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MunicipalGIS-Online


MunicipalGIS–Online provides GIS maps and property information to anyone with an internet connection. Residents and employees of your town, city, or county can now access GIS maps from almost anywhere – the home, office, or in the field with a laptop or PDA.

Our web GIS service may be the easiest way to serve your GIS to the public using the internet. We host your data on our servers and provide an easy to use map interface, complete with parcel search tools, property information, print layouts, and abutters lists. A digital parcel layer is all you need to get started and your data can be online in about one week!
Key Features:

- Web GIS = Your data anywhere!
- PDA and Laptop Support
- Support for most town GIS layers
- State-wide GIS base map
- Aerial & Satellite imagery
- Abutters Notification Lists
- Buffering
- Hyperlink Tool
- Detailed property information cards
- Building photos
- Property Searches
- Full-Screen mode
- Print and Export
- Zoom In/Out Tools
- Turn layers On / Off
- Pan Tool
- Measure Tool
- Custom map scale
- Quick Zoom Ramp
- Overview map
- Data Notes and Metadata
- Privacy Options
- And More!
Please contact us for current pricing

 

By choosing off-site hosting there is no software or hardware to buy, servers to maintain, and you won’t need to hire additional staff. What’s more, you can update your online GIS data and property information at the interval that makes sense to you. Web GIS is the surest way to reduce the number of calls and visits to your office. Internet accessibility = Your data anywhere!
Municipal GIS Online – Detailed Feature List
Web Site Features
- Accessible by almost any computer with an internet connect
- Accessible in the field with any remote internet connection on a laptop, tablet PC, or handheld PDA device
- Search for properties by Parcel ID, Street Address, and Owner Name
- Data Currency date on each page indicating the last data update
- Data Notes page gives information and metadata about each layer in your map
- Full-Screen version of the map interface provides enhanced viewing
- PDA version of your GIS map for use on handheld wireless devices and smart phones
- Privacy options limit public access to sensitive information
- Support for multiple address lots such as condominiums and apartment complexes

Map Features
- Up to 14 GIS layers that can be turned On and Off.
For example: Parcel Lines, Parcel Dimensions, Town Roads, Zoning,
Buildings, Utilities, Plat Grids, Overlay Districts, and more!
- Town-wide Aerial or Satellite Photos, where available
- State-wide GIS base map including hydrography, streets, and political boundaries
- Overview map shows your current location relative to the town boundary
- Map scale displayed in Feet and as an absolute scale

Map Tools
- Checkboxes turn individual layers On or Off
- Zoom In/Out Tools offer point and click or box zooming
- Pan Tool pans the map by dragging the map image to a new location
- Hyperlink Tool links any map feature to documents and images for more information
- Measure Tool displays distances and calculates areas
- Quick Zoom Ramp offers fast zooming to predefined map scales
- Custom Map Scale can be set by entering desired scale in Feet
- Pan main map image by clicking the Overview map

Queries and Reports
- Detailed property information cards with complete assessor's information
- View building photos for each property (where available)
- Select properties within a buffer zone to create Abutters Notification Lists

Print and Export
- Print support for 8.5" x 11" or 11" x 17" portrait and landscape formats
- Add a map title to your printouts
- Print or Export using the current map scale or the best fit to your current map extent
- Export the current map to a number of image formats for saving to your computer
- Export to any custom map size
Municipal GIS Online – Start Page
Each town receives a start page that includes property searches by Address, Owner Name, and Parcel ID, and a button to launch the interactive GIS map browser. The start page also provides a Disclaimer as well as helpful links to the town website, data notes, a feedback area, and a user guide.
Municipal GIS Online – Map Interface
Our web GIS application is simple enough for anyone to use. Town parcel maps are within easy reach of anyone with a web browser and internet access. Visitors can turn layers on or off, print or export maps, and measure distances or areas with just a few clicks. A user guide is provided, but rarely needed.
Municipal GIS Online – Property Information
With Municipal GIS Online, detailed property information is displayed in a familiar “assessor’s card” format. From each property card, users can create Abutters Notification Lists, or view the selected property in new interactive GIS map window.
Municipal GIS Online – Printing & Exporting
Printing your own maps is easy. Users can choose from a number of page layouts and even add their own map titles.

Our export tool offers users the ability to save the map image to a number of popular image formats and custom image sizes.
Municipal GIS Online – Abutters Lists

The public can now generate their own list of abutting properties and display owner address information with just a few clicks. A custom search distance can be entered, creating a buffer zone around the active property.


"Now I can do an abutters list in a minute and a half with one button"

Town Planner
Warren, Rhode Island

 

Municipal GIS Online – FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions:

What is included with our yearly subscription fee?
With a yearly subscription to our online web GIS service, your town receives a directory on our online server and your own feature-packed, easy to use web GIS application. Usually there are no setup costs and you may update your data as often as you like.

What if we don’t have GIS data?
The core of any municipal GIS is a parcel layer that shows town property boundary lines. If you do not yet have a GIS parcel layer, please contact us for a low price estimate to have one developed. With certain hosting plans or software purchases, we will develop your parcel layer for you at little or no cost. This must be the best deal in small town GIS!

Is web GIS right for our town or county?
The case for GIS is an easy one, and this is why you’re hearing about GIS from your neighboring towns. Numerous case studies show that GIS offers a time and price cost savings on multiple fronts. If the budget is there (and with our solution it can be!) we’re confident that GIS is right for you.

What if we already have web GIS?
We feel our solution can co-exist with an existing system and provides immediate access to GIS for the casual user. Furthermore, our online system provides the added security of an off-site emergency backup should your own network be compromised. In the event of an emergency or natural disaster, our servers remain online to meet critical needs.

Is offsite hosting secure?
Offsite hosting is more secure. We maintain multiple servers, each an exact copy and separated by thousands of miles. In the event of a natural disaster in your area or should your own network become compromised our servers remain online.

Town, fire, police, and emergency personnel will have access to vital town data and maps from any location with internet access. With increased wireless internet availability, access can often be obtained in the field with a laptop computer or handheld PDA device.

Can MainStreetGIS provide custom versions or additional town maps?
Our online interface provides an excellent platform on which to build custom interactive maps. We are happy to provide additional online GIS maps derived from any spatial data that is relevant to your town – Zoning Maps, Overlay Districts, Utilities, Watersheds, FEMA, etc. The cost for additional maps varies, so please contact us for a price quote.

What types of GIS data can be used?
Our online system is compatible with almost all standard GIS formats and raster images. If necessary, we can convert your data to a usable format before it is uploaded to our servers. Please contact us with any specific data concerns.

Is personal privacy a concern?
Privacy laws vary and you will need to decide what is right for your town. To help with this, we can limit the types of searches and data results that are accessible online. If you have citizens with specific concerns, we will block their property record from our database before it goes online. All you need to do is submit a list of the properties you would like to restrict.

How often can we update our data?
Our online GIS application can be updated with new data as often as desired. Most towns choose a quarterly update schedule to coincide with their quarterly parcel updates. Depending on your town and state laws, you may wish to provide data that is updated with each calendar year, quarterly, monthly, weekly, or daily.

Should you wish to provide the public with daily updates, we will work with you to install a script on your network or computer that will upload your latest GIS parcel layer and assessor’s property database to our network. As we cannot account for all situations, there may be some customization time involved, billed at our low hourly rate.


   
   
 

 

 
   

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