thinking of moving a business to Loveland? - access the wide variety of data and maps on this site to gather base information pertaining to making your decision.

a surveyor or engineer? - download the AutoCAD drawings on this site for creating vicinity maps or doing preliminary work on a new project.

a realtor? - locate properties throughout town or the surrounding area by address.

Determine which city council ward you live in and who your council representative is.

a citizen? - use the maps on this site to find places or just learn about Loveland.

The list of data in the City of Loveland's GIS is extensive and is largely accessible on the following web pages. You can also type in a park name and the map will 'zoom' into the neighborhood and show it to you. Or, you might want to know where the nearest elementary school is located. With a GIS you can click on a map and it will tell you such things as what street you've just clicked. GIS goes beyond the ability to simply look at a map. It has been said that 90% of a City's operations are land related, whether it is locating your home for a 911 call or planning an economic development project. In the simplest terms, a GIS is a way to show information about the City in a 'picture' form.

'So, what is a geographic information system,' you may ask. Your current location ('where am I') will be displayed in the DWG drawing with a blue point (an example - city map of C.Budejovice, Samsung Galaxy S4).ĪutoCAD 360 is a free app for Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad) - see Download.GIS stands for geographic information system. Switch on the GPS service on your phone/tablet and enable the location display with Location > My location. If you have the particular drawing (map) geolocated in a coordinate system in AutoCAD, the GPS coordinates (WGS84) will match automatically, otherwise you can se the location and possible rotation of the drawing also in AutoCAD 360 - see the command (the bottom menu) Location > Settings: And the DWG contents can be automatically synchronized with your 'desktop' version of AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT. With the mobile version of AutoCAD - AutoCAD 360 you can use your smartphone or tablet to display your current GPS position in a DWG drawing of a city map, construction or utility site. Displaying a DWG including GPS position on a mobile phone or tablet.

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