The Arkansas GIS Office will be deploying an update to ArcGIS Server on Wednesday, April 15th at 1900 CST. This update will upgrade ArcGIS Server from version 10.9.1 to 11.5. All services have been tested to ensure continued functionality; however, custom applications or scripts may require adjustments to accommodate changes introduced between versions 10.9.1 and […]

The Arkansas GIS Office maintains school board zone maps of the various school districts in the state which elect board members by zone.  Legislation in 2023 permitted the School Boards to revert to electing members by at-large instead of election by zone.  Following this legislation several school districts began adoption resolutions to change their election […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updated Parcel Polygons and Centroids for seventy-four(74) counties: Arkansas, Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lafayette, Lawrence, Lee, […]

The Judicial Districts in Sebastian County have been revised to reflect a March 19, 2026 Sebastian County Court Order 2026-0045 issued by Sebastian County Judge, Steve Hotz denoting the Fort Smith Judicial District shall follow the boundary lines of the City of Fort Smith as it changes, and with the Greenwood Judicial District to include […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have updated Municipal Boundaries and Municipal Wards for the Municipalities listed in the table below. City Year Ordinance Court Order Type Ward Update Special Note Franklin 1972 Jan-72 CC-43 Geometry Correction No BAS GEOMETRY CORRECTION Dardanelle 2026 2025-16 CC 2025-1 100% Yes Fort Smith 2026 64-25 […]

The Arkansas GIS Office has processed an update to the Oil and Gas Well dataset available on gis.arkansas.gov at https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/arkansas-oil-and-gas-wells/ To produce this update, we downloaded the Access database hosted by the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission at https://aogc.state.ar.us/WellData/Files/AOGC.zip. Surface coordinates contained in the WellDetail table were extracted and joined to the WellMaster table using the WellKey/Wpkey fields to generate the updated GIS […]

The Arkansas GIS Office has published an update to SITUS Address Points and Road Centerlines for 5 Counties in Arkansas.  The Counties this update pertains to are as follows: Benton, Desha, Monroe, Lawrence, & Randolph. The APF data can be accessed via download at https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/situs-address-points/ or via feature or map services at https://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/FEATURESERVICES/Location/FeatureServer/ and the ACF data can be accessed at https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/arkansas-centerline-file/ or […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that updates to the geocoding and address locator service located at https://gis.arkansas.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Locator/ASDI_Composite_Locator/GeocodeServer were completed Friday evening. These updates were originally scheduled for completion on December 1, 2025, per our November 12th announcement. However, we were only able to complete all necessary work until recently. We recommend that all users review any […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have updated Municipal Boundaries and Municipal Wards for the Municipalities listed in the table below. City Year Ordinance Court Order Type Ward Update Special Note Hoxie 2026 Yes Wards Only Powhatan 2026 2025-023 CO 25-04 100% Conway 2025 25-71 CC 25-008 Detachment Yes Ward 3 Ozark […]

The Arkansas GIS Office is pleased to announce that we have published updates to the Election Precincts dataset in Benton County. County Changes Edit Date Notes Benton Precinct changes to align with numerous municipal annexations to cities. 2/9/2025 CBEC Order adopted on 11/14/2023 directing County Clerk to revise any additional precincts needed due to annexations […]