Iowa DNR Interactive Mapping, Help Files

Find Data on Map:

1. Make a layer active.
   
   
2. In the Toolbar place your mouse over the find icon and a small pop-up message will tell you the function of the tool.
   
   
3. Click the icon. Step-by-step instructions will appear in the Information Bar.
   
   
4. After clicking on the Find button in these instructions, attributes for all possible matches of your find will appear in the Information Bar. Within that attribute table, click on any hyperlinked number in the Zoom To field to zoom to that spatial feature. Or click on the "Zoom to these records" hyperlink at the bottom of the table to zoom to the extent of all of the spatial features in the table. If you click on one of the hyperlinked numbers in the Zoom To field, the spatial feature will be zoomed in and highlighted in yellow or orange on the Interactive Map. The yellow represents all of the spatial features that match your query, and the orange represents the unique feature that you selected to zoom in on. Look at the picture below:
   
   
   
   
5. When you are finished using the Find button or want to start a new find, you should clear all selected features (yellow and orange). To do this, select the Clear Selection button.