Basic operation
Landview allows you to create customized maps based on DNR data layers that you select. Choose from public lands, water bodies, roads, aerial photos, and more.Step 1 - Select the layers for your map- In the legend, c lick the box(es) to select the layer(s) you would like to view
Note: Greyed out layers become visible as you zoom in.
- Click on the Zoom-In icon
to select - Move your curser to the area of the state that you want to view
- Click on the map to view the area
Place searches
Use the Place input box to quickly display a specific location:- By name: Enter the name or partial name of a of a point of interest (i.e., lake, city, WMA)
- By type: Select one of the options from the drop-down menu to narrow your search (e.g., name = Turtle / type = lake)
- By public land survey (PLS): Enter the township, range and, optionally, the section you'd like to display - format is TxxxRxxSx (e.g., T137R44 or T137R44S5)
- By coordinate: Enter an x y pair, separated by a space - supported coordinate types are UTM (zone 15, nad83) and lon/lat
button. If your search terms match only one item exactly, the map will automatically zoom to that place. Otherwise, a small popup window will show you matches and you can zoom to a place by clicking on a name.A place search will return up to 1000 matching results.For more information
- Complete the basic operation steps above
- Click on the information icon
- Click a point of interest on the map to get detailed information (necessary for many air photos)
Note: Not all areas of the map link to more information
Icon Key
 | Reset Landview to the starting point |
| Zoom in on a specific area of the map |
 | Reposition the mapping area |
 | Zoom out to a larger map area |
 | Refresh the map to include new layer choices |
| Get information about specific points of interest Note: not all sections of the map have information |
Tips
- Click and drag to zoom to a specific area
- Click on the small reference map (lower right) to recenter the map at that point
- Place by name search tips:
- Put a ^ before a search term to ensure that it occurs at the beginning of a name (e.g., "^paul" will find Paul and exclude Saint Paul)
- Put a $ after a search term to ensure that it occurs at the end of a name (e.g., "paul$" will find Saint Paul and exclude Pauline)
- Put a ^ before and a $ after the search term for an exact match (e.g., "^Saint Paul$" will find Saint Paul only)
- To get a list of all matches for a given type set the type without a search term (e.g. city will return a link to all cities on the map)
- Use the download map link (above the legend) to download a high quality version of your map