Livingston Launches Geographical Information System

If you need to find a playground, municipal office or even a stream in Livingston, look no further than the township's website. 

Livingston launched its Geographical Information System this month. The interactive map will allow residents to view Livingston and the surrounding area, locate municipal buildings and even find out when the next upcoming garbage collection will be. 

Check out the township's interactive map by clicking here. 

“We’ve been building this system over the past two years and we’re pleased to be able to release this user-friendly version to the public,"  said township engineer Rich Calbi. "This is a great way to provide a lot of the information our residents are looking for in one convenient place.”

The interactive map will allow users to: 

• View maps of Livingston and the surrounding areas, including street, topographic (elevation contours) and imagery maps;
• Locate public playgrounds, schools, streams, easements, topography and building outlines;
• Search the map by property address, or block and lot;
• Pan through the map, zoom in or out, print or save a map; and
• See specific information for each property:  garbage pickup day, recycling day, leaf collection zone and polling location.

“In the future, we hope to add additional information, including building zones, construction projects, traffic lights and ball fields,” said Calbi. 

The township engineer is encouraging residents to call 973-535-7950 and send emails to engineering@livingstonnj.org with their questions or suggestions.

Developed by Township GIS Consultant Maser Consultant, the system was created using the ArcGIS Viewer for Flex. This a software product created by ESRI, the leader in GIS software internationally. 

As the ESRI website states, "ArcGIS Viewer for Flex provides a smart, intuitive framework for looking at and interacting with maps."  The system initially required a minor set-up fee of $2,400 and there is no recurring fee to run the software.   

The mapping information is for informational purposes only, and the mapped data does not constitute a legal survey.  For definitive description of real property, consult the deeds recorded in the County Clerk’s Office.