Geographic Information Systems

Welcome to the Bay County Geographic Information Systems web site. This online service has been provided through inter-local government agreements to provide our citizens with easily accessible information concerning their environment.

Map Gallery

Visit our Map Gallery to view static maps prepared by our staff. These maps are grouped by theme and are available in PDF format for you to view and print.

Interactive Map Viewer

Launch our Bay County GIS Viewer to locate property which contains new 2010 aerial imagery and identify attributes associated with property. Attributes include things such as flood zones, surge zones, evacuation zones, zoning, school districts, owner, property values, fire districts, future land use, commission district, and voter precinct etc. You can also look at identify wetland areas, soil types, city limits, beach access points and many other sites. There are also links to the Property Appraiser’s Property Card details when you identify a property. Please view and print our Interactive Map Viewer Brochure pdf format for some more details on how to use the site.

We'd like to address some of the issues, concerns or comments with the new interactive map viewer at this time:

  1. Print to PDF function

    2. a. We are currently working with the developer on this issue and hope to have a solution in place around the first part of October

    b. If you have Adobe Professional you can always print to a PDF from the File -> Print menu on your browser. If you don’t have Adobe Pro and the funds to buy it there are free downloads out there that will do the same thing such as PrimoPDF and CutePDF.

  2. Legend

    3. a. The legend is something we know is missing as well but should be available around the first part of October as well.

    b. There is a legend in the Help file or click here for a web map brochure containing the legend files.

  3. Zoning

    4. a. Right now the identify tool is only showing Bay County Zoning but this should be fixed by the middle of August. We are working on a script to handle all county and municipal zoning delineations.

  4. Presentations or Demonstrations

    5. a. We would like to do any presentations or demonstrations on the site to give you an understanding of what we are trying to accomplish with this site and why we feel you'll embrace it in the future. Please contact us at gis.division@baycountyfl.gov to set up a time for a presentation or demonstration.

  5. Comments or Questions

    6. a. Call 850.248.8071 or Email gis.division@baycountyfl.gov

Data Downloads

  • Visit our Data Download page to download any shapefile for free for those who have the software to use it. The multiple files associated with the shapefile are all downloadable in a compressed ZIP file for quick transfer. If there a files or layers you would like be can not find on the data download site please contact our office at 850.248.8071 or by email gis.division@baycountyfl.gov.