KGIS has updated the KGIS Maps Help document, click here to go to the Help pdf file. Look for the Web Site Integration section of the help document and then scroll down to the Pictometry Viewer section. If you are using KGIS Maps click on the Help icon  to get to the pdf file.

The National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) dataset represents the current effective flood data for Knox County.  This dataset is a compilation of effective Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) databases and Letters of Map Change (LOMCs). KGIS received the data in December 2013, but upon the initial review of the dataset it had large amounts of missing data. After several months of revisions by FEMA, KGIS finally received a finished dataset. Although several database table/layer changes have occurred since the last update in 2007, we have been able to display the data using the same symbology KGIS has used for the last couple of years. Please go to KGIS Maps-->Maps--> Planning and Zoning Maps--> and Click on FEMA Flood Map or click here. READ MORE

Esri posted an interesting article on their developer's blog site the other day.  Basically, they are dropping new development efforts for the Silverlight API and Flex API.  With the rise in mobile devices, which don't support either Silverlight or Flex, Esri has decided to focus all new development efforts on the JavaScript API and HTML5.  They are planning to support both (including bug fixes) in the coming year but they will not be adding any new functionality.  Here is the link to article: http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2014/02/21/esris-roadmap-for-web-developers/

How does this affect KGIS? (click here to read more)

More than 200 individuals took part in an online survey conducted on KGIS's behalf back in November 2013, and the results show a varied use of the KGIS applications and  geospatial data. We want to thank everyone who participated in that survey, and are always open to hearing from folks on how we might do things better. Click here to review the Survey Results, and click here to send us an email with your suggestions and comments.

Because of problems caching the 2013 Aerial imagery KGIS has switched back to the 2010 Aerial as the default Aerial map theme. If you want to switch to the 2013 Aerial you can change map theme by clicking on the Maps tab, next click on Historical Aerials drop-down arrow to the right of the word Historical Aerials, then click on the circle to the left of 2013 Aerial. (For more info click here.)

Recent Google Imagery Update Alerts received by KGIS indicate that the aerials for most of Knox County have been updated to what looks to be Fall 2013 vintage. The extents of the new photography are not quite known since it is blended / mosaiced together in a seamless fashion, but the color variations of the tree canopy are indicative of a Fall acquisition (see image to right)...Click Here for More Information.

Aerial Photography will be captured for the entire Knox County and KUB service areas during the early months of 2014 as part of a GIS information improvement project jointly supported by Knox County, KUB and the City of Knoxville. In addition to providing updates to KGIS's 2010-vintage aerial ortho-photography, the project (with EagleVision / Pictometry Inc) will provide KGIS with a new update to its 6-year-old LiDAR datasets ... (Click here for more information)

Google recently updated their Google Maps Javascript API, which KGIS is using to display street view maps.  This change is  causing some older browsers to distort the street view picture.  Below are two examples:

	Internet Explorer - this is the view that you may see inside of most Internet Explorer (IE) browsers.  Note the "bubble" effect - this should be a straight section of road. Internet Explorer 10 and prior will definitely have this problem.  IE 11 may or may not have this issue, it seems to be behaving differently on different machines. Click the image to the left to see the full size image.
	Google Chrome - the Chrome browser fully supports the Google Maps API and therefore does not have the same problems displaying the street view image. Click the image to the left to see the full size image.

The 2013 Aerial Imagery from USGS has been added to KGIS Maps Aerial map theme. To view click on the Maps tab left of the map, next click on the Aerial map theme under Standard Map. For metadata on the 2013 USGS Aerial Imagery click here. For more information, Click Here.