The GIS/Mapping department office is responsible for maintaining data such as parcels, road, county districts and boundaries. It is also involved in collecting and maintaining other data and imagery including soils, wildfire models, terrain models and photography. The GIS office is involved with many County offices such as the Assessor's Office, Elections Office and the County Commissioners.

GIS Mapping allows users to easily overlay any map layers (Roads, slope, contours, parcels, etc) Custom maps of parcels and/or Swain County are available.

Parcel and ownership information is available online. Please visit our gis website at www.qpublic.net/nc/swain. Online mapping is currently in the development phase. Please feel free to contact the GIS Coordinator, Patrick Thorstenson with any comments and ideas about how we can improve our GIS website.

Available GIS layers

These can be combined in any form to create a custom map.

Roads, parcels (w/ownership), 2006 Color photography, 3D hillshade, 10ft contours, slope models, lakes, rivers, government jurisdiction (federal, state and local), county boundary, city boundary, USGS 1:24000 topo, voter districts and fire districts. Many other GIS layers are available from a variety of sources, please ask if you don’t see what you need.

New GIS floodplain data is due from the State of North Carolina by late 2007. Currently, we only have the older paper maps.

GIS Map Prices

There is no charge for time when producing customized maps. The charges below reflect the cost of the ink and paper used to print the maps.

• 3 x 4 with imagery – $40

• 3 x 4 no imagery – $10

• 18 x 22 with imagery – $20

• 18 X 22 no imagery –$5

• 8.5 x 11 with imagery – $2

• 8.5 x 11 no imagery – $1

• 3 x 4 Plat map (no longer updated)
scan – $5

County Maintained GIS Data

• Parcels – $20 (with PIN number)

• Parcels with ownership information
attached – $100

• Roads – $5

Maps provided in ESRI shapefile or geodatabase format

GIS Mapping Department
Administration Building
101 Mitchell Street
Bryson City, NC 28713

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2321
Bryson City, NC 28713

Contact:
Patrick Thorstenson
GIS Coordinator
email
828-488-9273 ext 235
Fax 828-488-2754

Ruth Ann Sitton
GIS Technician
email
828-488-9273 ext 206
Fax 828-488-2754

Office Hours:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday – Friday