This application, developed by the Department of Information and Technology, provides a quick way to view basic property ownership information and view aerial photography for the City of Rockville. In addition, it provides information about your code enforcement officer, your neighborhood resource coordinator, city services such as garbage pickup and recycling. You can also view locations schools, parks, and other city facilities.
The Department of Community Planning and Development Services (CPDS), together with the Department of Information and Technology, has created an online information system for mapping development occurring within the City of Rockville. This allows you to visualize submitted applications undergoing the development process by linking geographic locations with information pertaining to development projects.
These Project Development Status maps are to serve only as a guide to development occurring within the City of Rockville. The data is updated periodically. For this reason, any questions concerning accurate development information should be addressed to the City of Rockville's Department of Community Planning and Development Services at 240-314-8200.
A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based tool that combines the visual appeal of conventional maps with database operations and statistical analysis. It is used for mapping and analyzing things that exist and happen on the surface of the Earth by classifying the information into "layers", making it easy for users to distinguish each element separately. The speed and accuracy of a GIS provide an invaluable service to organizations, such as the City of Rockville, by explaining events, predicting outcomes and planning future strategies.
A layer is a collection of specific elements, such as trees, roads, buildings that can be viewed together with other layers for a complete overview of the area, or separately to give a more specific indication of the presence of that particular element. GIS stores information about the world as a collection of layers that are linked together by geography. As these layers combine with each other, a picture of the real world emerges. This simple but extremely versatile concept is invaluable for solving many real-world problems such as the tracking navigation, managing governmental services, as well as modeling global atmospheric circulation.
