Hamilton County GIS Map & Data Pricing
Established by Resolution December 7, 2005
     
Item Price Description of Service Provided
Consulting
Custom Mapping/Data Analysis 40.00 Per hour charge for maps that require unique labeling, data analysis and unique projections.  Examples include maps for criminal investigations for FBI and local police, Realtors, Developers, CNE, and the Health Department.  These maps usually require more than 30 minutes to complete.
Database/Software Support/Training 40.00 Support for software, database manipulation, training on software.
Custom Development (Programming) 120.00 Per hour charge for customized requests that require specialized programming and procedures that utilize existing data.
Data Sales - Media
 CD/DVD 5.00 Cost of the CD/DVD used to distribute digital data
 Data Sales - Contours (Digital)
Contours - 10' Set 900.00 Set of 10' contours for the entire county.  These are available in three file formats - Microstation, AutoCAD, ArcView Shapefile.
Contours - 10' - 400 Scale tax maps (1997) 35.00 10' contours for a single tax map1.  These are available in three file formats - Microstation, AutoCAD, and ArcView Shapefile.
Contours - 2'  - 100 Scale tax maps 70.00 Map tile sheets2 containing two foot contour lines - these are available in two file formats - AutoCAD and Microstation .
Contours - 5' 70.00 Map tile sheets2 containing five foot contour lines - these are available in two file formats - Microstation and AutoCAD.  Limited area available.
Contours - New 2' COST Map tile sheets2 that currently do not have existing two foot contours are contracted out to low bidder at customers request - prices and creation time vary.
Data Sales - Orthophotographs (Digital)
Orthophotographs are photographs that combine the image characteristics of an aerial photograph with the geometric qualities of a map so that all features are shown in their correct ground positions.
These are available for distribution in three file formats - tiff, MrSID, jpeg
File Formats - tiff files have the best quality and largest file size, MrSID and jpegs have similar quality levels, but MrSID is a smaller file than the jpeg.  MrSID files require special viewing software
     
All - Keep 4,000.00 Orthophotographs on CD of Hamilton County in tiff file format.  This requires approximately 100 CD's.  Customer purchases data and CD's. 
All - Loaner 3,500.00 Orthophotographs on CD of Hamilton County in tiff file format.  The CD's are returned to GIS after customer download of files.  Customer purchases data only.  A $500.00 deposit is required.
City of Chattanooga - Keep 2,200.00 Orthophotographs on CD of the City of Chattanooga in tiff file format.  Customer purchases data and CD's. 
City of Chattanooga - Loaner 1,800.00 Orthophotographs on CD of the City of Chattanooga in tiff file format.  The CD's are returned to GIS after customer download of files.  Customer purchases data only.  A $400.00 deposit is required.  
MrSID 6" Mosaic 1,500.00 400 scale orthophotographs of Hamilton County distributed in MrSID file format.  There are 178 mosaic files. 
MrSID 6" resolution 60.00 400 scale individual orthophotographs distributed in MrSID file format.  One mosaic file per tax map tile.  
MrSID 2' resolution - Individual Tile 30.00 Individual orthophotographs distributed in MrSID file format.
MrSID 2' resolution - Countywide Individual tiles 1,000.00 Orthophotographs of Hamilton County in MrSID file format.
MrSID 2' resolution - Entire County 350.00 Single file of Hamilton County in MrSID file format.
Tiff - all resolutions 70.00 Individual orthophotographs in tiff file format
JPEG - all resolutions 30.00 Individual orthophotographs in jpeg file format.
JPEG - 1' resolution 1,000.00 Orthophotographs of Hamilton County in jpeg file format.  There are 178 mosaic files. 
Data Sales - Photocopies
Engineering sizes - 24 x …., 36 x ….  7.00 Photocopy of engineering size drawings 
11 x 17 and smaller 1.00 Photocopy of 11 x 17 and smaller drawings
Data Sales - Plotting or Digital
8.5 x 11 5.00 Individual 8.5 x 11 map
    additional 8.5 x 11 copy 1.00 Each additional exact copy of an 8.5 x 11 map
    additional 8.5 x 11 media cost  1.00 Photo paper, Printed Overlay
11 x 17 10.00 Individual 11 x 17 map
    additional 11 x 17 copy 2.00 Each additional exact copy of an 11 x 17 map
    additional 11 x 17 media cost  1.00 Photo Paper, Printed Overlay, Foam Board 
24 x ….   25.00 Individual 24" wide map - lengths vary based on the map area and scale used - typically no larger than  24 x 36
    additional 24 x …. copy 10.00 Each additional exact copy of a 24" map
    additional 24 x …. media cost  10.00 Photo Paper, Printed Overlay, Foam Board 
36 x …. 30.00 Individual 36" wide map - lengths vary based on the map area and scale used - typically no larger than  36 x 46
    additional 36 x …. copy 15.00 Each additional exact copy of a 36" map
    additional 36 x …. media cost  15.00 Photo Paper, Printed Overlay, Foam Board 
Data Sales - Base Map and Property Data
Property data includes parcel polygons encompassing the entire county in an ArcView shapefile, and also contain property data from the Assessor of Property.

Planimetrics include, but are not limited to:
city/county limits; police, fire & EMS stations, flood zones, index grids, post office points, zip codes,
building footprints, driveways, parking lots, churches, schools, pavement edges, street centerlines,
bridges, tunnels, interchanges, culverts & water features
     
Property map-single sheet 20.00 Paper copy of one tax map sheet
Property map set 500.00 Paper copies of all current year tax map sheets.  
Property map set 100.00 CD containing all of the current year tax maps in tiff file format
Property Map - Shapefile 2,500.00 CD containing all property data for Hamilton County.  
Shapefile Set 10,680.00 CD containing all property and planimetric files for Hamilton County.  
Shapefile Set - 400 scale 75.00 400 scale tax map containing all property and planimetric data. 
Shapefile Set - 100 Scale 50.00 100 scale tax map containing all property and planimetric data.
Individual Countywide Shapefile 50.00 Countywide
Individual per tax map Shapefile 25.00 Per tax map.  Price is per tax map covered
Street Layer (blocklc) 500.00 Contains all streets and ranges for Hamilton County
Street Layer (blocklc) - Updates 100.00 Must purchase Street Layer (maximum of 3 updates)
Precinct Maps 50.00 CD containing all Hamilton County voting precincts with streets labeled.
Data Sales - Rush Orders

Rush Order Charge

15.00

All customer orders requiring completion in less than two working days will be charged this fee.

Data Sales -  Shipping Charges
USPS Shipping Charges 5.00  
FedEx Package Charge 27.00  
FedEx Letter Charge 15.00  
Street Sign
High Intensity Sign 40.62 Package includes sign, post, and mounting brackets.  Hamilton County Highway Department installs all street signs.
1Tax Map or 400 scale sheet = 2528 acres or 4 square miles  
2Map tiles sheets or 100 scale sheets = 158 acres or 1 quarter square mile)