System Requirements

1. Connection Speed
   
   A high-speed connection is recommended when using the City of Richmond's GIS Inquiry application.

   GIS Inquiry can be accessed using a 56K modem, however it will run much slower. Specifically, initially accessing the site will take approximately 1 minute and aerial photographs will take a significant length of time to load.

   
   

2. Internet Browsers

   The City of Richmond GIS Inquiry application does not support Netscape or Firefox at this time. Please use Internet Explorer version 4.0 or higher to access GIS Inquiry.

1. The information delivered on this web page ("GIS Inquiry") is provided as a public service by the City of Richmond on the following terms.
   
   
2. In return for the City of Richmond (the "City") granting access to GIS Inquiry, the person (the "User") accessing GIS Inquiry agrees to and accepts these Terms of Use.
   
   
3. GIS Inquiry is supplied on an "as is, where is" basis. The City assumes no obligation or liability for the use of GIS Inquiry by any person and makes no representations or promises regarding the completeness or accuracy of GIS Inquiry or its fitness for a particular purpose. GIS Inquiry represents a one-time capture of information as it exists at the time the information is transferred to GIS Inquiry and does not necessarily include the ongoing updates or corrections to the source database maintained by the City or other agencies and included for the City's internal purposes.
   
   
4. The User will use GIS Inquiry only for the User's own internal business and personal purposes and may not
   • re-sell, sublicense, or operate a service bureau using GIS Inquiry, or
   • otherwise reproduce, publish or disseminate GIS Inquiry for commercial purposes,

   without the prior written consent of the City.
   
   

5. All right, title and interest (including all copyright, patent, and other intellectual property rights) in GIS Inquiry remain vested in the City at all times. The City's original copyright and other proprietary notices included with GIS Inquiry must remain intact at all times.
   
   
6. The User now indemnifies the City and its officials, employees and agents from and against all losses, claims, demands, actions, payments, expenses, costs, suits, and damages (including any damages that are direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential), whether or not caused by the negligence of the City, or its officials, employees or agents, which are incurred by the City and would not or could not have been incurred but for the User's use of GIS Inquiry or the User's breach of these Terms of Use.
   
   
7. On completion of each transaction for which the GIS Inquiry data is acquired, the User will erase the GIS Inquiry data from the User's computer system or such other storage device where such data may reside and will, upon the City's written request, provide written confirmation of compliance to the City's Director of Information Technology.
   
   
8. Failure of the User to comply with these Terms of Use will result in the automatic termination of the User's rights to access GIS Inquiry.
   
   
9. Please note that you may encounter problems trying to locate addresses on Sea Island due to the nature of some of the property (parcel) sizes there.  Specifically, when searching for addresses on Sea Island, you may receive the message “Invalid Address” even though the address does exist.
   
   
10. These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of British Columbia, Canada. If any part of these Terms of Use are found to be unenforceable, then that part will be severed so that the remainder of these Terms of Use can continue to be enforceable.
    
    
11. Click 'Accept' to confirm you have read the disclaimer, understand, and accept the terms of use for GIS Inquiry. If you click 'Decline', GIS Inquiry will not open and you will be returned to the City of Richmond website.