The easiest way to conceptualize GIS is to think of it as layers of information that are represented graphically on a computer screen. More precisely, GIS is the hardware, software, people, information and procedures used to represent, manage, and analyze information about the earth's surface.
Link
to the Hancock County online GIS site.
List of available data at the courthouse annex:
- Aerial Photos (2001 (B/W), 2005 (Color and IR), 2007 (Color))
- Parcels
- Road Centerlines
- Taxing Districts
- 2ft Elevation Contours
- Soils
- Watersheds and Regulated Drains
- Voting districts
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