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GIS Day
Read a wrap-up of GIS Day 2011 activities, including video, photos, and winners of the GIS Excellence Awards.
New Virtual Fairfax Application Is Now Avaliable to View Fairfax County in 3-D
Fairfax County has launched Virtual Fairfax, a 3-D web application that enables residents to view Fairfax County in a new way. With Virtual Fairfax, residents and the business community can view 3D buildings, terrain, aerial imagery, and take virtual tours. Using the mouse, it is possible to fly over properties from any angle, look at photorealistic 3D buildings from multiple perspectives, view shadows by time of day and year, and much more.
Virtual Fairfax includes specific Fairfax County details you cannot find at other commercial sites. Unique to this application, thousands of buildings in Tyson’s Corner and the Dulles Toll Road corridor are fully modeled in 3-D. When viewing a property, the approximate parcel boundaries can be viewed, and with a click of the mouse, connections may be made to the Tax Administration’s assessment website, the My Neighborhood application, and the Land Development System. With these integrations, residents can derive detailed information about a property, its political jurisdictions & public representatives, land development activity, and many other topics.
With this new application, residents can search for County addresses, schools, parks, and other places of interest and quickly view the terrain and the latest aerial imagery of the County. Maps may be marked up with lines, shapes, and text. Links to a specific location may be created for sending to others. Dynamic aerial tours of both business centers and historic sites are available as well as the ability to add your own 3-D buildings. With this capability, proposed developments can be modeled and shown in the context of the existing environment in Fairfax County.
County Map Sales Are Now Handled by GIS & Mapping Services
Responsibility for Fairfax County map sales has been transferred to the GIS & Mapping Services Branch from the recently closed Maps & Publications Center. Map books, wall maps, street atlases, and other mapping products are available for purchase at suite 117 of the Fairfax County Government Center (see the Contact page for addresses, phone numbers, and directions). Please note, however, that all map books and many wall maps are available for free download using the Digital Map Viewer application and the Map Gallery.
GIS and Mapping Basics
GIS & Mapping Services is a branch of Fairfax County’s Department of
Information Technology. It is tasked with developing, maintaining,
coordinating, and distributing GIS/mapping data and technology to Fairfax
County government agencies and residents.
Contact
Information about GIS & Mapping Services office location, office hours, phone & fax numbers, and other basic information.
FAQ's
Read through a list of frequently asked questions about GIS &
Mapping concepts and branch activities.
On-line Products and Services
Virtual Fairfax
Fairfax County has recently launched a new 3-D web application that enables residents to view Fairfax County in a new way. With Virtual Fairfax, residents and the business community can view 3D buildings, terrain, aerial imagery, and take virtual tours. Using the mouse, it is possible to fly over properties from any angle, look at photorealistic 3D buildings from multiple perspectives, view shadows by time of day and year, and much more. Full documentation and FAQs are available on the application's site.
My Neighborhood
My Neighborhood is an Internet mapping and information reporting application. Its intended use is to let users know what features and facilities are available in and around their neighborhood. Through the My Neighborhood application, you can find information about parks, schools, libraries, fire stations, and other public facilities in your neighborhood. You can also find general information about your location such as what supervisor district you are in and other location specific data. The information is broken down into logical business groups called Views: General Information, Parks , Demographics, and Police Incidents. Each view has unique map types and unique reports. Map types allow you to see different layers of information about the same area, and reports contain detailed information about a specific area.
Digital Map Viewer
View individual pages from all published Fairfax County map books as downloadable and printable documents. View property, zoning, contour, sanitary sewer, storm water, soils, and Chesapeake Bay Preservation maps. Current year maps are regularly updated, and the application hosts historical maps back to 1960. Each map is a PDF file and each set is divided into 444 maps based on the County map grid.
Map Gallery
Find many common maps that are produced by the GIS & Mapping Services Branch. The maps are letter size and available in PDF format that may be downloaded or printed. The maps, include letter-sized countywide thematic maps, poster-sized individual Supervisor district maps, and published large format "wall maps." Maps produced from other agencies in Fairfax County may be found at the main County Maps page.
GIS Data Layers
Access over forty free downloadable GIS layers (ESRI shapefile format) for use in GIS and other mapping applications. The list of layers is the same as the wall map CD that is available for purchase.
Street Atlas Index
The "Fairfax County, VA Supplemental Street Index" is a listing of all streets located within Fairfax County, Virginia and the City of Fairfax. Each street name in the index includes the associated address ranges. Each address range includes the corresponding "Fairfax County, VA Street Atlas" map number and Fairfax County tax map grid number. Street information in this index is current to 2008.
DTA Parcel Finder
Find detailed information about real property (parcels) in Fairfax County. View the Department of Tax Administration's property ownership, assessment values, sales history, and physical characteristics with interactive property maps.
Fairfax Time Machine
Pick a highlighted area of a map to see an animation of aerial imagery for that area from 1937 to 1990.
Aerial/Orthophoto Viewer
View 2002 aerial imagery of Fairfax County by searching for an address,
interactive zooming, or jumping to one of the predefined "points
of interest."
Off-line Products and Services
There are many GIS & Mapping resources that are either currently not available on-line or are replicated in our offices. These items may be viewed, copied, and/or purchased at the GIS & Mapping Services office located in Suite 117 on the first floor of the Fairfax County Government Center (see the Contact page for directions, phone numbers, and office hours).
Paper Maps
View information about paper maps available at the GIS & Mapping Services office.
Digital Data Sales
View information about the GIS data sets and maps on disc that are available for sale.
Aerial Photography
Learn about aerial photography available for viewing. The GIS & Mapping Services office has aerial photography dating back to 1937.
Custom Maps
The GIS & Mapping Services office has a computer terminal available for custom map creation.
Paper Maps & Digital Sales Documents
Links to documents for map and data sales including a price list, order form, and license agreement.
GIS Links
Find links to other mapping resources within the County web site and links to other jurisdictions web sites. There are also a collection of GIS and mapping resources from the Internet.
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