New map theme Knoxville Neighborhood Groups and new viewer added to KGIS

The Office of Neighborhoods (OON) is proud to announce the launch of a Neighborhood Groups map layer on KGIS. With support from KGIS and the City of Knoxville’s Engineering Department, OON was able to map the boundaries of approximately 100 neighborhood groups throughout the city.

KGIS is displaying this map in two separate formats.

First, on KGIS Maps --- the best known of the KGIS applications --- the “Neighborhood Groups” map layer is listed under “Other Maps” along with census tracts, the city ward map, Knox County neighborhoods, watersheds, zip codes, and other stand-alone map layers.

Second, KGIS and OON have created the “Neighborhood Groups Viewer” --- an application that allows the site visitor to get a bird’s eye view of neighborhood group boundaries, search for groups, import other map layers, and perform other functions. For tips on using the Viewer, click on the “Help” button and download the PDF document.

Using the “Identify” tool, a user can click on a neighborhood group to see the full name of the group, a contact person, and ways to contact the organization. Either a website or a Facebook is also displayed for groups that have them.

The mapped groups are city neighborhood organizations that are registered with OON and which responded to recent update requests. Included are neighborhood associations (shown in green), neighborhood watch groups (blue outline), homeowner associations with mandatory dues and/or covenants (red), and neighborhood town halls (dark gray outline). The boundaries were provided by the organizations themselves.

If your resident-led, resident-controlled neighborhood group is not shown on the map, or if you have other questions or concerns, please contact Wyatt Pless at wpless@knoxvilletn.gov or 215-3456. You may also call Wyatt if you just need help with the Viewer itself.