Selecting Features

Using the Information Tool:

• Click the information tool (i icon)
• Click on any feature in the map (parcel, mark, vector, survey plan) to see details
• Information appears in the right panel
• Use back () button to navigate back to original selection
• Hold shift and click to select multiple items within a layer and highlight them in the map

Disable selection of a layer

If you don't want to be able to select items from a particular layer, you can turn off the selection tool for layers individually. To achieve this 

• Click on the information tool (i icon) to open the information panel
• At the top of the panel, you will see buttons listing Marks, Vectors, Parcels, Survey Plans, and Company Data. These buttons default to on meaning the layers are selectable
• Click on a layer you no longer want to be selectable to turn its selection off

Understanding Information Panels

It is important to understand, that when you see information in the app, it is intended to replicate the source dataset, whether or not the source dataset is correct. If you need help rectifying an issue in a source dataset we are happy to pass your request through to the data provider to try and resolve the issue where possible. Get in touch at contact@grip.co.nz to work through this.

Parcel Information:

• Adresses - addresses that intersect with the parcel
• Appellation - Legal description for a single parcel
• Area - Land area in square meters/hectares
• Owners - Current registered owners for ownership records (e.g. titles) connected to the parcel
• Titles - Related property titles to the parcel - note this link isn't 100% accurate and from time to time we raise cases with LINZ to correct this information.

Note, additional information is available depending on the type of parcel, for example, if a modern non-primary parcel is selected, you can see title memorials for easement instruments that reference this parcel

Mark Information:

• Name - name of the mark at this location.
• Node ID - unique identifier of this unique location in Landonline
• Type - the type of the mark recorded
• Condition - condition of the mark
• Order - indication of statistical accuracy of the mark
• Geodetic Code - if the mark is a part of the geodetic system, a unique identifier for the mark.
• Mark Description - description of the mark
• Coordinates - horizontal coordinates and vertical coordinates may be shown for the mark
• Survey plans recorded digitally as having measured to this mark, horizontal coordinate can be updated in another datum/projection by changing the datum in the map and then selecting the mark again.

Vector Information:

• Survey Plans - and the measurements/adoptions from those survey plans of this vector including adoption sources and equipment.
• Related Marks - Connected survey points and their names

Survey Plan Information:

• Plan Details - Type, date, surveyor (details limited for older plans, and thorough for newer plans.
• Downloadable Images - Survey Plan and Title Plan images are downloadable for most plans pre 2002.
• Link to official document - the view link under the plan type of Landonline Web Search will take you to Landonline and allow you to buy the latest plan image. Note, that then the Landonline Survey/Title Plan Image date is more recent than approx 2002, it means there will be a higher quality image available in Landonline.
• Surveys Referenced by this plan - a list of surveys that are recorded as having used this plan.
• Legal Status - Approval and Deposit information where available

While viewing a survey plan, you can filter the marks and vectors displayed on the map by clicking the filter survey button . This shows the mark symbols, mark labels, observations, and adoption sources from that specific plan.

The screenshot below demonstrates this feature. Notice how the map updates to display only the marks and vectors from the selected plan, with styling that communicates the survey's attributes:

• Red text - measured distance
• Blue text - measured bearing
• Black text (no adoption source) - calculated bearing/distance
• Black text (with adoption source) - adopted bearing/distance

To exit this mode, click the “Clear Filter” button on the survey panel, or refresh your browser.

Title Information:

We update our source data from LINZ data services, typically on a weekly basis. This data forms the foundation for our view of property rights, restrictions, and responsibilities. However, there are important limitations to consider:

Data currency - Updates occur at most weekly, meaning information may not reflect the very latest changes.

Intentional exclusions - LINZ deliberately withholds certain information from their data services, such as protected titles.

Data availability - Not all information is available in structured format.

Best practice - At critical points in your research, we recommend linking directly to official LINZ sources to ensure you have the most current and authoritative information.

To obtain title information,

There are multiple ways to obtain title information, for example, searching for a title number, this help page is focussed on map interactions, so the method explained her is to access the title via the parcel.

1. click on a parcel in the map 
2. click on the title number to open the title information panel

• Titles - Title references and details
• Owners - Registered owners
• Current Interests - Memorials for current instruments - e.g. easements, mortgages and more  (as made available via LINZ data service at the data update date)
• Historic Interests - Memorials for current instruments - e.g. easements, mortgages, historic transfers and more  (as made available via LINZ data service at the data update date)
• Links to LINZ - buy the official Title from LINZ External references
• Title previews - Document previews where available
• Valuation References: including Link to valuation data for the property from QV
• Parcels: list of primary parcels linked to the title, including the ability to zoom to each parcel in the map

Example of a title preview. structured to look similar to an official record of title, but also intended to make it clear, that it isn't the official document.

Instrument Information:

To view instrument details, click on any instrument listed in a title. For example, in the screenshot above, selecting E 5074832.2 from the current interests section updates the map to display:

• The parcels affected by this instrument (where data exist)
• The instrument type
• The number of titles affected

You can export this information to a spreadsheet using the download button.

From here, you can follow the link to LINZ   (to purchase the official document, or click on the title links to navigate through the titles to understand more. The back button in the panel makes it easy to get back to where you were if you need to go up a level again.