"Smart URL" for Redlands GIS

We've been trying to find convenient ways to bring GIS into Council presentations and emails without a lot of steps or navigation. Using Geosmart, our ArcIMS middleware that allows the development of Internet Mapping Sites without a lot of extra programming, we've been able to make many sites available to the public. Gis.cityofredlands.org has a list of interactive mapping sites to view.



Here is an introduction in a Staff Report (for City Council). Context is a necessary piece of the equation for decision-making in government, and zoning is an important layer to view.

Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution No. 6819 which provides for a 2-hour time limit parking zone on both sides of Eureka Street from Fern Avenue to Home Place with the exception of frontages of two adjacent residents located at the southerly end of the block who oppose the 2-hour time limit zone. The signs were recently posted and need to be revised to exclude the frontages at 456 S. Eureka Street.

The hyperlink for '456 S. Eureka' is below:

http://gis.cityofredlands.org/zoning/default.asp?MapFunction1=40&QueryName1=ParcelAPN&QueryValue1=017303214

The APN, or parcel number, for the property in question is "017303214." This opens the zoning mapping application zoomed directly on the parcel in question. No fumbling with navigation, only an immediate link.

This is relatively easy to use- all you would need to do is replace the APN with the APN you'd like to zoom into. This is built into the Zoning application right now, but we have the capability to do this with existing mapping apps or build a new application for your needs.

This is also used to bring Redlands GIS to EnQuesta. Instead of the APN, EnQuesta uses water meter numbers. This will allow customer service to automatically bring a map up for each customer during a call. Since CityWorks is GIS-based, QOL work orders are shared with customer service reps using EnQuesta- providing context to the customer service experience.