- City Manager
- City Clerk
- City Attorney
- Finance
- Parks and Recreation
- Senior Services
- Marina
- Planning and Building
- Court
- Police
- Public Works / Engineering
Geographic Information System (GIS)
"A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on earth. GIS technology integrates common database operations such as query and statistical analysis with the unique visualization and geographic analysis benefits offered by maps." --ESRI
The City of Des Moines is currently in the process of constructing a citywide Geographic Information System or GIS. A GIS is an intelligent computer mapping system - a step beyond traditional computer aided mapping. Once complete, a city employee will be able to ask the GIS a question and the answer will be returned in the form of a map and/or a traditional report.
Typical questions that might be asked of the GIS:
- Who owns this lot and every lot within 500 feet of it?
- What is the total amount of impervious surface on this lot?
- Where are the storm drains and when were they last serviced?
- How much vacant land is in the city that doesn’t have wetlands on it?
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