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Query the map

Before you can query your data, add it to the map: select Map on its card.

NZ Property Titles data card with the Map button highlighted.

There are two ways to open the Spatial Query window.

a) In the Tools menu, select Spatial Query window.

Map Tools menu with the Spatial Query window option highlighted.

The Spatial Query window will open, with no data selected.

Spatial Query window prompting the user to click layers in the map.

b) Alternatively, select any point on the map, and the Spatial Query window opens automatically.

Spatial Query results table for NZ Property Titles with a selected row and its parcel highlighted on the map.

Select any point on the map to query the values at that point. The values are shown in the Spatial Query window. The details differ depending on your data type.

The Spatial Query window shows the values for all the layers on the map.

On the left of the window is a list of the layers you have added. Select a layer to see its values at that location.

Spatial Query results for two layers, NZ Street Address and NZ Property Titles.

4. Dock the query window in the map viewer

Section titled “4. Dock the query window in the map viewer”

With the query window open, select Dock window in its header (or in its actions menu).

Spatial Query window with its settings cog highlighted and the Dock window option shown.

This docks the window underneath the map. Select Separate window to float it again.

Spatial Query window docked below the map.