How Can I View GIS Data at Home

Interactive Maps

You can start by visiting the City's Interactive Maps. This applications you find there will allow you to search, view, measure, and print geographic information, property information, and other City map layers.

ArcGIS.com

ArcGIS.com is a Web site for working with maps and other types of geographic information. Visit the site to create maps; find and use maps, applications, and tools; and share your maps and applications with others. Within the site, you will find applications for building and sharing maps. You will also find useful basemaps, data, applications, and tools that you can view and use, plus communities you can join.

ArcGIS Explorer

GIS data can also be viewed in software called ArcGIS Explorer found on the internet. The Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) provides free viewing software to different GIS data formats. GIS data can be found on the internet by visiting one of the many websites under the data section of the GIS Resources page.
Google Earth

Another excellent location viewing tool is Google Earth. Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. You can view exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, school, and more.