Development Tracking System Map Help

Commands are one-click buttons. Left-click on a command the action will happen.

Tools are more interactive. You can only have one tool active at a time. The active tool has a thick, red border around it. With a tool active, your mouse will do things to the map. Read on to find out about each command and tool available to you:

"Zoom to Address" Command

When you click this button, a box will come up asking you for an address. When you click the OK button, the map will zoom to that address. Note that, behind the scenes, this command does not look for the parcel with the address you typed. All of the street in Orem are examined to find the street you typed, then the map looks for the street segment with the appropriate address range. The address you typed is then approximated along that street segment. Also note that streets in this on-line map only have one name, so try to use the most popular name for the street you are looking for.

"Zoom In" Command

The Zoom In command zooms in on the center of your map a fixed percentage. Use this command if you are pretty close to what you want to see, but not quite close enough.

"Zoom Out" Command

The Zoom Out command zooms out from the center of your map a fixed percentage. Use this command if you have zoomed in too close to what you want to see.

"Full Extent" Command

"Full Extent" is a term used by Interactive Map professionals to describe the view where you can see everything on the map. In this map's case, the "Full Extent" command lets you view everything in Orem's boundaries.

"Zoom In" Tool

With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. Whatever land was inside your box will fill the map viewing window.

"Zoom Out" Tool

With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. Whatever land was inside the map view will fill the box you drew.

"Identify Parcels" Tool

With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. A window will pop up containing all the information Orem maintains on those parcels. The database field names may be a bit awkward, but should be mostly self-explanatory.

"Area Project Search" Tool

With this tool active (red), you can draw a box on the map*. The Development Tracking System will search for projects that have been (or are currently being) done on those parcels. Such projects may include (but are not limited to): rezones, new subdivisions, redevelopments, site plans, and street vacations.

"Pan" commands

Blue buttons surround the map view. Clicking on one will let you see more of the map in the direction you clicked.

Parcels

Layer Checkboxes and Radio Buttons

These controls not only show you what layers are turned on and off, but also allow you to change which layers are on and off. Your preferences are stored in a "cookie" on your computer for when you come and visit us again.

You may wonder why some layers are turned on, but you cannot see them, such as parcels and buildings. These layers are only truly visible when you are zoomed in close enough. If these layers turned on with the whole city in view, it would be an ugly, busy map.

Layers Button

At first, the Layers Button says "View Legend" because you currently aren't looking at the legend—you're looking at the Layer Checkboxes and Radio Buttons. If you click this button, that list will replaced by a legend, which will show you what all of the colors on the map mean. The button then says "View Layer List". Click the button again if you want to return to the Checkboxes and Radio Buttons. Viewing the Legend is particularly useful when printing maps.