Tag Archives: GIS – general
What’s Old is New on the HPOWEB mapping website
One benefit of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) computer mapping software is the ability to overlay historic paper maps on contemporary aerial imagery. The HPOWEB mapping website now provides users the opportunity to view over a dozen maps published … Continue reading
100 Counties of parcel data now in HPOWEB
All 100 North Carolina counties now have parcel data available for viewing in HPOWEB! See our previous blog post for more information about what detail information is available and how you can search for the property you need!
Parcel data added to HPOWEB (thanks to NC One Map!)
As of this week, users of HPOWEB can now display the parcel boundaries of 25 counties across North Carolina! These parcel data are provided as a service by NC One Map as their initial foray into creating a single, standardized … Continue reading
GIS users, rejoice! You can now download HPO data!
You spoke, we listened. You wanted more access to our GIS historic resource data, so we’re providing it. In addition to our interactive web map – HPOWEB, in addition to the streamable web map services we publish, and in addition … Continue reading
Upgraded HPOWEB is now live
Last week we notified readers that some long-awaited upgrades to HPOWEB were soon to be published. The improvements are now live, and we will post blurbs and tutorial videos about them to the NC HPO Facebook page. In addition to … Continue reading
HPOWEB upgrades coming next week
Long-awaited upgrades to HPOWEB will be published next week, likely on Thursday, July 25 or Friday, July 26. One structural change: we will now publish General Audience and Advanced User versions of HPOWEB to accommodate better the different needs of … Continue reading
District shading added to HPOWEB
Last month saw a change to the symbology used in HPOWEB; this month sees a similar small, but potentially effective, change in the way historic districts and other boundaries are displayed. HPOWEB users will notice that semi-transparent, colored shading has … Continue reading