GIS

GIS (Geographic Information System)GIS

GIS is responsible for mapping the City of Margate City utilizing advanced, geographical data software. It is a framework for gathering, managing, and analyzing data. Rooted in the science of geography, GIS integrates many types of data. It analyzes spatial location and organizes layers of information into visualizations using maps and 3D scenes. The software visually represents complex information in the form of shapes and symbols. Embedded in these shapes and symbols is information that can be viewed as maps, as well as extracted in the form of a word document or graphical chart. From the map itself you can view a district, a zone, a parcel, and an individual plat. 

GIS is responsible for the tracking and development of ...

                 ♦  Land use maps.

                 ♦ Location of fire hydrants.

                 ♦  Residential, commercial and public locations and addresses.

                 ♦   Roads & bridges and their conditions.

                 ♦  Water resources and usage.

                 ♦   Water mains, lines and shutoff valves.

                 ♦    School names, locations and population.

                 ♦   Drainage systems including culverts swales and retention ponds.

                 ♦    The shortest route from one location to another.

                 ♦     Firefighters can predict critical areas the direction and spread during a dry season and the threat of a fire.

                 ♦    Parcels and ownership.

                 ♦    District's, zoning and tax id's.

                 ♦    Traffic lights and patterns by day, time, and month.

                 ♦    Emergency management and evacuation plans and routes.

                 ♦   Crime pattern studies by location.

                 ♦    A police dispatcher can find the fastest route to an emergency.