ChescoViews

About the Program

Category: Information Technology (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

ChescoViews (https://arcweb.chesco.org/CV4/) is the flagship parcel viewer application for Chester County, also colloquially known as Chesco, that enables end users to explore a map via interactive tools. To understand a location using draw and measure capabilities are all functions that ChescoViews enables its users. The ability to overlay various layers of their choice as well as print those particular locations with insightful information are basic functions within the interface. Moreover, users can download datasets upon searches performed on tabular formats. The audience for ChescoViews can be divided into internal and external. Internal Audience: All 54 departments within Chester County (Power Users: Assessment, Planning, Department of Emergency Services, Parks and Preservation) External Audience: Chester County Citizen, 73 municipalities within the boundary of Chester County, School Districts, Real estate agents and agencies, Nonprofit organizations The purpose of the program is to enable the audience to access publicly available data in an easy to navigate environment. Empowering the user via self-service has been our motto in the county and we extend that vision to our citizens as well.