ConnectGIS User`s Manual
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1. S Mobile311 LLC 2501 Jefferson Davis Hwy Sanford NC 27332 Main 919 238 0444 Fax 888 492 4172 Sales info mobile311 com Support support mobile311 com Table of Contents Introduction Application Versions and Requirements About this Guide Key Terms The User Interface The Layout The Toolbar Mark Up Tools The Search Left Panel Overview Map Quick search Advanced Search Coordinate Search Results Bottom Panel Layer Info Right Panel Layers Section Information Section Legend section Working with Map Data Zooming In and Zooming Out Moving within an Extent Maximizing the Map View Identifying Base Data Using the Mark Up Tools Printing the Map Emailing the Using the Advanced Tools Downloading GIS data Downloading Georeferenced Image of Currently Displayed Data Using the Select Tool Using the Measure Tool Using the Zoom to Scale Introduction is a web mapping interface and hosting service utilizing ESRI ArcGIS Server It is intuitive for the non GiS user but provides powerful capabilities for GIS professionals The interface is fully functional using just a web browser without the need for the user to download any applications or plugins Application Versions and Requirements ConnectGls requires the following An internet connection Aweb browser Internet2. Hydrology the layer group name Property Info Zoning 3 To return to the default settings click Reset Information Information Section a The Information section displays data after the inquiry tool Parcelnformation 5 has been used to examine an area of the map shown right View Deed i ae Gt avlaste The options you find in the information tab are the same SesshGninePemes Name Last Fret J those found in the Results Bottom Panel wnei THOF Legend section The legend tab displays information about the meaning Second Owner markings on the maj poe me es Deed Year Ded Books Deed Page Working with Map Data Dat Slt anne gt Zooming In and Zooming Out There are two methods for zooming in out Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out tool on the Toolbar Click and drag a box around the area you want to zoom in or out of If you accidentally go too far use the Previous Extent button to move through your previous views or click the small globe to return to your original extent Use the scroll whee on your mouse Roll the wheel forward to scroll in and roll it backward to scroll out Moving within an Extent 1 Click the pan tool on the toolbar 2 Click and drag to move map around 10 Maximizing the Map View All of the panels be collapsed to maximize your view of the map as shown in the image below To collapse each panel click on the arrow butt
3. Explorer 7 0 or Mozilla Firefox 2 0 or higher Chrome or Saf are recommended About this Guide In this guide numbered steps represent actions you take to interact with ConnectGIS Items in italics represent the expected response from ConnectGis Within this guide items in blue underlined text represent hyperlinks In most cases these links take you to other sections within this guide that provide additional information about a topic Links to external websites are indicated with an HTML address Key Terms Before reviewing this guide you may find it helpful to understand a few key terms Coordinates A set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line on a surface or in space Extent A view of map extent includes not only the geography centered on the screen but also the level of magnification zoom Layer A set of data applied to map Layers can be turned on or off and multiple layers can be applied to a map at once The User Interface The Layout At startup the initial extent appears along with the controls There are six main sections shown below CONNECTS et Toolbar Mark Up Tools Search Left Panel Layer info Right Panel Results Bottom Panel 95589 The Toolbar The following tools are available on the toolbar Teon_ Description Toggle Overview Map Reveal the Overview Map in the left p
4. already open click the header in the left hand column labeled Quick Search The Quick Search panel appears shown right Enter your search term into the appropriate field and click the search button next to the search field or hit enter on your keyboard map will automatically zoom to the closest extent that allows you to see all of your results Tip If you are unsure of the format your search term should be in pop up will tell you when you click in the empty field shown below Ouick Search Advanced Search Advanced Search works the same way Quick Search does but it adds extra fields and parameters to allow you to refine your search more shown right Note Search terms will vary depending your map theme Coordinate Search Coordinate Search lets you locate a point on the map by entering coordinates shown right Select the type of map you want to use Google Bing Enter Lat Lon Local or US National Grid coordinates Click the search button next to the coordinates you entered The map zooms to the entered location Search bat Lon 4 dress Search pm Fuster name R vanced Search Choose Layer to Search Parcels q Name Tax acres Ewa 5 sweet name Coordinate Search Google Maps orBingMags ta tan x Results Bottom Panel When you run a search the panel at the bottom displays the results from your se
