Property Viewer for Douglas County, Kansas

Zoom in and out to view the map at different scales

• Click or tap the + and - buttons in the upper left corner of the map.
• Use your mouse wheel or double-click your mouse on a desktop computer.
• On a touch screen, use your fingers to pinch or move your fingers apart.
• Click on the Home button (looks like a house) to zoom out to all of Douglas County.
• Click or tap the arrows to jump through the different map views you have made during the current session.

Find your location

• Click or tap the "find my location" button (looks like a scope) to zoom to your physical location

Search

• Enter a search term in the box in the upper left corner of the map. Possible search terms include:
  • Address (e.g. 1100 Massachusetts St)
  • PIN number (e.g. 079-31-0-30-13-001.03-0)
  • Quick Ref ID (e.g. R16279)
  • Plate number (e.g. U02418A01)
  • Plat name (e.g. Original Townsite, Oread Addition)
  • Intersection (e.g. Massachusetts St and E 11th St)
  • PLSS corner ID number (e.g. J03X)
  • PLSS section (e.g. 21-12-20 for section 21, township 12, range 20)
  • Water body name (e.g. Mary's Lake)
  • Place name (e.g. Douglas County Courthouse, South Park)
• If you wish to limit your search to a specific category such as PIN or plate number, click or tap the drop-down arrow to the left of the search box to see a list of options. By default, the search function will look through every category for matches.

Layers*

• Click or tap the Layers menu (looks like three diamonds stacked up) in the top right corner of the map for multiple options to overlay the map.

Basemap Gallery

• Click to browse through different years of aerial photography. Note that imagery from prior to and including 1986 will not show up at all zoom levels because the photo resolution is too low.
• When hovering over a year, click the green plus sign to activate a comparison slider between that year and the one currently active in the map.
• To deactivate the comparison slider, hover over the year that you want to remove and click the red x.

Legend

• Click or tap the Legend menu (looks like a bulleted list) to have symbols on the map explained.
• If “No legend” appears, then there are no features visible on the map at that zoom level.

Select

• Click or tap the Select menu (looks like an arrow next to a divided square)
• Check the box next to the layer that you would like to select, e.g. Parcel
• Click the green Select button and then click/drag to select the parcel(s) of interest.
• Click on the ellipses next to the layer with a selection to see other options to interact with the map.
• Selections will stay active on printed maps as long as Clear is not clicked.

Bookmarks

• Click or tap the Bookmarks menu in the top right corner of the map for quick zooming to each of the incorporated municipalities in Douglas County.
• Click on the Home button (left side of the map; looks like a house) to zoom out to all of Douglas County.

Measure

• Click or tap the Measure tool (looks like a roll of tape) to activate it.
• Pick a measure tool and follow the on-screen instructions for measuring your area of interest.
• To label the line with bearings or measurement totals, check the appropriate boxes before you start measuring.
• Measurements will stay active on printed maps unless you delete them from the map prior to printing.

Measurement

• Click or tap the Measure menu to get approximate linear and areal measurements as well as decimal degrees (XY coordinates) for GPS locators
• The measurement tool is a simplified version of the Measure tool. It will not label or dynamically measure like the Measure tool does.

Draw

• Click or tap the Draw tool (looks like an artist’s palette) to activate it.
• Select a drawing mode (such as marker, line, or polygon) to activate options for selecting size, color, and transparency.
• Once your desired look is set up, click on the map to place your custom drawing.

Print

• Click or tap the Print menu to see options for creating printer-friendly layouts for your current view on the map.

Share*

• Click or tap the Share menu to tell your friends about the map via email or social media.

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