Help File

How do I access Google Earth
Tips for address searches.
How do I find out if a sex offender lives in my neighborhood?
Why can't I always see the location of sex offenders?
How do I find out if a sex offender lives within 1000 feet of a school?
How is the 1000 foot school buffer layer created?
How do I obtain a list of all sex offenders who live in a specific city within Delaware County?
How do I obtain a list of all sex offenders who live in a specific zip code within Delaware County?
How do I obtain detailed criminal information and see the photo of a sex offender?
How can I identify a sex offender's neighboring properties?
How can I get more detailed information about a property?
How do I use the tools on the left side of the map?
How do I access images of structures at an angle?

How do I find out if a sex offender lives in my neighborhood?
1. Select the “locate my address” radio button:
2. Enter your address (for help with address searches click here) and click the “Search” button. The map will zoom into the address and your property will be marked with a blue triangle . The residence of any sex offenders within approximately 1000 ft will be marked with a red balloon: .  

3. In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.
4. You can search a larger area around your neighborhood using the tools in the toolbar. Click here for help with the tool bar.
5. Please note that if you search for a sex offender's address by using the "Locate my address" option you will see a instead of a blue triangle .

Why can't I always see the location of sex offenders?
The sex offender location data layer (i.e. red balloons) is hidden at the county level and will only appear after you zoom into approximately a 3 mile x 3 mile area on the map (or a scale of 1 inch equal +/- 2600 ft). *The scale bar can be found in the bottom right corner of the map.
Also note that the parcel lines and the aerial photo do not appear at the same scale as the sex offender locations. These two layers appear at approximately a 1 mile by 1 mile area (or a scale of 1 inch equal +/- 870 feet).

How do I find out if a sex offender lives within 1000 feet of a school?
1. If you know the sex offenders address, click the “locate a sex offender’s address” radio button:
2. Enter the sex offender’s address (for help with address searches click here) and click the “Search" button.
3. The map will zoom into the offender’s residence which will be marked with a red balloon: . In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.
4. The 1000 foot buffer zone around each school is represented as a light green area with a darker green outline as shown below:

5. If the red balloon lies within the buffer zone (light green area), then that sex offender lives within 1000 feet of a school.

How is the 1000 foot school buffer layer created?
A 1000 foot buffer is drawn around the boundary of all school properties in the county that either a school structure is located on or children activities occur on them. This explains why you may see a school buffer zone but no school symbol inside of that buffer. Each year the ownership status of all school properties is verified with each school district.

How do I obtain a list of all sex offenders who live in a specific city within Delaware County?
1. Select the “locate a sex offender’s address” radio button:
2. Enter the city name and click the “Search” button. NOTE: You do not have to enter a street address or zip code.
3. Any sex offenders living in that city will appear in the results menu below the search area. By clicking on the arrow under the search button you can view a list of any offenders within that city.
4. Select an address from the menu to zoom in on the residence of an offender. The offender's address will be marked with a red balloon: on the map and the Offender Information box will be filled with their information. In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.

How do I obtain a list of all sex offenders who live in a specific zip code within Delaware County?
1. Select the “locate a sex offender’s address” radio button:
2. Enter the zip code and click the "Search" button. NOTE: You do not have to enter a street address or city.
3. Any sex offenders living in that zip code will appear in the search results menu below the search area. By clicking on the arrow under the search button you can view a list of any offenders within that zip code.
4. Select an address from the menu to zoom in on the residence of an offender. The offender's address will be marked with a red balloon: on the map and the Offender Information box will be filled with their information. In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.

How do I obtain detailed criminal information and see the photo of a sex offender?
1. If you know the address of the sex offender, select the “locate a sex offender’s address” radio button:
2. Enter the address (for help with address searches click here) and click the “Search” button.
3. The map will zoom in to that address and the offender's information will appear in the Sex Offender Information box. The location of the offender will be marked with a red balloon: on the map.

4. In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.

How can I identify a sex offender's neighboring properties or any other property?
1. If you know the sex offender's address, click the "locate a sex offender's address" radio button:
2. Enter the sex offender's address (for help with address searches click here) and click the "Search" button.
3. The map will zoom in on the sex offender's residence and identify it with a red balloon: . In order to see further information about an offender, move your mouse on top of the red balloon and a window will pop up with the information.
4. Click the identify tool:
5. Click on any of the surrounding properties and the property information will pop up in the Property Information box along with a photo of the front facade in the Building Photo box.

How can I get more detailed information about a property?
1. Zoom into the area of interest and click the identify tool:
2. Click on any property and the information will pop up in the Property Information box.
3. Click the parcel number in the Property Information box and you will be linked to the DALIS Project Website where more detailed property information can be found.

How do I use the tools on the left side of the map?

	Zoom In: Either click once on the map or draw a box to the desired extent.
	Zoom Out: Either click once on the map or draw a box to the desired extent.
	Zoom Full Extent: Zoom to the full extent of the map.
	Pan: By clicking and holding the left mouse button you can “drag” the map in any direction.
	Identify: Point & click on a parcel on the map. To identify some of the parcels you must zoom in closer to identify the feature. The attributes of that parcel you clicked will be identified and reported.
	Pictometry: Click on an area of the map and the Pictometry Viewer will launch and allows you to see oblique imagery of the area. *For users inside the county network (intranet) only.*

How do I access images of structures at an angle.
1. This option is only available for users inside the county network (intranet).
2. If you are an intranet user, click the pictometry button on the toolbar: and zoom into the area of interest. Click the area you are interested in and the angled images will appear in a new window.
3. If this is your first time using Pictometry you may be prompted to download a small program. Select "Yes" and install the program.

How do I access Google Earth
To gain access to Google Earth you must download it to your pc.