A photograph showing King County emergency management personnel assessing a levee.

King County GIS Support During Historic Flooding

December 2025 saw record-breaking flooding in the Pacific Northwest. With some areas seeing over 15 inches of rain in 72 hours, our region saw damage to more than 400 residences, two levee failures, and several major road closures. The Regional Communication and Emergency Coordination Center (RCECC) requested 24-hour GIS coverage beginning on December 10, 2025.…

King County Aerial Imagery Application awarded URISA 2024 Exemplary Systems in GIS: Distinguished Single Process System

The King County GIS Center received the 2024 URISA Exemplary Systems in Government award for its new interactive Aerial Imagery Program web application, improving the management and ordering of high-resolution aerial imagery. This streamlined process has saved over one hundred hours of staff time, enhancing efficiency for local jurisdictions.