I know that many of you have already visited Redwood City’s Community GIS (Geographic Information System) page, located at http://www.redwoodcity.org/gis . Even if you’ve already enjoyed using this application, we’ve added yet more new features that I think you’ll want to check out!

First, the newly-adopted 2010 General Plan has been added as a layer. This layer can be found on the left side of the GIS screen in the “Land Use” folder. And, a parcel’s 2010 General Plan designation (instead of the old 1990 designation) will be displayed when you select a parcel.

Second, you can now view details on Park and Facility projects (just like you can for City Infrastructure Projects, and Planning Projects) – take a look under City Projects on the main menu of GIS, on the right side of your screen. With this feature, you can see where Park and Facility work is going on and get details such as type of work, status/update, City engineer/planner and contact information, and more. When you are driving, walking, or biking around town and see something going on, you can look for it on Community GIS and get all the info.

And last but not least, an interactive GIS layer has been added depicting Redwood City’s recently implemented “Path of History” walking tour! Besides displaying the route, each historic site is highlighted with a picture and a brief description. Check it out by clicking on “Path of History” on the main menu of the GIS on the right side of your screen.

Take a look at Redwood City’s Community GIS – http://www.redwoodcity.org/gis – it’s a great online resource to help keep the Redwood City community informed.

GIS is a computer-based mapping tool that takes information from a database about a location – such as streets, water features, parks, census data, parcel information, and more – and turns it into visual layers on a map, while also providing detailed data about that location. Redwood City uses GIS in planning, redevelopment, community outreach, demographic analysis, economic development, and other areas.

— Malcolm Smith

— Public Communications Manager