GIS, Geographic Information System, is a collective set of spatial and attribute data.  Spatial data is physical location like a property corner or a street.  Attribute data is the information that explains the spatial data like name, size, and type. The county offices that currently use our data include the Area Plan Commission, Assessor, Auditor, Probation, Surveyor, 911, and Health Department.

GIS Office
223 W Washington Street, Room 211
Bluffton, IN 46714

TELEPHONE:
(260) 824-6407

FAX:
(260) 824-6415

EMAIL:
GIS@wellscounty.org -GIS Manager
 

Fees:

Data Layer Fee: $200.00

The Wells County GIS Department charges a $200.00 per layer charge for each layer purchased

Large Print Fee: $2.50 sq/ft

The Wells County GIS Department charges a $2.50 per sq/ft fee for any large prints.

Small Print Fee: $1.00

The Wells County GIS Department charges a $1.00 per page fee for any letter or legal sized prints.

Custom Mapping : $25.00/hr

The Wells County GIS Department charges a $25.00 per hour fee for any customization of our GIS layers.  The Wells County GIS Department has the right to refuse any request for a custom mapping project and will fill requests on a first come first serve basis.

 

You can access our GIS information at: www.wellscountygis.org
 

Tech Section:

Web Service:

* Schneider Corp. Beacon GIS Web Site

Software:

*ESRI ARC GIS ArcView

*Schnieder Corp. AgLand, Drain Calc, and  Geogear

*Comming this spring (ChangeFinder property assessing software from Pictometry)

Equipment:

* TOPCON Hiper Ga GPS

* TOPCON FC-200 Field Computer

* HP Designjet 1050C+ Plotter

* HP Color LaserJet 4600 Printer
 

Projects:

Official County Road Map

The Wells County GIS Department will be using the information from the 911 Data update to create an official county road.

Aerial Photography

This spring Wells County will be receiving 4 inch oblique and 6 inch ortho photography from Pictometry International Corp.  This multi jurisdictional project will provide great base map imagery for the county, city, towns, and the public for the next 4 to 5 years.

Oblique Imagery: This type of imagery is taken at a 45 degree angle so that a view of sides of structures will be available to the users.  The oblique imagery will be available facing the cardinal directions.

Ortho Imagery: This type of imagery is taken from directly above the structure similar to what we have available now.
 

Community Maps:

(Click on underlined text to download)

Wells County Voting Districts and Poll Locations. (PDF) (24"X24") (1.17 MB)

Michael Lautzenheiser
GIS Manager
Biography
 
 
 
Biography

Area Plan Director
GIS Manager
Flood Plain Administrator

Michael W. Lautzenheiser Jr. has been the Wells County Area Plan Commission Director since May 5, 2006. He graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Urban Planning and Design. In college, he worked with government bodies in Frankfort, IN, Muncie, IN, and Shelbyville, IN. His experiences in the field include two internships at the Wells County Area Plan Commission and several in school studio projects.

Michael also has a concentration in Global Information Systems (GIS) from Ball State University. The Wells County GIS system will continue to expand with his experience.
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