Case Study: Fauquier County achieves countywide GIS efficiency savings with EagleView aerial imagery and data solutions

How EagleView imagery helped Fauquier County’s GIS team improve efficiencies across multiple departments

Fauquier County, located in Northern Virginia, faced a significant challenge due to its rapid growth; its GIS department was relying on outdated and inconsistent aerial imagery, which limited its capabilities for managing critical data like 911 addressing and road networks. This lack of accurate data hampered efficiency and restricted GIS usage across the jurisdiction. To address this, the county turned to EagleView for its high-quality aerial imagery and data solutions.

EagleView provided Fauquier County with its oblique and orthogonal imagery, which was integrated into the county’s systems and distributed across multiple departments. The solution delivered a substantial return on investment, most notably allowing contracted assessors to streamline inspections for 75% of parcels, which lowered the overall assessment contract cost by approximately $6 per parcel. Widespread adoption by 17 departments led to major efficiency gains in zoning, permitting, emergency planning, and historic preservation, solidifying the significant impact of EagleView's technology.

Fauquier County

Dan Stell

GIS Director