GIS Department Alamance County

GIS
What is it
Really?
• Provide user-friendly, public access to GIS mapping data.
• Provide and maintain robust GIS mapping data sets and
user applications for county and municipal staff.
• Good Customer Service is our highest priority.
• Maintain all GIS data in compliance with state and
federal standards and compatible with other GIS
standards in the region.
• Continually improve and thriftily evolve with the advances
in technology.
• Centrally maintain the software and servers in the county
and manage the distribution of the software and/or data
throughout the county, municipalities, and the public.
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Safety Location Services - Street Naming and Addressing for
911 Dispatch.
Property Rights Mapping & Support – Parcel Recordation and
Mapping
95% of Public Services handled by Robust GIS Website
Customized Maps – Commercialized and Large Residential
Property Development, Flood Mapping, Topographical Maps for
Recreational Use.
Address confirmation for Real Estate
Historical Maps and Land Research
Shareholders & public are demanding more “Bang for
the Buck,” Interactive Services, & Accountability.
Percentage GIS Time Spent Per Year
GIS Mapping Services Maintenance, Managers,
Finance, ROD, County Attorney,
Commissioners, Landfill, MIS,
Schools, Soil & Water, Parks &
Rec, 10.00%
State/Federal
Municipalities, Elon Government, 2.00%
University, 5.00%
TAX, 25.00%
Fire/Emergency Management ,
4.00%
Sheriff, DA's Office, & EMS,
5.00%
Public, 5.00%
GIS, 9.00%
Addressing Services - E911
Central Communications,
Planning, BOE, Inspections,
Environmental Health, 35.00%
Public & Business Require
Instant Access to County Data,
Better Efficiency, More
Proactive Planning, Allows
Modeling, Improved
Communications, & Faster
Response
Reactive Planning,
Project Times, &
Costs
• Have gone from 7 GIS Software Users to 27
• Have gone from 1 GPS Unit to 7 Units
• From less the 1,500 visits on the GIS
Website to 15,000 visits per month
• Teach a man to fish: GIS growth philosophy
• US Census Regional Office – 2012
Property Mappers Association
• NC Department of Insurance - Office
of State Fire Marshal
Sheriff
Fire EMS
Emergency
Services
Inspections
Env.
Health
CCOM
911
GIS
LOCATION
DATA
TAX
Planning
Public
GIS
LOCATION
DATA
Public