Mission

The mission of the geographic information systems (GIS) department is to promote and support the maintenance and enhancement of a countywide enterprise GIS database, while presenting forward thinking GIS solutions that increase data access and efficiency for both internal and external GIS end users.

The GIS accomplished this mission by:

• Maintaining accurate, up to date core GIS data layers.
• Developing a sustainable data maintenance strategy.
• Providing infrastructure for county staff that allows them to accomplish their GIS goals.
• Promoting a GIS user group for the purpose of supporting and training GIS end users.
• Developing and maintaining GIS web applications that meet the needs of the public and county staff.
• Developing and maintaining an open-data portal to allow for easier access to Chatham County GIS data downloads by the public.

Major Services

GIS staff provide support to Chatham County staff and residents on a variety of geospatial solutions, examples of which include:

• Online access to detailed mapping of locations and specific parcels in Chatham County.
• Users can search by parcel number, street names, or property owners.
• Users also can specify types of data to display on the maps.

Use the GIS online services- Chatham County GIS

Access the GIS open-data portal- Chatham County Open Data

Contacting the GIS Department
Email: chatham.gis@chathamcountync.gov
Phone: 919-545-8459
Office: 12 East Street, Pittsboro, NC 27312 (Courthouse Annex- 1st Floor)
Office Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday, except holidays
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 608, Pittsboro, NC 27312