June 2011

• The "Dashboard" or "GIS Portal" has been eliminated.  When entering the Web Mapping Application, you will now go directly to the Main Map area.
• The Basemap layers (i.e. Orthophotos, Streemap Layers) have been moved out of a dropdown menu and made accessible with one click. They are now located in the upper right hand corner of the map. 
• The Table of Contents window is now closed by default, but can be quickly accessed using the "Layers" button located next to the basemap layers in the upper right corner of the map.  You can also now access the "Layer List" window by clicking the "Layers" dropdown menu.  The Layer List window will allow you to interact with the layers in the application.  This window can be moved around the application.
• All of the tool windows are now moveable (modal) and resizable so you can move them where you want them docked.
• The navigation tools have been moved from the upper right corner to the left side of the application.  They are now located next to the dynamic scale bar.

March 2011

• If multiple zoning districts exist for one parcel, they will be added to the Property Information Report.
• A new tool has been added to calculate approximate zoning acreages for a specific parcel.  If multiple zoning districts exist on a parcel the acreage will be calculated for each. 
• Mailing labels functionality has been upgraded.
• A new tool has been added to create static maps for a specific theme (i.e. Cadastral, Zoning, airphoto Maps) based on a grid.
• The Draw/Measure tool has been upgraded to dynamically calculate distance as you draw or measure.
• The SEWRPC Dossier Sheets are now accessible by clicking on a PLSS corner similar to the functionality found in the retired IMS System.
• The application now has the ability to search by PLSS numbers.
• The application now has the ability to print the document history information into a PDF document.
• The application now has the ability to print the dynamic legend symbology into a PDF Document.
• The print tool now has the ability to print to a specific scale as defined by the user.
• A new tool has been added to "Clear All" on the screen.  This is represented by a broom on the navigation tools toolbar.

December 2010

• The Walworth County 2010 Ortho's are now available for purchase in MrSID format.
• The New Ortho's are now also available on the County's Web Mapping Application.

May 2010

This New Web Mapping Application will continue to provide the following information:

• The New system now provides the ability to search by a property owner name.
• Google Streetview for the entire county
• The ability to print various static Maps for Walworth County
• The ability to export the query, identify, buffer, or select tax parcel results to a comma separated values (.csv) mailing data file.
• The ability to export the query, identify, buffer or select tax parcel results to pre-formatted Avery 5160 mailing labels in Adobe Reader (.pdf) format.
• An enhanced measure tool with the ability to provide faster measurements and area calculations in square feet or acres.
• Addition of a select feature tool for identifying information on multiple features at once. Also used to select a feature(s) to perform a parcel buffer on.
• The ability to obtain individual ownership, survey, tax bill, and document information on multi ownership tax parcels.
• Dynamic drawing tools are now accessible and will be shown on a print.
• A new tool that allows the user to locate the State Plane Coordinates and Decimal Degrees of a point.
• A Driving Directions tool has been added.
• A user now has the ability to create a bookmark for a location on the map that they visit often.  This bookmark will be saved from session to session.

Click here to enter the New Walworth County Web Mapping Application.