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 General Berkeley County GIS Frequently Asked Questions:UPDATED! October 16, 2008Do you have data for other counties other than Berkeley County? In general, Berkeley County GIS does not have other county data. You should contact the pertinent county that you wish to obtain information about. UPDATED! July 23, 2008 Do you have any maps available for free/download? Yes, we have some of our most requested maps available for download as a PDF document at this LINK. UPDATED! March 27, 2008 Do you have aerial photography and what is the pixel resolution? Yes, we have aerial color/infrared photography available from 2006, 2004, 1999 and 1995. The pixel resolutions for the 2006 color photography is 1.64 feet. The 2004 color photography have pixel resolutions of 1 foot for rural and 6 inch for urban areas. We also have infrared photography that was flown by SCDNR in 2006 and 1999 with pixels of approximately 3 feet. Finally, we have black and white photography that was flown in 1995 with a pixel resolution of 2 feet. All sets of photography can be seen with our Internet Mapping Services at their full resolution. UPDATED! March 27, 2008 What is the Berkeley County Atlas? The Berkeley County street atlas is the most complete and accurate source for finding your way around Berkeley County. It is a full color 8 ½” x 11” spiral bound street atlas showing all the roads in Berkeley County with a complete index. Now in its 8th edition and updated annually our atlas contains 190 full-color map pages that show the location of schools, libraries, historic sites, boat landings subdivisions and many other points of interest. UPDATED! February 25, 2008 When was the last Atlas update? Our most current Atlas is January 2008. How often is the Atlas updated? The atlas is updated on an annual basis, usually in January. Do you have Census data that we can use? If you are interested in Census information please explore the FACTFINDER website. For more specific areas in Berkeley County try these FACTFINDER links: Berkeley County Information | Bonneau Information | Goose Creek Information | Hanahan Information | Jamestown Information | Moncks Corner Information | St. Stephen Information Is it possible to obtain data or a map showing water lines, sewer lines or other utilities? BCGIS does not distribute this information. Please contact the pertinent service provider in the area you are interested in for maps and data. Is it possible to obtain a map showing FEMA flood data? BCGIS does not produce maps showing FEMA flood data. Flood map requests are handled through Berkeley County's Flood Plain Manager under Codes Enforcement. Is the GIS Department located in the new county administration building? Yes, we relocated to our current location on Highway 52. The GIS Department's contact information can be located HERE! Does your office sell the County Atlas? Yes, our office sells them for $15 each. Please give us a call or stop by our office if you would like one. Can we purchase your data? Yes, you can purchase our data. Please see our GIS PRICES page and look for the DIGITAL DATA section for more details. When are you going to get the new aerial photography I keep hearing and reading about? It is now available through our office and Internet Mapping Service. The color photography has a combination of 1 foot and 6 inch pixels depending on the location (urban=6 inch pixels, rural=1 foot pixels). The photography online is available at a reduced resolution of 2 feet. Is it possible to obtain a GIS map? Absolutely! If we have the GIS data then we would be happy to assist you. The best thing to do is to contact Berkeley County's GIS Department. The GIS Department's information can be located HERE! What sizes are your maps? Most of our map sizes are located on the GIS PRICES page. We can also make custom sizes. How much are maps and/or services? Most of our mapping and service prices can be located on the GIS PRICES page. What form of payments do you accept for your services? We can accept cash or checks. We cannot accept credit or debit cards. How often do you update your data? (Internally not the website) This varies depending on the GIS Data Layer itself. Certain GIS Data Layers are updated as needed some are not. Back to top |
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