Lincoln/Lancaster County GIS Viewer Help:
The upper-left portion of the map is called the "Banner" area. In the top-right of the banner area are
navigation tools that can be used to manipulate the map view. Click on a navigation tool to make it the
active tool. Also in this area are three menu icons: Map, Tools, and Help. Mouse over each icon
to display the items in the menu. Below is an explanation of the navigation tools and menu items.
Navigation Tools:
The active navigation or action tool is displayed below the navigation tools. To change the navigation tool,
click the desired tool.
Zoom In - Click and hold the left mouse button on the upper-left corner of the
desired area. Drag the mouse to the lower right corner. When the mouse button is released,
the map will display the area enclosed by the red box.
Zoom Out - Same as Zoom In.
Zoom Previous - Click to zoom to the previous extent.
Zoom Next - Click to zoom to next extent.
Full Extent - Click to zoom to the entire extent of the County Map.
Re-center - Click and hold the left mouse button on the map and drag the map in the desired direction. When
the mouse is released, a new map will be displayed. Holding the Shift key down while in Re-center mode will mimic the Zoom In tool!
Navigation Tip: The scroll wheel on the mouse can also be used to zoom in and zoom out of the map!
 | Map: |
Map Layers - Click to view the layers in the map. Use the slider at the top to make the
Map and Aerial Imagery more or less transparent. Click on the checkbox next to the layers to turn them on or off.
Click the plus sign next to the check box to display the list of sub-layers included in the layer. Sub-layers can be
checked on or off individually. The top-level layer
must also be checked in order for the sub-layer to be displayed. If a check box is not displayed next to a sub-layer
name, the layer is visible at all display levels. Otherwise, the layer is only viewable at certain levels, usually
when the map is zoomed in further. If you select a checkbox and it is grayed out, this is an indication that you must zoom in further for the layer to be visible.
To change a layer's transparency, click the "Layer Transparency" icon in the title bar of the Map Layers window.
Slide the bar associated with a layer left and right to set the transparency level. To view the map legend, click
"Legend Details".
Overview Map - Displays an overview window of entire map.
Bookmarks - Bookmarks allow a specific map extent to be saved. To save the current map extent, click
the icon with the green plus symbol and enter a name for the bookmark. To return to that extent at a later time,
click the bookmark entry. To remove a bookmark, click the red "x" on the right side of the bookmark entry.
Quick Print - Click to print the current map. The printout will not include any additional information
about the layers included in the map. Use the Print Property Information function in the Parcel Search window to produce a printout that includes property information.
 | Tools: |
Provides tools/actions to perform on the map.
Parcel Search - Click and a search window opens with options to search for parcels and identify parcels interactively.
To change the search type, click on the appropriate search type icon in the Search window title bar. The options are:
Search by Owner - Enter the owner information as Last name, First name.
Search by Address - Enter the house number and street name.
Search by Parcel ID - Enter the Parcel ID without the dashes.
Identify interactively - Click the mouse on the map to select a parcel.
For the three Search types, enter the appropriate details and click the "Search" button to perform the search. Upon a successful search, the display will change to the results.
When using the Identify function, the display will change to the results after a mouse click on the map.
Hovering the mouse over the result will display the parcel id, owner and house photo over the selected item. To create a printout of the property, click the printer
icon to the right of the result. A PDF document will be generated that can then be printed. To view additional information about the
property, click the link 
to the right of the result and a window will be opened with information from the County Assesor's Property Information System.
If more than one result is returned, clicking on one of the returned items will zoom the map to that item.
To return to the Results window, click on the results icon. 
To clear the search or identify results, click on the trash can icon. 
Draw - Measure - Click to draw and measure features. Can also add text graphics.
Google Street View - Click to use Google Street View functionality. When a location on the
map is clicked, a window will open that provides a Google Street view of that location. Use the Reactivate and Deactivate tools to switch the Street View functionality on and off.
 | Help: |
City/County Home - Opens the City of Lincoln/Lancaster County home page.
- Help - Opens this help page.
About - Displays information about the GIS Viewer.
Manipulating windows:
Most of the items in the menus open a new window on the right-hand side of the map. Each has a green arrow in the title
bar
that can be used to minimize the window. Click again on the minimized window to re-open the window.
In the top right-hand corner of the window is a small toolbar with three icons. Clicking the top icon
will move all open windows
off of the map display. Clicking the icon again
will return the windows to the map display. If the number of open
windows causes some windows to be pushed off the top or bottom of the map display, the up
and down
arrows can be used to move the windows up and down the map display.