Tutorial for Warren County GIS Website

Once login for Real Estate Assessment Data is shown, click "Proceed" button.
1) Parcel Search is done using the maroon tool bar at top of website select "Parcel Search".
2) Type in the Tax Map number OR 12 digit Geographic Parcel Identification Number (GPIN) number OR Address and select "Search". A partial search can be done for more results by entering the Tax Map number without the Block and Lot or part of the Street name of the street or road that is being searched.
3) You will have a Results box appear on your monitor, if data was correctly entered your results will reflect the correct entry although the address may reflect the owners mailing address, look for the MMAP value in the table for correct selection.
4) In the Results box click the Zoom-To tool (Mini-Magnifying Glass with a + sign). This will allow you to zoom in on the selected parcel (highlighted in a transparent mauve, I didn't pick the color).
5) Minimize the Search and Results boxes to get them out of the way.
1) Zoning Determination: click the button next to zoning which is under "Major Boundaries" in the Layers Table of Contents.
2) Once done the map will change color to reflect the particular Zoning District of the parcel.
3) On the maroon toolbar select Legend to view the Zoning Districts color assignments, select Layers from toolbar to get back to Layers Table of Contents.
4) Note: In order to better view Zoning of parcel, unselect it by using the Toolbar in the middle and the tool Icon to the far right, (a rectangle with lines through it.)
1) Flood Zone determinations are made by selection of button next to Flood Zones under "Hydrologic Units" in the Layers Table of Contents.
2) Once done the map will change color to reflect the particular Flood Zones of the parcel. Zoom out if necessary by selecting the Zoom-Out Icon on the middle toolbar, (Magnifying glass with sign).
3) On the maroon toolbar select Legend to view the Flood Zones color assignments, select Layers from toolbar to get back to Layers Table of Contents.
i. Zone A equals "Areas of special flood hazard without water surface elevations determined."
ii. Zone AE equals "Areas of special flood hazard with water surface elevations determined."
iii. Zone X500 (B) equals "Areas within the 500 year floodplain and to areas of the 100-year flooding where average depths are less than 1 foot, no base flood elevations or depths are shown within this zone and areas of moderate flood hazards."
iv. Zone X (C) equals "Areas outside the 500 year flood plain and areas of minimal hazards."
1) "Identify" Icon on Toolbar; this button allows you to identify a parcel's information based on our Real Estate Database. It's located on the far left of the center toolbar and is denoted as the letter i with a circle around it.
2) Select the Identify Icon and mouse over the parcel you wish to identify and click on parcel. You will have an Identify box pop up with the Geographic Parcel Identification Number (GPIN).
3) Click on the GPIN and it will process your request then give you multiple fields of data in the right side of the Identify box. Scroll up and down using the scroll bar and there is your data. This box can also be expanded by clicking on the corner and dragging the corner to expand the box.
Virginia Base Map Imagery can be accessed by clicking the button next to VBMP Imagery under "Transportation" in the Layers Table of Contents. To get a better view of this data unselect the parcels layer under "Parcels" in the Layers Table of Contents by clicking its button. If imagery is pixilated zoom out to get a clearer view, when zooming out select icon from toolbar and draw a box on the map and note the bigger the zoom box the smaller the zoom and visa versa.