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Welcome
to the Skagit County Geographic Information Services (SCGIS)
The Geographic Information Services (GIS) office is a centralized
service center that provides mapping and GIS services to meet the
business needs of our partners, customers, and clients within Skagit
County and the communities we serve. This includes providing support
and maintenance in the areas of data conversion, cartography, remote
sensing, computer graphics and visualization, Global Positioning Systems
(GPS), database design, software development, address system maintenance,
and 911-database maintenance.
Announcements:
Changes
To Skagit County's Gis And Autocad Data
Skagit
County GIS will be making a significant coordinate transformation
change to our geographic data during the month of October 2007. The
project completion date is November 1st, 2007. This change involves
migrating existing data from a cartographic projection of the North
American Datum of 1927 (NAD27) to the North American Datum 1983-86
(1986 adjustment). Our primary reasons for making this change are
that it allows more flexibility with our software; NAD83 is more precise
than NAD27; new data is being created and collected in NAD83; and
the statewide Information Services Board has adopted NAD83 as a state
standard for GIS data which improves compatibility with other government
agencies.
How
might this affect you?
There are nine
main categories on our Web site. Each area is always accessible by
using the corresponding buttons on the left side of the GIS Home page.
The areas are each briefly described as follows:
- iMAP--Interactive
Maps: iMap is an Internet Map Service (IMS) that allows interactive
viewing of Skagit County geographic information. This product is
designed to run from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser
and provides a simple set of tools to “quickly” view map
information. You can now search on an address, road name, or Assessor
property id number and the system will quickly display a map showing
the map information. You can view information, such as, ownership
parcels, fire districts, commissioner districts, zoning and comprehensive
plan designations, zip codes, voting precincts, topography, school
districts, aerial photography, and other useful information. We
plan to expand the list of layers and add links to other important
county information. You can think of iMap as an “Information
Portal”. The best way to see what iMap can do is to give it
a try. You do not need to download software to run it, just select
the iMap icon and it will run in your IE browser. We encourage you
to learn to use it by playing with it. However, if you need help
you can get it by selecting the “?” symbol on the iMap
tool bar.
- About
GIS: page is for those who want a better understanding of
what a Geographic Information System is and how it works.
- Map
Gallery: we have an extensive gallery of maps that have
been prepared by us that are in Adobe PDF format. These maps include
zoning and comprehensive plan maps; maps of Skagit County; relief
maps; and other maps of interest. Best of all, they are free to
view and download.
- Order
A Printed Map: if you find something that you like in the
map gallery and you would like to purchase a full size copy, this
area will walk you through the easy process for placing an order.
- Assessor
Maps: this feature gives you the capability to view County
Assessor maps via the Internet using the free Autodesk® Whip
Viewer plug-in. The Assessor maps are updated every night; therefore,
you will always be looking at the previous days changes. You can
also view parcels on iMap, however, using the DWF Viewer allows
you to view the “legal” Assessor Office maps which provides
more parcel information than what you will see in iMap.
- GPS
Files: This section is for those who need Global Positioning
System (GPS) base station files to differentially correct their
GPS data. Skagit County operates two survey grade GPS reference
stations that stream data to the Washington State Reference Network
(WSRN). The WSRN provides a way to download correction files in
DAT and RINEX formats.
- Links:
if you are interested in other GIS related information, we have
collected a list of our favorite links to some great sites.
- Digital
Data: for those of you who have GIS software and would like
to create their own maps, this area will allow you to download our
digital files at no cost.
- SCDC:
The Skagit County Database Consortium was established in 1998 to
collect and analyze environmental data and to aid in the conservation
of natural resources within the Skagit river watershed.
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