GIS MAPPING

The Planning & Development Department maintains the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS). A GIS is a computer-based system that captures, stores, analyzes, and displays spatial or geographical data. Our GIS Coordinator collects and maintains all data important to the facilitation of city departments and analyzes and displays it in ways to assist in fulfilling our mission.

 Responsibilities:

• Geographic and spatial distribution information to any city department in need of viewing their data on a map or in various other unique formats, as well as affiliated entities such as Engineering Firms, and Contractors.

• Address range information based on street segments throughout Prattville and coordinated with Autauga County and Emergency 911 for use in dispatch and location interpretation.

• Global Positioning Systems (GPS) referenced fire hydrants to aid the Fire Department in their bi-annual hydrant test flow. This assists them by enabling firefighters to keep better records, not leave one hydrant unaccounted for, and not have to wander aimlessly in search of a hydrant that may be covered by vegetation over-growth; or have been moved due to road construction.

• Geo-referenced scanned images of plats, blueprints, and architectural layouts displayed against a backdrop of various GIS files such as streets, and tax parcels, as well as aerial photography.