The city of Santa Barbara launched "SB Maps: The City of Santa Barbara On line Map" on Friday. Until now, you had to personally visit the Public Works Department to get custom maps and reports based on data supplied by various City Departments. You can now retrieve information about a property, including the address and Assessor Parcel Number. You can retrieve information about the position and characteristics of a specific location, such as topography, proximity to Bikeways, Zones and many other elements. You can also view and generate reports, either in the application itself or load them into Microsoft Excel for additional functionality. To see how it works...log onto www.santabarbaraca.gov/GIS