5. anel Initial Extent Return the map view to its default extent Previous Extent Move backwards through your extent history Next Extent Move forward through your extent history Pan Move around the map without zooming in or out Zoomin Click and drag to create box around the area you want to zoom in to Zoom Out Click and drag to create box around the area you want to zoom out of Identify Base Data Click to query information from the database Print Map Open new window to allow you to print your current map view including annotations Click the down arrow to select print size Email Map Send a screenshot of your current map view including annotations to any email address Create a zip file of the GIS data and download it to your computer a Download Shapefiles a Download Georeferenced Image Create a zip file of screenshot and world file and download it to your computer Buffer an Area of the Map Select a feature the map such as a parcel and then identify all the other features within a given distance of it Displays a menu that lets you search by source layer target layer and distance 5 Selecttool Select a single point or uses lasso to select many points within a designated area Get Coordinates on the Display latitude and longitude and other coordinates when you click on a map loc
6. arches in tabular form shown below 2 8 6 0 tools on this panel allow you to manage the data Here isa brie on the results toolbar description of the tools Search results appear on the map as numbered dots The numbers on the dots correspond to the numbers next to each result in the table in the bottom panel Viewable files appear as hyperlinks in the table Click on the link to view the file Change the number of result labels displayed using the Display Labels drop down field Only 50 be displayed at time If there more than 50 results select which group of 50 1 50 51 100 etc If there 50 or less there will only be one option to choose 1 50 Change the total number of results displayed using the Display Results drop down field All the results will be displayed in the bottom panel but only 50 will appear on the map at a time You can change which 50 with the Labels dropdown box Display 50 gt Results lay Additional tools include Name Description Show Hide Toggles between showing and hiding the results grid Results 47 Highlight and Clicking the button in the table will zoom in to that Zoom result Clicking the button on the Results table toolbar zooms the out to show all results 5 Clear Results Clears all the search results from the screen x Export to Excel Export results to an Exc
7. ation x Measure an Area of the Measures the length of line segments and area of polygons drawn on the map Mark Up Tools icon_ Name Description a Add Graphics Draw line segments on the map Graphics Options Change the graphic type style color and size Edit Graphics Edit an existing graphic Clear All Graphics Erase all added text and lines The Search Left Panel left panel contains ConnectGls s search functions In most ConnectGIs sessions you will start here There are four sections in this panel Overview Map Quick Search Advanced Search Coordinate Search Expand a section by clic Information ig on the section header The following sections provide additional Overview Map The Overview Map shows the entire map and indicates what part of the map is currently displayed in the main map 1 Show the Overview Map by clicking the Toggle Overview Map button on the tool bar or clicking the Overview Map header in the left panel The Overview Map panel appears shown below RRO 21231 i aT 9 The red box on the Overview Map shows the area displayed in the main map 2 Click anywhere on the Overview Map to jump to that location on the main map Note Use the Previous Extent and Next Extent buttons to move forward and ward in your history of zooms and pans Quick search 1 If the Quick Search section isn t
8. ck the Download Shapefiles button dialog box appears notifying you of ways to increase your download speed 2 Click OK The Download Results window appears shown below 1 Download Results 1 Click hereto download your fite Click on the Click here to download your file link Your browser s default download client appears 4 Click Save and choose a location to save A zip file with the GIS data is downloaded to that location 1 Downloading Georeferenced Image of Currently Displayed Data georeferenced image is an image file that contains world file with coordinates and other information needed to spatially place that image correctly with other similar data To download a georeferenced image 1 Click the Download Georeferenced Image button The Download Results window appears shown below Download Results Click hereto download your file 2 Click on the Click here to download your file link Your browser s default download client appears Click Save and choose a location to save A zip file with jpeg image and a world file will downloaded to that location Using the Select Tool 1 Click the Select tool B 2 Drawa circle around the area you want to select Note You do not have to complete the circle Once the selected area is highlighted as shown in the image you can let go of the mouse button The selected items highlighted on th
