QGIS Help
This document was written primarily for Teton County and Town of Jackson staff working with or using QGIS. If you are looking for information on using the web-based MapServer, go here.
For information about the GIS data see the GIS Data Overview
To query the ownership and address of a single parcel, use the Info Tool and click on a parcel. Be sure that you have the Parcels Layer selected in the Layers Panel.
How to get parcel info for multiple parcels use one of the four Select Tools to select the desired parcels. Multiple selections can also be made by holding the <Shift> key.
After selecting all the desired parcels you need to open the attribute table. You can do this one of three ways: pick "Open Attribute Table" from the Layer pull-down menu, the attribute icon in the toolbar or by pressing F6.
A new window will appear, make sure the filter is set to “Show Selected Features”.
The data in the table can be copied to a word processor by picking "Copy" from the Edit pull-down menu. You will get “geometry” data so delete any columns you don’t need.
To find a parcel for a given owner name, address, subdivision etc, On the selection toolbar select “Select Features by Value”
Another window will appear in which you can search by various fields.
To find the zoning of a given parcel, place a checkmark on the Planning layer group. To change which zoning layer is displayed expand the zoning layer group in the layer control and select a different layer to shade. More than one layer may be checked.
To create a new layout select “Layout Manager” from the Project menu item or select the “Show Layout Manager” on the Toolbar.
A new window will appear, select the layout size and orientation you want and select “show”.
PRINTING AT A SPECIFIC SCALE
A new window will open and display your current extent. With the “Map” item selected you can choose to refresh the map if you’ve made changes to your map and you can set a specific scale. Use the scale input box to set the map to print at a specific scale
There are many ways to interact with the map canvas.
A scale bar is already present in the layout, to change the scale select the scale bar using the select icon or by selecting the <Scalebar> in the Items panel. From here you can change the unit type and number of units you want to display. You can also move the scalebar by hovering over the selected scalebar and dragging it to a different position.
A north arrow is already in the layout. To change the style select the north arrow and choose a different image. Drag the center of the north arrow to move it and drag a corner to make it bigger or smaller.
When an object in a map canvas is selected (or picked), it is highlighted with a turquoise color on the screen, however this does not print or plot. The highlighting is just a visual cue which indicates which objects are selected, but it is not a printable component of the map. The following steps explain how to print a selection.
This will add a new temporary layer to the Layers panel. This layer will not be saved, so if you want to be able to reuse the layer you need to use the menu option: Edit>Paste Features As>New Vector Layer. A new window will appear in which you can select where to save the new layer. Typically in your project folder.
Styling consists of changing the color, outline, fill, or opacity of the layer.
Option 1. Use the Layer Panel.
Change the various elements shown.
Option 2: Layer Properties. Double click the layer to open this screen and change the various elements shown.
Setting up to Label
Use the Layer Styling Panel to select the label icon. This will let you set the data, visibility, style (font) and position. You can also access labeling options by right clicking on the layer and going to properties.
Next click the drop down next to “No Labels” and select “Single Labels”
Then select the value you want to label with
Use the symbol if you want to use a combination of values.
This opens another window where you can write your SQL-like expression.
Three examples of complex labels follow:
Use the various tabs to style your labels.
Font size and color:
Buffer, buffer size and color:
Label placement options:
Label visibility
PLACE LABELS
Moving/rotating/hiding labels
Labels are placed automatically but you can move them or manually by using the “Label Toolbar”
Add the “Label Toolbar” by putting a checkmark in front of View>Toolbars>Label Toolbar
Move labels individually.
Rotate labels
Hide labels
Style individual labels