Find
Identify features on the map
If you want to know about a feature on the map, you
can get more information about it using the Identify tool
.
To identify a feature
- In the Toolbar,
click the Identify button
.
The button changes to a light background
to indicate it is the active tool
.
- Click on the feature you want to identify. An identify
marker
will be placed on the map at the location clicked.
A callout label will also be placed near the
location, with the name of the feature found, if any.
- To view details (attributes) for the feature, click the
gray down-arrow at the right side of the callout label.
This expands the callout box to show the attributes
of the feature, as well as the layer name.
.
- Multiple features may be found at the location clicked. The name of the feature
in the identify callout will have a blue background when this happens.
To see the other features, hover the cursor over
the name of the feature in the identify callout.
The name will change to a drop-down list appearance:
Click the drop-down arrow to see the other feature names,
if any. Click the other feature to see its details
in the callout label box.
- Some features will also contain hyperlinks in the indentify callout:
- Parks, Golf Courses, and Government Facilities: The link will go to a page with more
information about that feature. Note: not all Government Facilities currently have
- Parcels: When you are zoomed in close enough to see individual parcels on the map,
the identify callout will also include a link to the County Assessor's property information website.
- Subdivisions
: While subdivision boundaries are not visible in the map, the identify callout
will list the current subdivision for any location in within the City limits. The hyperlink for the subdivision
feature is to an electronic version of the subdivision plat.
- To close the identify callout box that appears on the map,
click the close button
on its upper right. The identify callout will also
be dismissed when the map zooms or pans.