[Durham INC] Durham Launches Development Tracking Map

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov

 

For Immediate Release:  July 28, 2010

 

 

Durham Launches New Development Tracking Map

New Website Shows Locations of Billboards, Cemeteries, and Communication
Towers in Durham 

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Residents and developers now have access to a new,
mapping website designed to give both the location and information about
every billboard, cemetery, or communication tower in Durham County.  

 

Thanks to efforts by the Research Section of the Durham City-County
Planning Department and the Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Division of the City's Department of Technology Solutions, the new
website enables easier searching for these records by either type or
street address. 

 

According to T.E. Austin, planning supervisor with the Durham
City-County Planning Department, interdepartmental cooperation has
yielded a searchable database that has been in demand for quite some
time. "Before this database existed, anyone looking for this type of
information had to go to several sources, some of which were only
available in our office," Austin said.  "Now, you can simply search for
this information online. Through innovative cooperation and technology,
this new database will provide improved service to the residents of
Durham."

 

According to Marcus Bryant, GIS manager with the City's Department of
Technology Solutions, the capabilities of the database will only broaden
in the future. "The plan is to incorporate additional search criteria
and selections to the new mapping service, including zoning map changes,
site plans, and more," Bryant said. 

 

To view the new mapping site, visit the Durham City-County Planning
Department webpage and select "Development Tracking Map" or directly at 
www.gisweb.durhamnc.gov/durhammaps/planning/viewer/index.html. For
additional information about the new mapping site, contact Tyler Waring,
GIS analyst with the City's Department of Technology Solutions, at (919)
560-4137, extension 28218 or via e-mail at tyler.waring at durhamnc.gov. 

 

About the Durham City-County Planning Department

The Durham City-County Planning Department is involved in many aspects
of community growth, including reviewing development plans and
protecting Durham's natural and cultural resources.  Planners meet
regularly with citizen groups to discuss specific issues and to talk
generally about Durham's future.  The department is charged with
implementing Durham's Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development
Ordinance to direct future growth.  To learn more, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning.

 

About the Technology Solutions Department

The mission of The Technology Solutions Department and its Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) Division is to provide efficient information
services to the customer. Staff is dedicated to providing customers with
access to spatial information through expert implementation of the
principles of geography, cartography and geo-spatial analysis. To learn
more, visit www.durhamnc.gov/departments/technology. 

 

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