In partnership with the Knox County Health Department and KEMA, the KGIS Office has designed a COVID-19 Resources & Services Map to promote some of the available services (and resources) for citizens of Knoxville and Knox County during this pandemic emergency. KGIS relies upon information from other agencies and departments, but in particular upon the advise and counsel of the Knox County Health Department and the Knoxville Emergency Managament Agency (KEMA). KGIS welcomes any feedback regarding out-of-date or erroneous information presented on this site (Email us at kgis@kgis.org). 

The map currently shows four different service categories:  Appointment Only Testing, Youth Food Locations, PPE Donation Sites and Public WiFi Sites. Users of this interactive map might choose to visit the generic Services & Resources Map, or optionally, link directly to one of the specific categories (or "themes"). (see below hyperlinks). Each Theme "toggles" on/off layers of information to provide a more focused view of services on the map. As new service categories ("themes") are added to the map, KGIS will accordingly provide direct hyperlinks to those new themes.

• COVID-19 Testing
• Youth Food Locations
• PPE Donation Sites
• Public WiFi Locations

Visit KGIS's COVID-19 GIS Maps & Resources page for more news and links to COVID-related GIS sites.  

The Knox County Health Department has provided details and statistics (including an interactive map) of the COVID-19 cases in Knox County as part of its Case Count interactive dashboard. The chloropath map is updated with new information each Friday by Knox County, and highlights the zip codes based upon total number of cases. 

KGIS Maps has been updated with a new set of 2019 Aerial orthophotography from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), which has a regular aerial update program that involves flying each region (of which there are four total) of the state at least once over a four (4) year period. Prior to this 2019 mission, TDOT most recently flew East Tennessee back in 2015.

Since the resolution (of 1 foot) of the 2019 orthophotography is not quite as detailed as KGIS's standard 6" digital orthophoto aerials, KGIS has decided to NOT replace the default Aerial map with this newly updated 2019 aerial. (Note: The default Aerial map represents spring 2018 and was acquired at a 6" resolution). KGIS Maps users will instead access the 2019 aerials in the "Maps....Historical Aerials" section of KGIS Maps. (see image below). The 2019 aerial currently accessible in KGIS Maps covers only Knox County.

It should also be noted that KGIS expects to receive in May/June 2020 timeframe a new set of 6" resolution aerials covering all of Knox County and the extended KUB service area. Once that data has been finalized, the default Aerial theme of KGIS Maps will be updated.

The Tennessee State Data Center (TNSDC) has created a COVID-19 Dashboard that presents information (and interactive maps) as compiled from daily updates from the Tennessee Department of Health. TNSDC is hosted at the UT Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research.

The State of Tennessee's Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) has released an interactive map showing locations throughout the State at which donations of Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) can be made. 

A Google Map (and an accompanying list) of the various Emergency Food Distribution sites has been made available on the Knox County Schools COVID Update pages.

The State of Tennessee's GIS Services department (within the Strategic Technology Solutions (STS) division) has developed an interactive map of the COVID-19 Cases and the Assessment Sites covering all the counties of the State, and as coordinated via the Tennessee State Department of Health. 

KGIS has created a new COVID-19 Maps & GIS Resources page designed to provide access (and links) to various maps (and GIS resources) pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially relevant to Knoxville and Knox County. The information gathered on this page comes from other publicly-accessible websites hosted by federal, state and local organizations. In general, KGIS relies upon the Knox County Health Department website for the latest, and most authoritative guidance. 

The National Geodetic Survey is planning to create a new State Plane Coordinate System of 2022 (SPCS2022) that will replace the NAD 83 spatial reference system that is currently being used by KGIS, and the mapping \ surveying community throughout Knoxville and all of Tennessee. A free webinar about the NGS's activities is planned for Dec. 12, 2019. CLICK HERE for more information. 

KGIS welcomes another new member to its Policy Board - KUB's President / CEO Gabriel Bolas! Mr. Bolas becomes only the fourth Knoxville Utilities Board leader to serve on the Board of KGIS since it was founded 33 years ago. KUB General Manager Ed Hoskins helped to establish KGIS in 1985. He was followed by Mr. Larry Fleming in 1993, and Ms. Mintha Roach in 2004. Mr. Bolas replaced the retiring Ms. Roach at the October 2018 KUB board meeting. (Click here for more information). Welcome to the team, Gabe!