Welcome to the City of Bowie GIS

This web site is being provided for public use by the City of Bowie, MD. The web site contains numerous geographic layers of information as well as aerial imagery of the City of Bowie. Users will be able to pan and zoom around the map, display and print attribute information, search and display data by map location, measure distances, query the database, and print maps. All maps, imagery, and associated data are intended to provide general information and are not to be used as a recognized reference or for official purposes. The City of Bowie assumes no responsibility for the use, implementation, or derivation of information or graphics from the GIS web site or as otherwise stated!

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GIS Web Mapping Application

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Questions and Answers:

What projection is the City’s data stored in?

North American Datum 1983 (NAD83), HARN, State Plane Maryland FIPS1900, Feet

What is GIS?

A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. Perhaps more simply, a GIS gives you tools to answer questions about a location (geographic information). You can combine layers of information stored in a database that may include addresses, aerial photographs, dates, and other numerical values.

What's a GIS layer?

A layer is a collection of features that can be overlayed with each other to form a real world image of a particular area. Conceptually, a layer is a slice of the geographic reality of an area, and is more or less equivalent to a legend item on a paper map. On a map, for example, roads, parks, political boundaries, and rivers might be considered different layers.

Our data sources are The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the City of Bowie.