| DC Google™ GeoSpatial Partnership
On September 26, 2007, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Chief Technology Officer Vivek Kundra announced that the District Government is partnering with Google, Inc. to provide district residents with easier access to district programs and services. To help achieve this initiative, DC GIS has launched several internet solutions in late 2007 (with more to come in 2008) utilizing Google geospatial technology, including web mapping applications and geospatial data (KMZ Google format) delivery services.
DC GIS recognizes several advantages to this partnership:
- Responsive performance
- Scalability to large numbers of users
- Familiar and intuitive user interface
- Easy to integrate to sophisticated back-end spatial processing and data validation
- Existing GIS software can direct processed data to the intuitive public mapping API
- Easy to keep up with technology advances (Google Earth and Virtual Earth advance full version in just months)
- Ability to easily integrate existing DC GIS web services
Google Earth
DC GIS has enhanced the District of Columbia's comprehensive geospatial data warehouse by making it available within Google, Inc's innovative visualization software, Google Earth. The familiar interface enables users of any technical sophistication level to use publicly available DC GIS data. There are over 200 geospatial layers available to you from the DC GIS Data Clearinghouse/Catalog.
To start, obtain the latest version of Google Earth by visiting http://earth.google.com/. Google, Inc. provides a free version of Google Earth for all interested persons. Following installation, search the DC GIS Data Clearinghouse/Catalog by keyword to find the latest DC GIS data. Click the Google download option to save or open KML data directly in Google Earth.
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