Maps and Surveying
The City conducts surveys to locate, describe, monument and map the boundaries of a parcel of land. Sometimes surveys include topography and the location of buildings on the parcel. This information is used before construction projects and also provides important historical reference.
The Survey staff:
- Preserves, improves and maintains the City's century-old boundary monument system
- Creates topographic site maps to support design and pre-construction projects
- Provides stakeout and support services for City construction projects
- Retraces and analyzes boundaries, prepares deeds and provides expert testimony for other City departments
Some information about survey terms:
Boundaries are property lines usually created by written documents, such as land deeds. These documents give specific location information. Sometimes boundaries have not been written, but are established through long-time occupation of land.
Monuments are objects that mark corners of property. In the past, many monuments were natural, such as a tree or a creek. Today, monuments are set by surveyors and are man-made, such as a pipe or an iron pin.
List of Maps and Descriptions
| Our Oakland | Search for services, programs and amenities in a user defined area. Best used with Mozilla Firefox |
| Citizens' Police Review Board | Entering a street address returns the City Council District information for that address. |
| CrimeWatch | Request crime data by proximity to an address or known location, such as a school, or query by a geographic boundary. You can then produce maps and/or reports from this information. You can also view Crimereports of Oakland. |
| CyberWatch | CyberWatch is a subscription service that provides automated email alerts of recent crime activity for a desired area of interest. |
| CEDA Map Viewer | Allows users to lookup parcel based information along with planning and zoning designations. |
| City Owned Properties | Allows users to identify and search City Owned Properties, based on a number of attributes. |
| OPD Closed Calls | |
| Parks and Recreation Story Map | Map tour of convenient, affordable, accessible indoor and outdoor rental facilities and pools offered by Oakland Parks and Recreation. |
| Street Sweeping | Allow users to lookup street sweeping schedules around their address within City of Oakland |
| Tree Viewer | Allows members of the public to view information about the City’s street trees. You are able to determine the size, species and address where they are located. |