSX (Excel format)
Export to Shapefile

3^rd Party Map Integration (back to top)

This utility provides a unique and fun experience to view the map using a choice of available 3rd party interfaces, such as Google Street view. This will allow an integration and a synchronization between the MRGIS map application and the 3rd Party Map service.

In the MRGIS map application, the viewpoint marker can be moved around to have the 3rd party map reflect the desired viewpoint of the map.
	Additional controls include: Center: Moves the third-party map's marker to the center of the viewer's map and rescales the third-party map to match the viewer's map as closely as possible. Dock/Undock: (Desktop user interface only) allows the user to dock and undock the third-party map from the viewer. Depending on the browser settings, the map may undock to a new tab or to a new window.