9. e map and information for each item appears in a numbered list in the data grid below See the Results Bottom Panel section to see actions you can perform on the selected data To clear your selection click Clear Results in the Results Panel Toolbar 14 Using the Measure Tool To measure an item on the map 1 To start a line click the Measure an Area of the Map button and click once on the map One end of red line is pinned to the location you selected on the map and the other end is attached to the mouse 2 Move your mouse around the map with a line attached to it The Current Segment field in the left panel displays the measurement changes in real time as you move the mouse To start a new line segment click once You can now create a new line segment from a pivot point at the end of your first one Note Make sure your mouse is still before clicking The left panel shows the distance of your last line segment as well as your current segment shown below Current Seg 1057019 Feet Last Segment 13025257 Feet Total 13025257 Feet 4 Create new line segments as many times as you need 5 Double click to end your final line segment ConnectGiS automatically completes polygon and calculates the area shown below Current Segment 0 00 Feet Last Segment 0 00 Feet Total MEO 7 TotalAresi 26099052354 Feet 01 6441915 Acres 21100 55 Sq Miles 15 Using the Zoom to Scale Zoom t
10. el file Change the file format you download by picking from several formats in the dropdown list Eee 2000 2003 x B Print Prints a screenshot of the selected result Layer Info Right Panel The right panel has sections Layers Section Information Section Legend Section Layers Section Allows you to change the map and map elements displayed ET Layers Map Theme MapTame S rotosn wap Map themes allow you to switch between predetermined Pasat sets of map layers Change the map theme by selecting a Teen theme from the drop down box shown right Note When you change the map theme the layer options change as well as the search fields in the left panel Consider the example to the right compared the image in The Layout Blonce Rs olar alu sie Rng ase 2 89 Layer Options Below the Map Theme section the layer options appear Layers shown highlighted to the right To turn layers on or off Map Theme 1 Click the arrow next to group name to expand or Zoning T rea collapse it Note Expand or collapse all groups by clicking Expand or Collapse under All Groups Building Info 2 Addresses 2 Check a box to turn the layer on Uncheck a box to Fong etn turn the layer off Z Surrounding Counties Transportation Note Turn all of the layers off or on by clicking On or Off under the All Layers column All layersina group can be off or on by clicking or Off nextto
11. o Scale has two uses lt Itdisplays the current scale no matter how you arrived there lt It allows you to zoom to specific scale by entering a number Note The smaller the number the closer you will zoom in 16
12. on on each panel These buttons are circled on the image below Identifying Base Data Additional information may be available for various features on the map Click on the Identify Base Data button on the toolbar and click on area of interest on the map area is highlighted and any available data for that area is displayed in the right panel shown below Bazel mores rE xa Using the Mark Up Tools Using the mark up tools you can add custom points lines polygons rectangles circles and text to the map To mark up a map 1 Click the Graphics Option button on the toolbar menu appears shown right 2 Using the radio buttons select the type of object you want to add As you select an the options below the radio buttons change For example for point you can select the point symbol but for a line you can select the line style width and color 3 Select the desired options for the selected mark up 4 Click the Accept green check button The menu closes 5 Click the Add Graphics button on the toolbar A pop up Digan ae window appears attached to your mouse with instructions for the selected Mark Up item shown right 6 Follow the on screen instructions to add your mark up 7 Click another toolbar button to turn off the mark up tools Printing the Map a 1 Click the drop down menu next to the Print button on the toolba
13. r and select the desired print size shown right 2 Click the Print button next to the result Download Results Lt Hew window appears shown below Portrait Lands z Downoad Resuts anna aad vous fle 4 Click on the Click here to download your file link A new window appears with the printable map and if applicable table of item data The screen shot includes a large view of the result with an overview map in the top left corner shown right Any layers that turned on will show up The data from the layers is also included underneath the screenshot 4 Use your browser s print dialogue to print your z search result 2 Emailing the Map You can mail a screen shot of the Map to any email address 1 Make sure the map appears exactly how you want your recipient to see it All mark ups will be included in the map screenshot 2 Click the Email Map button on the Toolbar A dialog box appears shown below Email Map RANDO E enter an emal address 70 Enter the recipient s email and click the Accept icon The Someone has sent you map from ConnectGis recipient receives a message upport rils811 com shown right nectar Using the Advanced Tools Downloading GIS data You can download a data file from ConnectGIS for use with other software programs such as ESRI ArcGIS Desktop or Autodesk AutoCAD 1 Cli
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