Map Toolbar Help
 Zoom-In
Magnifies an area on the map. To magnify an area, select the zoom-in icon, move the cursor to a corner of the area you want to magnify. Click and hold down the left mouse button and drag a box around the area to be zoomed to. When you are satisfied with the location of the box, release the left mouse button. You may also use this tool to center and zoom to an area of interest by just single-clicking on the map.
 Zoom-Out
Displays a larger portion of the map. To zoom-out, select the zoom-out icon, move the cursor over the point of interest, and click once with the left mouse button. You may also use this tool to click and drag a box to zoom-out to an area twice the size of your box.
 Pan
Moves the map view in any direction. To pan, select the pan icon, then single click or click and drag on the map with the left mouse button. Release the mouse button to redraw the map at the new position.
 Whole View Extent
Zooms-out to the entire viewing area. Select the Whole View Extent icon to reset the map viewing area.
 Go Back to Previous Extent
Go back to the previous map view. Select the Previous Extent button to go back to the previous map view.
 Go to Next Extent
Go to the next map view. Select the Next Extent button to go to the next map view.
 Identify Features
Gets database information for features on the map. To get feature information, select the Identify icon and then click on a map feature.
 Find Features
Searches for features based on information you provide. For example, you could search for a school by name. The find tool is for non-parcel features. Use the Parcels Search button for parcel searches. If you are unsure of the spelling of a street name, use the Find Addreses tool under the Edit pull-down menu to locate the street. Select the Find Features icon to find features of interest.
 Measure Distance and Area
Measures distances and areas on the map. Select the Measure icon to measure the length or area of map features.
 Print
Prints a map with optional legend, location map, or feature database information. Select the Print icon and then enter a title, size, and scale for your hardcopy map. If you are using a pop-up blocker other than the Google pop-up blocker, turn it off. The website has only been tested to work with the Google pop-up blocker.
Data Frame Toolbar
 Parcel Search
Lists the parcel search options available. Click the Parcel Search button and then enter a search string.
 Map Layers
Shows the map layers available for display. Click the Layers button to display the menu list. The menu allows you to turn information displayed on the map on or off. Select on the check boxes next to the layer names - a check indicates the layer will be displayed. When finished selecting the layers to be drawn, click the Refresh map button to see the results.
 Display Legend
Displays a legend for the map. Click the Legend button to display the legend.
Pull-Down Menu Help
 Find Addresses
Searches for an address or street location. Select Find Addresses to find a street, address, or intersection within Richmond county.
 Overview Map
Displays the overview location map. The map shows you where you are zoomed to in relation to the entire map area.
 Zoom to Selectable Layer
Zooms the map display to the selectable map layer.
 Insert Graphics
Displays a drawing toolbar that allows you to add points, lines, polygons, and text to the map. Double-click on the map to finish entering line and polygon graphics.
 Select By Attributes

This menu allows you to select features using database attribute information. To see the results of your query, click the Open Attribute Table icon above. You may sort this table be clicking on the column headings.

    Operators:
  • Like - Uses wildcards to search for patterns within text fields
  • Between - Searches for values that fall within a range
  • In - Searches for exact matches from a list separated by commas

Do not enter quotes around character search values. The query builder will do it for you.

To create mailing labels, use the Select Features or Select By Polygon tools to highlight features on the map. Then click the Create Mailing Labels icon to open a new window containing the labels to be printed.

Use Avery 5161 compatable mailing labels. To ensure label alignment, use page setup to turn off headers and footers, set top and bottom margins to 0.5, and left and right margins to 0.25. A maximum of 500 labels may be created per selection.

 Select By Graphics

This menu allows you to select features using graphics such as a polygon drawn on the screen. Double-click on the map to finish the Select By Polygon tool.

To create mailing labels, use the Select Features or Select By Polygon tools to highlight features on the map. Then click the Create Mailing Labels icon to open a new window containing the labels to be printed.

Use Avery 5161 compatable mailing labels. To ensure label alignment, use page setup to turn off headers and footers, set top and bottom margins to 0.5, and left and right margins to 0.25. A maximum of 500 labels may be created per selection.

If you add a buffer to the selection, a buffer polygon will be created around the selected features using the buffer distance. Features in the results layer that fall inside of the buffer will be selected. You must select features with the cursor or refresh the map to see the buffer results.

 Download Center
Augusta-Richmond County property and sales databases can be downloaded for use in Microsoft Excel.
 Comparable Properties
This tool will find comparable property sales for a selected subject property. To enable this tool, a subject parcel must be highlighted.

The search options on this form are initialized from subject property information. You may change these values to refine the comparable property search. The distance criteria is the distance from the subject property to the comparable property sale. The property use code is very important because it allows the search engine to find comparables of the same type of property. (commercial, residential, vacant lots, etc.) If a subdivision name is entered, it can not be abbreviated.

Use the criteria weightings which range from 1 to 5 to control the search results. Setting the weight of a criteria to a 5 will make that criteria 5 times more important than a criteria with a weight of 1. For example, for a large timber tract, you should set the weighting for Size of Parcel to 5. If you set the weighting to zero or leave the criteria blank, then that criteria will not be used in the search.

The results page includes average sales price, average price per square foot or acre, and an estimate of the property value.

 Help
Shows the available help information. You may display Frequently Asked Questions, GIS Services, or the Contact Information. Click the Help menu to display the help.