GIS - Geographic Information Systems

The Department of Community Developments GIS Section conducts geographic-based analysis of planning issues and creates and maintains the departments map files. Examples of the geographic data maintained include: Zoning, Future Land Use, Special Area Plans, Community Redevelopment Districts, Historic Districts, and the official City Street Map.

To open pdf files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. A free download of Reader is available at Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5.0 or higher).

To contact the GIS Section staff, e-mail COGPlanning@cityofgainesville.org or call (352) 334-5022.

LINKS:

Related Government Sites:
Alachua County Property Appraiser Parcel Viewer
Alachua County Property Appraiser's non-map Property Search page
Alachua County Growth Management's GIS Section
Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Gainesville Voting Districts

Good Local GIS-Related Sites:
University of Florida GeoPlan Center - In the College of Design Construction and Planning
Florida Geographic Data Library (at GeoPlan) - Collects and maintains GIS data for the entire state of Florida

Other good GIS Sites:
ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Institute - GIS Software
GIS.Com - Good Introduction to GIS... and a good site for data.
The Geography Network - Another good data site
GeoData.gov - The Federal Government is trying to create a comprehensive repository for data sharing.

Fun and Interesting Stuff:
About.com's Geography Quiz - Try this short five question quiz that changes weekly - Warning!  They're difficult!
GIS/Cartography/Geography Quotes - A collection of Geo-Quotes.
GIS Touches Our Lives Everyday - See the animated slide Show.
World GIS Day Website - Part of the National Geographic Society's initiative, Geography Action