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Update: GIS Viewer Maintenance Complete - New Enhancements Now Available

We are pleased to share that the latest updates to the GIS Viewer, which will broaden its functionality and enhance the user experience, are now complete.


Thank you for your continued engagement and patience as we work to make the GIS Viewer more comprehensive and user-friendly. Access the GIS Viewer at www.albemarle.org/gisviewer.


 

What's New in the GIS Viewer

The GIS Viewer has been updated with a new interface that keeps previous functions while adding new features. Highlights include:

  • Enhanced search functionality that can:

o  Translate ‘plain-language’ questions into accurate parcel searches.

o  Identify permits (after 2020) in the County Enterprise Permitting and Licensing System and provide links in Civic

Access Portal.

o  Provide a Search History for users.

  • An improved “Markup” tool that includes mapping from (uploading) Excel, KML/KMZ, and Shapefiles.
  • A search function in the “Layers” tool.
  • A swipe function in the “Maps” tool.
  • Ability to generate mailing labels from search results in the Table view.
  • The reintroduction of photos & sketches to the Parcel Pane.
  • Integrated access to Google Maps for parcels.

Visit the GIS Viewer

👉 Launch the GIS Viewer

📧 Still have questions? Contact GISViewer@albemarle.org

 
 
 

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