Oakland County is celebrating GIS Day on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. GIS Day provides an international forum for users of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to demonstrate real-world applications that are making a difference in our society.
Scott Oppmann, Manager of Oakland County's IT Application Services explains the benefits and significance of GIS. Click here to listen to this Podcast.
Oakland County develops many products using GIS. These products can aid citizens and businesses by providing current county wide data such as golf course locations, land use, county parks, and more that can be navigated and printed!
GIS products available online
There are a variety of maps available online, including static land use andschool district maps, as well as on-line interactive maps including the following:
A complete list of these interactive maps can be found here.
GIS products available at the Oakland County campus
The One Stop Shop was developed from a recommendation out of the Oakland County Business Roundtable to provide citizens and businesses with a central point of access to planning and economic development information.
The One Stop Shop specializes in providing citizens and businesses access to current geographic information including current parcel maps, aerial photography (dating back to 1963) and demographic information. Visit the One Stop Shop and use OAKMap, a computerized mapping system that allows users to create a custom map showing parcel lines overlaid on an aerial photograph at a variety of different sizes.
GIS Day 2006
Last year's GIS Day was celebrated with the presentation of a Map Atlas which contained GIS-based maps that were created by Oakland County departments and communities. If you haven't already, please take some time to view their hard work!
