November 14, 2011 – Sarnia-Lambton ON – The County of Lambton and the Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership announced new enhancements to Lambton’s Geographic Information System (GIS) today that will serve both residents and businesses well in their on-line mapping needs.
The site is located at www.lambtongis.ca/siteselector.
The enhancements include: new aerial photography of Lambton County flown in Spring 2010; a “parcel identification” tool that provides public MPAC information for each land parcel in the County; access to digital municipal zoning layers (where available); and built-in Statistics Canada data, which can be tailored to provide demographic information around user-specified mapping points.
The site continues to allow users to find addresses, businesses, schools, libraries and many other points of interest across the County. It also allows industrial site selectors the opportunity to view mapping and information on Sarnia-Lambton’s industrial business parks.
“This is the next generation of GIS mapping, and an incredible tool for both economic development and the general public,” said Lambton County Warden Steve Arnold. “The launch of this new site is a great way to celebrate World GIS Day, which is this Wednesday.”
The County of Lambton Information Technology Department managed the project. Lead by Jason Hannigan, Project Leader, and Greg Spiridonov, GIS Specialist, the project took approximately one year to complete.
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For further information contact:
Edith Wilmot-Quigg
Development Consultant
Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership
Phone 519-332-1820
wilmot@www.sarnialambton.on.ca