Mission Statement

Improve the quality of life for all citizens of Florence County through excellence in the use of geographic information and technology.

Current Projects

GIS Day 2008 (More Images: 1 2 3 )

On November 19, 2008, the Florence County GIS department presented to 180 students of North Vista Elementary school. This interactive presentation explained to the children what GIS is and how it relates to everyday life. It was a fun time for all! Also in celebration of GIS day, individually customized packets of GIS maps and information materials were provided to each member of County Council. A GIS map gallery was displayed for public viewing at the Florence County Complex during the week of November 12-17, 2008.

E-911 Address Verification

Points are being collected for every address in the County so that faster and more efficient services can be provided for the people and businesses of Florence County. Staff went into the field with mobile devices and placed a point at each location that had an address. If the address was posted they marked the address or marked if they did not see a posted address.

Pictometry Aerial Photography

Pictometry is low altitude aerial photography of Florence County shot from the four oblique (angled) compass points and straight down (orthogonal) with such precision that measurements can be made down to 6 inches. This revolutionary digital imaging process and software program maps each pixel of a digital land image to actual geographic coordinates. Pictometry collected aerial photography of Florence in January of 2008 and County staff is currently integrating new images in Planning, Dispatch, Tax Assessor, and Public Works operations.

SDE Migration – Data Centralization

Centralization into GIS geodatabase structure for improved workflow and data integrity. System will provide automated updates (replication) to all coordinating agencies that require continuous up-to-date GIS data. The centralized system will support better access, updates, backup, security and quality control on the County’s critical GIS infrastructure.