LIS6Tools

Table O' Contents
LIS6Tools Overview
The LIS6Tools Project Screen
The Search Window
Searching: You have Options More Options Even More Options
Search for a Parcel By Owner By Address
Eureka!
The Parcel Information Window
Print a Map
The Map Layout
Rehashing the Map View
Dissecting the Tools and Buttons
Help Index



























































LIS6Tools Overview

 
        LIS6Tools is a custom extension for ArcView 3.x.  It was developed to assist local governments with day-to-day land information tasks. Its purpose is to aid the task of locating land parcel, road, or address features within a countywide GIS database and displaying them along with any associated legal and owner information.

        The functionality of LIS6Tools is designed to be simple. Minimal user input is required to begin any search. For instance, to find and create a map of a particular land parcel, one can do so by simply entering a geocode, a tax-id number, a physical address, or an owner’s name. Roads or structure addresses can also be quickly located and displayed by entering a portion of the search criteria.

        LIS6Tools allows you to overlay other available GIS data layers with any feature found in the search process. Additional tools are provided to determine Latitude/Longitude, search by Latitude/Longitude, list neighboring parcel owners, and list documents.

        LIS6Tools is not intended to edit or create data. Its purpose is to simply find something. Other extensions that work in conjunction with LIS6Tools are available to create and edit certain GIS data layers and attributes.

        You can use LIS6Tools to search for the following:
  • Parcels (by way of Tax-ID, Geocode, Owner Name, Physical Address, and Legal Description)
  • Address Locations
  • Roads
  • PLSS (Township - Range - Section)
  • Landmarks
  • Streams
  • Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)
  • Incorporated Town Areas
  • Survey Plat or Lot Extents
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The LIS6Tools Project Screen

Searching for something is the bailiwick of LIS6Tools.   The "binoculars" button is the easiest way to get there.
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The Search Window

There are 3 buttons across the top of the Search Window.   The labels on these buttons could not possibly be more obvious.
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Searching: You Have Options

When the Search Window opens, LIS6Tools dutifully clicks the "PARCEL" button for you.   Memorize the picture below.
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Searching: More Options

If you desire a Structure Address, a Road, or a PLSS Township/Section click the second button and notice how the Search Window changes.
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Searching: Even More Options

You may even wish to search for a Landmark, a Stream, or a Latitude/Longitude location.  Click the third button.
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Search for a Parcel

You have five input choices in parcel searching.   Now is when we will search for a parcel by owner name.
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Search for a Parcel by Owner

Enter the owner's name in the appropriate box and click SEARCH.
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LIS6Tools will search for all records (in the county's tabular database) that contain the text that is typed into the box to build this list.   It will then use the Tax-ID from the selected record to search for the associated parcel.   If you opt to search for ALL parcels owned by that person, LIS6Tools will build a list of Tax-ID numbers and use that to select the parcels.   In the resulting Map View, you will be given the opportunity to cycle through each of those found parcels.   (We won't do that now.)
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Eureka!

Just below the menus/buttons/tools, the window on the left is the Parcel Information Window.   The window on the right is the "Map View."
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More things to know...  
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The Parcel Information Window

 
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Let's Print a Map

 
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The Map Layout

This is where you generate your paper map.   Or export a jpeg / pdf map.
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Search for a Parcel by Physical Address

We assume that you remember how to open the Handy Search Window and that you can properly enter a physical address.
(The image below is not possible with LIS6Tools.   It is a product of cut/paste procedures.)
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Rehashing the Map View

Remember that the gray tools/buttons are stock ArcView 3.x controls.
Also remember that the redish tools/buttons are LIS6Tools controls.
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Dissecting the Tools and Buttons

There's a lot to digest here.   Take your time and chew thoroughly.
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