The iMap Interface: There are six areas within the iMap
interface that you will want to become familiar with. These include
the content window, zoom slide bar, tool bar, map display, geographic
coordinates, and the map scale
Content Window: The content window is a multi-function
window that provides access to Additional Maps; displays the Legend
of the current map; displays the Map Description of the current
map; provides a map Layer List enabling the user to turn specific
layers on or off; and Search tools to quickly navigate to an address,
street, property number, or owner name. On some maps, there may
be a Map Tools tab to provide additional mapping capabilities.
For example, the Incidents and Registered Sex Offender map provides
additional Map Tools to view incidents over a specific time period
or to view incidents by incident type. By default the map Legend
is displayed in the content window. If the map has additional
Map Tools available the Map Tool tab becomes the default tab being
displayed.
Tool Bar Tools: There are other tools available to help
you navigate, measure, and print. The following is a list of these
tools and instructions on how to operate them:
Show\Hide Content Window: The Show\Hide Content Window
tool 
provides
the ability to expand or contract the content window giving the
user the ability to hide the content window in order to see more
map real-estate on their screen.
Pan: This is a standard function tool and is not shown
in the tool bar. The pan tool 
provides
the user with the ability to move or slide the screen to the area
of interest. This tool is invoked by holding the left mouse button
down, anywhere within the map display window, and moving the map
display to the desired position. The pan symbol appears when activated.
Zoom To The Full Extent: This tool 
is
designed to quickly zoom the map to the outer map extents of Skagit
County.
Zoom To Previous Extent: This tool 
will
zoom you to the previous (backward) map extent. This tool only
works if you have zoomed to a location on the map.
Zoom Window: You can zoom to a window by holding the “shift”
key down and simultaneously holding the left mouse button down
and dragging a window over the display map to zoom to a specific
area.
Zoom To The Next Extent: This tool 
will
zoom you to the next (forward) map extent. This tool only works
if you have zoomed to a location on the map.
Measure Tools: The measure tools 
The measure tools provide the user with the ability to measure distances, areas, point locations, and elevations (elevations are only displayed when viewing aerial imagery). Units can be changed for distances (miles, feet, kilometers, yards, and meters) and areas (acres, square miles, square kilometers, hectares, square yards, square feet, and square meters) and location information can be changed from Latitude Longitude decimal degrees to degrees-minutes-seconds. All measurements using these tools are approximate and should not be used for precise measurements.
Area Tool: To measure an area, first select the measure
tool
and
then select the area tool from the menu. Next select the units
pull-down and choose the units you would like displayed. This
can also be done after an area has been measured.
Now start picking positions on the map with your left mouse button
to delineate the area. To close the area double click the left
mouse button and the area will snap shut. The measurement results
will be displayed on the measurement tool menu. Note: you can
delineate an area larger than what you can see on the screen.
To do this, just hold the left mouse button down when you get
to the edge of the map and drag the map to continue. The area
tool will remain activated allowing you to continue to delineate
the area. If you are done measuring, close the measurement tool
by picking the “X” in the upper right corner of the
dialog box.
This will also clear the measurement graphics.
Distance Tool: To measure a distance, first select the
measure tool
and
then select the distance tool from the menu. Next select the units
pull-down and choose the units you would like displayed. This
can also be done after an area has been measured.
Now start picking positions on the map with your left mouse button
to measure the distance. To finish measuring, double click the
left mouse button and the measurement results will be displayed
on the measurement tool menu. Note: you can measure a distance
larger than what you can see on the screen. To do this, just hold
the left mouse button down when you get to the edge of the map
and drag the map to continue. The distance tool will remain activated
allowing you to continue to measure. If you are done measuring,
close the measurement tool by picking the “X” in the
upper right corner of the dialog box. This will also clear the
measurement graphics.
Location Tool: The location tool provides a latitude and
longitude location on a selected point. To get a position, first
select the measure tool and
then select the location tool from the menu. Next select the units
pull-down and choose the units you would like displayed. This
can also be done after a location has been selected.
Now pick a location on the map with your left mouse button and
the measurement results will be displayed on the measurement tool
menu. If you are done measuring, close the measurement tool by
picking the “X” in the upper right corner of the dialog
box. This will also clear the measurement graphics.
Remove The Current Graphics: When a parcel is selected it becomes highlighted on the map. It will remain highlighted until the “Remove Current Graphics” tool 
is selected. If more parcels are selected, they too will remain highlighted until the “Remove Current Graphics” tool is selected. Once the tool is selected all highlighted graphics will be removed. Please note that the highlighted parcel(s) may appear to be in the wrong location when displaying on an aerial map. The highlight is merely a rough approximation of the parcel(s) and should not be considered accurate.
Zoom To A Known Location: This tool 
provides
the user with a quick way to navigate to desired regions within
Skagit County. To use this tool, first pick the tool icon. This
will display a list of regions within Skagit County. Next, select
the region you want to navigate too and iMap will change the map
display to hover over that region. This drop down menu includes
the view "Full County" which will return the user to
the original overview map of Skagit County and surrounding areas.
Print: The print tool 
provides
the user with the ability to print a map. To print your current
map display simply select the print tool icon, enter the Map Title
(optional), enter the Map Author (optional), and select the Page
Size. The iMap application will begin printing the map and display
the results to the screen. At this point, you can save the map
as a PDF file to your disk drive or you can pick the print function
on your browser window and print the file.
Additional Maps: This tool 
provides the user with the same information as the Additional Maps tab located in the contents window. This is just another way for the user to easily access additional maps.
Document Finder: This search tool 
will return land-related documents recorded in the Auditor's Office (years 1978 to 2014) that have been coded with Section, Township, and Range information. The tool allows you to search by address, parcel id, Section-Township-Range, or by picking a location on the map. Any of the above search methods will search the nearest square mile and retrieve the land-related documents. This tool also provides a link to the Assessor Map once a section has been made.
Create A List Of Neighboring Properties: The list tool
provides the user with the ability to
create a list of property owners within a predefined distance (300, 500, or 1,000 feet) of a selected property. To use this tool navigate to a neighborhood that you’re interested in. Be sure that you are in the Property Map and that the parcels can easily be seen on the screen. Next, select the list tool from the tool bar. After you have selected the tool, move your cursor into the map display and “left mouse click” the parcels you would like to apply the buffer too. To end your selection you must hold the “Shift” key down and then pick the left mouse button. A dialog box will pop-up displaying several buffer distances you can choose from (300, 500, or 1,000 feet). Once you pick the desired distance, the tool applies the buffer to the map and creates a list of property owners. You can then export the list to a CSV file that can be imported into a spreadsheet or word processor. To end the tool, simply dismiss the dialog box by picking “X” in the upper right corner of the dialog box. To get rid of the graphics, pick the “remove all graphics” tool.
