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This page will help you get started with the new Lake County, Florida GIS web map.


Overview

The Lake County GIS Interactive map allows users to view a visual representation of mapped data for Lake County, Florida. This mapped data includes tax parcels, aerial photography, city limits, roads and highways, lakes, subdivisions, firestations, voting precincts, and zoning, just to name a few.


Layer Manipulation

On the top right of the map is the show/hide layers button. When you click this button it will display all of the available layers in the map. Clicking the button again will hide the layer list.

Layers hidden


Layers displayed

You can control the appearance of the map by turning layers on and off. You turn layers on and off by checking their checkbox. The layers are grouped into logical folders in order to turn related layers on and off at the same time.


Tools

There are several tools to help you perform common map functions such as zooming in and out and panning. There are also more advanced tools that allow you to do things such as selecting data, measure distances and buffer on selected data. Below is an overview of each tool.
  • Zoom In
    Zoom In
    Allows you to zoom into the map. Clicking once on the map will zoom into the next level. Drawing a rectangle around an area will zoom in directly to that area.
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  • Zoom Out
    Zoom Out
    Clicking once on the map will zoom out to the next level. Drawing a rectangle around an area will zoom out further depending on the size of the rectangle. The smaller the rectangle the further out the zoom will be.
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  • Pan
    Pan
    Allows you to move around the map. Left click on the map and hold down to drag around. Let go of the mouse button to allow the map to redraw.
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  • Full Extent
    Full Extent
    Will show the entire map. Equivalent to zooming out as far as you can.
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  • Previous
    Previous
    Returns you to the previous map extent. Note that this button will be inactive until you change the map extent.
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  • Next
    Next
    Returns you to the next map extent. Note that this button will be inactive until you use the Previous tool.
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  • Identify
    Identify
    Allows you to click anywhere on the map and return a list of attributes for that point. It will return attributes for all layers that are visible at the point you clicked.
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  • Select
    Select
    Will allow you to draw a rectangle on the map selecting any features that fall within that rectangle. You are given the option to choose what layer you want to select on. Results of your selection will be displayed below the map.
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  • Clear
    Clear
    Removes all selected features or graphics that you have placed on the map.
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  • Measure
    Measure
    Gives you the ability to measure distances on the map. You can measure distances by drawing lines or a polygon shape. If you draw a polygon it will return the area and permiter of the shape. The measure tool also gives you the ability to return the X/Y coordinates of a point on the map.


Zoom Bar
The zoom bar, which is located directly beneath the toolbar, also allows you to zoom in and out of the map. Clicking the plus or minus buttons will zoom in and out. You can also move the middle bar directly.


City Zoom
Below the map is a control that will move to each of the cities within the county. Simply select the city you wish to view and the map will move to that city.

Export map to PDF
This tool will create a PDF document of the current map view. One feature of this PDF document is that each layer of the map can be turned on/off inside the PDF document. Note that only layers that are currently visible on the map when you export it will be availabe in the PDF. To view the layers in the PDF document click the layers button.

Screenshot of PDF document with the layers displayed.
Here you can see an example of an exported map with the layers displayed. Clicking on the eye icon will turn layers on and off inside the PDF.


Buffering
Buffering allows you to select features that are within a specified distance from a feature you have selected.
  1. Make a selection using the Select Features tool.
  2. Click the Buffer tab to bring up the buffer tools. The Buffer tab is located next to the Search tab on the left side.
  3. Enter a distance, in feet, to buffer from.
  4. Choose the layer that the buffer will select from.
  5. Click the Buffer button.

The buffer will select all of the features in the layer you selected that are within the distance you measured. The features will be highlighted on the map and will also be listed in the results area. The red ring on the map indicates the buffer distance you entered.

To clear the buffer results, use the Clear Selection tool.


Searching

Currently we support searching on two of our layers: Tax Parcels and Address Locations.

Search Tax Parcels
You can search Tax Parcels by three fields: Owner name, Alternate Key, and Subdivision. If you do a search by owner name the format should be "Last name first name." For example, if you want to find all the tax parcels owned by "Joseph Smith" you would enter "Smith Joseph" in the owner name field. Alternatively you can enter any part of the name to find possible matches. A search for "Smith" will return all tax parcels that have Smith in the owner name. The same is true when you search by subdivision.

Search Addresses
The other search we have is a search by address. Just enter an address and you will get a list of possible matches. It is important to note that you must enter a street number along with the street name. If you do a search for "Main Street" nothing will be returned. You must enter a street number, for example "315 Main Street." Entering the proper street suffix or prefix is not necessary as the system will find all possible matches. For example, "315 Main St." and "315 Main Street" will return the same results.

All searches are case insensitive.


Questions/Feedback

If you have any questions about using this site please email us at gisquestions@lakecountyfl.gov. If you want to leave us feedback about the site or if you have suggestions for new features on the site please use our Feedback system. Simply click the "Feedback" button on the left side of the page to open our feedback system. From here you can leave suggestions on features you would like to see added to the site. You can also review suggestions from other people.