What in the world is a GIS mapping system and how is it helpful? The city’s Geographical Information Services (GIS) is an online collection of interactive and downloadable maps + applications created to help citizens view civic data like road names, greenways, and flood zones.
Wake County GIS + Raleigh GIS recently launched an updated version of their iMAPS application — an interactive GIS mapping tool that provides easy access to property information. Users are able to look up properties by owner name, address, place of interest or intersection + retrieve a variety of maps and information. Take a look at the new updates to iMAPs here .
When using iMAPS, the application has over 30 different layers that populate on the right side of the site. Much like choosing the ingredients for a sandwich, users can pick between different layers to appear in their map. We’re ordering the Raleigh Greenway Trails (RGT) sandwich. 😋
As Raleigh continues to grow, looking at specific layers like parcels or zoning may be helpful to community members wanting to learn about a particular development.
GIS datasets are also available through Raleigh Open Data
. Users may download maps for their own analysis in Excel or custom GIS software. Pro tip: If there’s a dataset not on the site that someone would like access to, it’s possible to make a request for the data, though access is not promised.