Geographic Information Systems
For the past several years The Village of Northfield in cooperation with a private engineering firm has been developing a Geographic Information System (GIS) to help faciliate and
locate different identifiers of information throughout the Village. A GIS is a locational and
geographic database, which can store and retrive information of places and objects based on their physical location
ranging from address locations, utilites, crime instances and more. If you watched your local
weather forecast on T.V. today, or if you logged onto the internet for driving directions you
have already experienced some of the capabilities of what GIS can do. In the future the Village hopes to continue to expand the scope and capabilites
of its GIS in order to accomplish a range of capabilities such as remote field information for emergency
service crews, updated land parcel maps, improved zoning and floodplain maps as well as accurate underground locations of
structures.
For more complete information regarding what GIS is and its capabilities
please visit www.gis.com
Map Information
Those maps provided on this page are "as is" and should not be used as a substitute
for the use of a certified engineer or surveyor for construction, or for accurate measurement
of directions and locations. The maps provided on this page are for personal use only and
may or may not accurately reflect any location, distance, label, marking or any other identifier of
a place or object. For questions regarding the appropriate use of these maps or for information about where you may
find certifiable maps, please call the Engineering Department at: (847) 446-9200 x 3558
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