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Scope of Services:
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GIS combines layers of information about a place to give you a better
understanding of that place. What layers of information you combine depends on
your purpose - finding the best location for a new fire station, analyzing
flood prone areas, mapping zoning changes, detecting growth patterns, tracking
building permits, redistricting of council districts, and so on. GIS is also
used to map the changes in an area in order to anticipate future conditions,
decide on a course of action, and to evaluate the results of an action or
policy.
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Improve Organizational Integration by sharing ideas and data.
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Gives the department the advantage of making better decisions.
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Generate maps and reports of those decisions.
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Provide support to council and administration as well.
Responsibilities:
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GIS Division -
This division provides support to staff by using a powerful
GIS system as a tool to query, analyze, and map data in support of the decision
making process also map the results and any accompanying reports.
Common Terms:
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GIS (Geographic Information Systems)
- A computerized database system which allows for the capture, storage,
retrieval, analysis and display of spatial or geographic data with the ability
to produce and manipulate the graphic elements of a map. Within the context of
county government, GIS refers to a collection of technologies including
computer hardware, software, and data that are combined to capture, store,
update, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced features.
GIS uses feature location to relate otherwise disparate elements while
providing a systematic framework for managing location-based data.
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TMS Number (Tax Map Sequence Number) - Also known as a PID number, it is
a reference number containing information necessary to identify and locate a
particular property parcel.
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