Welcome to the RapidMap 2.2 site
12/01/08 - Added the Rapid City area 2008 color orthophotos. These were taken in April 2008. Additional photos from the county area will be added as they are processed. The older black and white photos are still available in the map layers window.
04/11/08 - RapidMap 2.2 is now operational and the help files have been updated. The coordinate display at the bottom of the application gives you the state plane eastings and northings in feet, and the longitude and latitude in degrees-minutes-seconds. There is also a "zoom to lat/lon" button that becomes visible once you click the "Navigate" button. All lat/lon coordinates are in NAD83/96, which is comparable to the WGS84 coordinates that a GPS gives you. The state plane coordinates are SD state plane feet, south zone, NAD83/96.
07/26/05 - Added the Rapid City historic districts. They are set to become available when you zoom in to about a one square mile area (1:20,000). You must turn them on using the map layers window. They have been set to partly transparent, so you can still see the aerial photos underneath them.
08/30/04 - Issues with Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Service Pack 2 installs additional security functionality in Microsoft Internet Explorer. RapidMap seems to handle these changes fairly well. The one problem noted thus far concerns the "Identify Features" button 
. Clicking on this button results in the message "Pop-up blocked. To see this pop-up or additional options click here..." directly above the the toolbar in the RapidMap window. To work around this problem, click on the message and choose "Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site..." When asked if you want to allow pop-ups from the site, click Yes. All subsequent RapidMap pop-ups should work fine.
User notes
Data and map layers used in this application are normally updated weekday mornings sometime between 7:30am and 8:00am. The application will be unavailable for approximately ten minutes while the new information is loaded.
This interactive mapping application requires Netscape Navigator 6.2 or later, or Internet Explorer 5.0 or later to view. Macintosh users may experience difficulties. The software on which RapidMap is built is not certified for use on a Macintosh computer. Mac users with an operating system of version 10.4.8 or higher and the Safari browser of 2.0.4 or higher report being able to access the map application with no problems.
Mapping Service Data Disclaimer
Please read the following terms and conditions of use. To start RapidMap click on the "Yes" link below.
This GIS Data is provided "as is" without warranty of any representation of accuracy, timeliness, or completeness. The burden for determining accuracy, completeness, timeliness, merchantability, and fitness for or the appropriateness for use rests solely on the user. Rapid City and Pennington County make no warranties, express or implied, as to the use of the Data. There are no implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user acknowledges and accepts the limitations of the Data, including the fact that the Data is dynamic and is in a constant state of maintenance, correction, and update.
These map documents do not represent a legal survey of the land.
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