Pickens County GIS Department
222 McDaniel Avenue, B-8
Pickens, SC 29671
Telephone: (864) 898-5876
Fax: (864) 898-5932
Who We Are and What We Do
The purpose of the Pickens County GIS Department is to construct, maintain, and
assure the quality of the Pickens County Digital Database and provide guidance and
assistance to any organization wishing to utilize this digital data. This guidance
and assistance can take the form of digital data delivery, map creation, or direct
assistance by GIS Mapping personnel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What is GIS?
A. Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system for assembling, storing,
manipulating, and displaying data. This data contains physical locations (geographic
coordinates) of features and information about those features (attribute data).
GIS is not only used for data storage, maintenance and retrieval, but it is also
used as an Analysis tool to answer questions that are geographic in nature. The
following is an example of a question that could be posed to a GIS system.
"Give me all of the parcels in a 100' buffer around Georges Creek that are
not vacant"
Q. Why are some layers or text not shown on the GIS Public Access web page?
A. Some layers are only visible at certain zoom levels. Zoom in to display more
layers or text.
Q. How long does it take to display a map?
A. Display time can vary greatly depending upon the layers that are selected for
display and on connection speed. (Modem, DSL, T1) Modems can take up to a minute,
while DSL and T1 usually display within 15 seconds.
Q. What if the map does not execute my zoom, pan, or refresh request?
A. Try clicking the request again. Sometimes this will correct the problem. It may
be necessary to go back to the default home page and star; over to correct the problem.
Q. How can I get a bigger printout?
A. Printout sizes are limited to the printer that your PC is connected to. If a
larger (custom) printout is needed please contact the GIS Department. Click
here for pricing.
Q. How can I contact someone in GIS?
A. Refer to the contact information at the top of the page.
Mapping Products
The Pickens County GIS Department maintains large amounts of spatial data in a digital
format. A list of the data layers follows.
- Parcel Boundaries
- Soils
- Fire Hydrants
- Orthophotos (Aerial Photos)
- Hydrography
- Zip Codes
- Election Boundaries
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- Flood Zones
- Road Centerline
- Fire Districts
- Watershed
- Education Boundaries
- EMS / Rescue
- Municipalities
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Pricing
Pleae refer to the
Data Dissemination Policy for further informtion:
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