User-defined shape with buffer

[stdavis]

Feedback from David Pierson at Water Quality:

3. User Drawn Shapes: Formerly the IMAP would let you do a shape search where you could designate a point, draw a line, or draw a polygon, each of which you could select a buffer around (minimum 0.1 miles) to perform a search. The update now calls this option "User-drawn Shape" and lets you select "Draw a Polygon", "Draw a Rectangle", or "Draw a Circle":
   
   I used to use the "Point" shape search with a buffer pretty often with the old version of IMAP. It would be nice to have it back.

[nathankota]

Both point (above comment) and line buffers have been requested:

Feedback from Dan Bolin from UDOT, fwd'd from Michelle:

The interactive map looks like it's done a redesign of the website and is now missing one of the advanced search features that I used almost every day. You used to be able to select shape, then draw a line and be able to select a buffer distance that would offset that line a certain distance. That search function has disappeared. You can still use a user defined shape, but it does not have a buffer feature anymore.

Are there any plans to restore the Line (with buffer) Feature under User defined shape? I can still do what I need, but it takes me much longer and is far less precise to get the .1 mile buffer I am after. For me the redesign has reduced the functionally of the map significantly. If there are no plans to restore this function, who should I approach to make that request?

[stdavis]

• Add buffer control from address search
• Add point drawing tool
• Add polyline drawing tool