City of Perry, Georgia: Maps/GIS

What is GIS?

Perry currently manages a Geographic Information System (GIS). GIS is a tool that links information about a location to a map that shows the location. The technology is comprised of computer hardware, software, and data which can be inputted, stored, updated, retrieved, manipulated, analyzed, and displayed by the user. City employees use GIS for the rapid retrieval of information regarding City properties and assets and as a valuable tool for analysis, planning, decision making, and problem solving.

When you turn on your lights tonight, chances are a GIS is helping to insure delivery of electricity to your home. If they don't come on, GIS is probably being used to identify the problem. Packages you send out and receive are often routed with the help of GIS. If you go onto the Internet and use maps to plan out the best route to your vacation destination, chances are a GIS is making this information possible.

For more information regarding this service, contact Perry's IT/GIS Manager, Deborah Hamlin, (478) 988-2722.

What are the benefits of GIS to the City of Perry?

Visualization (a picture paints a 1000 words)

The City of Perry creates maps from the GIS system for many projects. Examples include our official zoning map and street map.

Improvement of Work Efficiency

GIS enables us to look up information quickly. Traditionally, to answer a simple question on zoning, we would leave our offices to go to file records and the map record to locate the pieces of information required.

Discover Trends and Patterns

Perry has used our GIS to evaluate changes in land-use that has helped us plan for transportation and utility improvements.

GIS Technology Improves Customer Service

The City of Perry will soon provide a Web-based GIS system to offer many more benefits to our citizens and visitors. Information regarding our street system, properties, parks, zoning, and other data is available to everyone.