About JaxMaps

JaxMaps is an independent, interactive map built to make Jacksonville and Northeast Florida easier to understand.

The project grew from work I was doing as a participant in Leadership Jacksonville’s 2027 class. We were trying to understand how the systems that shape life in Jacksonville connect: how transportation affects access to schools and jobs, how public services and environmental conditions vary by neighborhood, and how government boundaries influence the way the city grows and serves its residents. We needed a more comprehensive and useful way to see those relationships on one map.

The information existed, but it was scattered across government websites, public datasets, PDFs, individual map services and institutional directories. Each source could answer one question, but none made it easy to see how transportation, schools, neighborhoods, government districts, public safety, property information and environmental conditions overlap. JaxMaps began as a way to bring those pieces together and make the larger picture easier to explore.

JaxMaps brings those sources together in one place. It is intended for exploration, research and civic understanding — not as a replacement for the agencies and organizations responsible for the original information.

About Ray Hollister

I’m Ray Hollister, a Jacksonville-based digital media director, journalist, technologist and community storyteller. At WJCT Public Media, I lead digital media work that connects public-service journalism and programming with audiences across the region. I’m also the creator and executive director of JaxPlays, where I work as a theater critic and help document, preserve and promote live theater in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.

My work spans local news, public media, web development, civic information, audio and video production, and arts and culture. Across those roles, I’m most interested in using technology and storytelling to make complicated local information more accessible, useful and engaging.

JaxMaps is a personal project that I created and maintain independently. I do not represent the City of Jacksonville or any other government agency, company, nonprofit organization or institution. The inclusion of a source, boundary, service or organization does not imply its endorsement of JaxMaps, nor does JaxMaps imply endorsement of that source or organization.

You can learn more about me and my other work at rayhollister.com.

If you appreciate this project, you can buy me a coffee! ☕️.

Open source and reuse

I want JaxMaps to be useful beyond this website. Unless a notice for a particular source or component says otherwise:

• Original JaxMaps software and source code are released under the MIT License.
• To the extent possible under law, original JaxMaps writing, documentation, data compilations and cartographic work are dedicated to the public domain under CC0 1.0 Universal.

Third-party data, imagery, tiles, software and other material remain governed by their original licenses, terms and attribution requirements. Those terms supersede the JaxMaps licenses for the affected material. Public-domain material remains public domain.

Attribution for CC0 material is appreciated but not required. When practical, please credit JaxMaps and link to https://jaxmaps.org/. The repository’s license files provide the complete project licensing notice.

Accuracy and corrections

Maps can look authoritative even when their sources are incomplete, outdated or approximate. JaxMaps identifies its sources on the References page and includes notes where a layer needs special context. For an official decision, always verify the information with the agency or organization responsible for it.

If you find an error, a newer authoritative source or a missing attribution, please report it through the JaxMaps source repository.