Geospatial Services

The geospatial services program within the Department of Public Works is responsible for maintaining the city’s geospatial data. The core mission of the geospatial services program is the maintenance of the stormwater and sanitary sewer networks. The program also maintains transportation data, real estate information, aerial imagery, elevation data, and other infrastructure data. The data is maintained in a Geographic Information System or GIS, which is a system designed to capture, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographic data.

Public Maps & Data

All of the public layers are available for download and can be accessed via our Open Data page

To access the data via the city’s web mapping applications please visit our Map Gallery page. This gallery contains applications with a specific purpose (i.e. Impervious Surface education, Sanitary Sewer Account Lookup, City Parks and Fields Finder, and Solid Waste & Recycling Lookup). If you have any mapping requests or questions about our applications please contact the GIS Program Manager. 

Stormwater Utility Fee

The purpose of the Stormwater Utility is to provide an adequate, sustainable source of revenue for stormwater management in order to maintain the service level that is necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the city. The fee is based on the amount of impervious surface (e.g. roof, driveway, walkway, patio, etc.) within an individual parcel of land. For more information on the fee please visit the Stormwater Utility Page.

To view your property's impervious surface please visit the impervious surface mapping application. If you believe that your property's impervious surface has been mapped incorrectly please submit a Stormwater Utility Fee Adjustment form.

Real Estate Assessments Map

The city's Real Estate Assessment Information Database is designed to provide online access to property information records. By Virginia law, real estate records are public information. The database provides detailed information on all properties in the city.

Disclaimer

Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the map data linked on this page. The City of Falls Church assumes no liability arising from the use of these maps or data. These are provided without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The City of Falls Church makes no representation about the accuracy of any specific information in this GIS data and is provided “as is” and without Warranty of any kind. The user of this data will assume complete responsibility for any and all occurrences resulting from its use or display and will hold the City of Falls Church harmless from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, obligations, damages, suits, judgments or settlements, including reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, which arise from use of this data.

  1. How was the aerial imagery collected?
  2. What is orthophotography?
  3. How was the impervious data collected?
  4. What if my home or building was built or significantly changed after 2009?
  5. Why does the impervious layer not exactly match up with the imagery layer?
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