Help

Welcome to City of Los Angeles - iMapLA

Click here to take a short Tutorial.
1) Navigation Buttons
	Left click on map, hold down and draw rectangle (red box) to specify an area you would like to take a closer look at.
	Left click on map, hold down and draw rectangle (red box) to specify an area you would like to take a farther look at.
	Returns map to previous viewed extent.
	Brings Map back to Full City extent.
	Left click on map, hold down and drag map in any direction.
	Left click any specific parcel polygon on the map. A highlighted polygon (in yellow) with an APN number will show along with all the pertinent parcel information.
	Left click any feature on map to display descriptive information about the selected feature. All associated attribute data relating to this feature will also be displayed.
	Clears the selected (highlighted) feature from the map.
	Displays legend of all acctive layers.
2) Function Buttons
	Displays map location (red box) in relation to the entire city boundary.
	Displays all map layers by different categories. You can click and select one or more layers and the map will be refreshed automatically.
	Displays a predefined Map Set which groups related layers by business category. You can select one of the Map Sets and have numerous pertinent geographic information displayed on the map.
	Lists various search methods, such as Address, Assessor Parcel Number, Owner, Intersection, Council District, State Assembly, State Senator, or Zip Code. You can select a search method and the application will zoom in to a specific extent of a geographic area.
	Left click; once a red dot appears (representing starting point), left click again on map to define an ending point. The length of measurement is displayed in the upper right hand corner of the map. To clear measured distance on the map, simply click the "Clear" button.
	Creates a customized hardcopy report of what you see on the screen. The hardcopy report includes customizable heading, map, overview map, legend and detailed attribute data.
3) Links
About:	Displays an introduction of the iMapLA system.
Contact Us:	Email link to City of Los Angleles, ITA GIS Group.
City Home Page:	Takes user back to the City Home Page.
Help:	Displays help content.
4) User Interface Window
Displays various functions, such as Search method, Select Map Set, View Map Layers, Buffer, Print Map, and etc., selected by users.

5) Information Window
Displays information requested by the user such as parcel information, layer list etc.