GIS & Mapping - What's New

GIS Day

Find out how Fairfax County is celebrating GIS Day.

General Information

Contact

Contact information on the location of the GIS & Mapping Department, office hours and other general information.

Location maps

A location map of the Government Center and other government buildings within Fairfax City. Included are driving directions to the Government Center . Also location map of the South County Center is online.

FAQ's

Read through a list of Frequently Asked Questions about GIS & Mapping.

Forms

Browse through the forms available on-line. You will find a price list, a CD products order form and a GIS data license agreement.

Metadata

Find the answer to your questions regarding the origin, accuracy and other factors about the data managed by the GIS Department.

On-line Products and Services

My Neighborhood

My Neighborhood is an Internet mapping and information reporting application. Its intended use is to let users know what features and facilities are available in and around their neighborhood. Through the My Neighborhood application you can find information about parks, schools, libraries, fire stations, and other public facilities in your neighborhood. You can also find general information about your location such as what supervisor district you are in, and other location specific data.

Map Gallery

Here you will find many common maps that are produced by the GIS & Mapping Department. The maps are letter size and available in many formats for downloading and printing.Here you will find many common maps that are produced by the GIS & Mapping Department. The maps, including letter size thematic maps, poster-sized individual Supervisor district maps, and digital copies of published "wall maps", are available for downloading and printing.

Aerial/Ortho Photo Viewer

Here you can view Fairfax County by searching for an address or jump to one of the predefined "points of interest".

Digital Map Viewer

View property, zoning, topography or contour, sanitary sewer and Chesapeake Bay Preservation area maps on-line. These six map sets are on-line for you to download. Each map is a PDF file and each set is divided into 444 maps based on the County map grid.

DTA Parcel Finder

Find detailed information about property and view that parcel with the parcel viewer.

Fairfax Time Machine

Pick a highlighted area of the map to see an animation of that area from 1937 to 1990.

Street Index

The "Fairfax County, VA Supplemental Street Index" is a listing of all streets located within Fairfax County, Virginia and the City of Fairfax. Each street name in the index includes one or many associated address ranges. Each address range includes the corresponding "Fairfax County, VA Street Atlas" map number and Fairfax County tax map number. Street information in this index is current to February 2005.

Office Products and Services - "Front Counter"

Fairfax County's GIS & Mapping Department has many resources that are currently not available on-line. These items can be viewed, copied or bought at our "Front Counter". The GIS & Mapping Department is located in suite 117 on the first floor of the Fairfax County Government Center at 12000 Government Center Parkway.

Maps

Complete details about the maps available at our "Front Counter" are listed here. A visit to our Front Counter will allow you access to these maps.

Aerial Photography

The GIS & Mapping Department has aerial photography dating back to 1937.

CD Products

There are two GIS data sets available for sale in shapefile or coverage format. Also, you can buy maps on CD in PDF format.

GIS Links

Here you will find links to other mapping functions within the County web site or links to other jurisdictions web sites. We also have a collection of GIS and Mapping resources from the Internet.

Fairfax County related links Local Jurisdictions links Other GIS related links

Adobe Acrobat Reader

The Fairfax County GIS Department's web site has many files that are Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) files. To properly view these files you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in installed. Click here to get the latest version from the Adobe web site.