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GIS & Mapping Services is a branch of Fairfax County's Department of Information Technology. It is tasked with developing, maintaining, coordinating, and distributing GIS data and technology to Fairfax County government agencies and residents. By accessing any of the data, maps, or applications provided by Fairfax County, you agree to the terms in our disclaimer.
- The Fairfax County pdf Map Gallery has a new look and is now searchable! (February 2016)
- GIS Day 2015 in Fairfax County was November 19th. For more information on GIS day, to view a video and peruse photos and entries in the GIS Excellence Awards, please visit our GIS Day page. (November 2015)
- The Fairfax County Validator is a search engine for verifying addresses, parcel ID numbers (PINs), and street names that fall within Fairfax County. (November 2015)
- Dozens of Fairfax County data layers, including parcels, zoning, address points, and other property-related layers that were previously only available for purchase, are now free via Open Data. Topographic data (elevation contours, DEM, spot elevations, masspoints and breaklines) are available for purchase by county quadrant. (July 2015)
- The Historic Imagery Viewer is now available for accessing the digital aerial photo holdings of Fairfax County. (May 2015)
- Fairfax County GIS has launched the Open Data site for free sharing of GIS data. (April 2015)
- The Fairfax County Map Wizard is a new interactive mapping application to create Digital Map Viewer-like maps, but with custom extents and scales. (March 2015)
- The new My Neighborhood Report is now live! Search an address in Fairfax county and view electoral information, as well as schools, public safety and other facilities. (December 2014)
- Read an article discussing the search engine technology of the Police Event Viewer. (September 2014)
- Fairfax County GIS has launched Fairfax Geoportal, a single access point for the county's interactive mapping applications. (September 2014)









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