Cape Girardeau County has linked aerial photography to our land records using a technology called GIS, or "Geographical Information System." This technology allows the parcel record to be accompanied by a visual representation of the actual parcel.  By partnering with the company Smart Data Strategies (SDS), Cape Girardeau County has allowed this data to be accessed free of charge.

Access the Emaps Plus site for Cape Girardeau County here.

The link leads to a map of the entire county, without aerial photography.  You can use the "zoom" feature in the upper left-hand corner to focus in on a certain point in the county.

You can use the "Search" feature to locate individual parcels in the county.  Search functionality is available by owner, by parcel, by shape (selecting an area), or by address.

The information is stored in overlay format.  You can turn on and off individual layers by using the "layers" tab.  One of the most useful is the "Orthos" layer.  This layer adds aerial photography to the map. After clicking the map, you can select either the 100 orthos or 400 orthos tabs, giving you a screen view like this :

Enjoy!

Access the Emaps Plus site for Cape Girardeau County here.