Now that you can move around the map, you can get information
about the features you see on the map.
Use the Identify
tool from the Main
Toolbarto
display database information about selected features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel
number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph.
in the map. When you click the tool the cursor The shape on the screen that indicates where your mouse is pointing
to on a graphic screen. It is usually an arrow shape, but changes to other
forms where appropriate.
becomes a white arrow with an "i"
to point to individual features.
You can also find the distance between
two points or the area of a space with the Measure
tool on the Advanced Toolbar.
On
the Layers tab select the layers with
the features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel
number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph. Each individual feature is
represented by a row in a query table. (See "table")
you want to identify.
Use
Zoom and Pan to locate and
view closely the portion of the map where the feature is located. The
more you zoom in, the easier it is to find the feature you are interested
in. Use the Overview map to verify your position on the full map.
Click
the Identify tool on the main toolbar.
Click
a map feature with the Identify cursor or drag a box around an area
containing several of the feature.
The Results
pane shows all the features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel
number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph. Each individual feature is
represented by a row in a query table. (See "table")
for each layer within the selection area, each on a separate page.
If several instances of the feature are selected, the
heading shows how many there are from each layer. In the example 55 Parcels
are selected. The Parcel shown in the table is as selected.
Click Highlight
to select and zoom in to the feature shown in the table.
Click Next
or Prev to see other selected records in
that Layer.
There may also be several external tables The database location for data from a single layer. Each column in the
table represents specific data (called "fields") for that layer.
The rows (called "records") represent individual features (instances)
of items in the layer. For example, the Parcel layer contains many parcels
(rows) which have a number of fields, like street, address, APN, owner,
etc. Usually there is a separate layer for these as well, so you can display
them separately.
associated with the feature. These are shown as tabs next to the main
feature.
Click the other tabs
to see external tables linked
to that Layer. In the example, there are tables for Customer Data and
Service Orders relating to the parcels.
Click the Measure
Distance tool. Wait for the cursor to become a + as in the image below.
To measure a distance,
click at one end of the distance you want to measure and then at the other
end. A line appears with the distance in feet across it.
Clear the measurement
by clicking Measure again, or with the
Clear tool.
To measure an area,
continue clicking at the corners of the shape you want to measure. Double-click
the last corner (not the first)
to close the shape. The area appears in a yellow box next to the shape,
and the lengths of all the sides appear across them.
Use the Identify
tool from the Main
Toolbar to
display database information about selected features A piece of information that can be displayed on the map such as a parcel
number,fire hydrant, or aerial photograph.
in the map. When you click the tool the cursor The shape on the screen that indicates where your mouse is pointing
to on a graphic screen. It is usually an arrow shape, but changes to other
forms where appropriate.
becomes a white arrow with an "i"
to point to individual features.
You can also find the distance between
two points or the area of a space with the 
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