Developed an interactive web map for Berkeley County, South Carolina displaying Magistrate Court district boundaries, magistrate office locations, and small claims court locations for public use. Built using Esri ArcGIS and published through the county's GIS department, the map serves as a public legal resource helping residents identify their magistrate district and locate relevant court services.
Key components include:
Color-coded magistrate district boundaries (Districts 1–5) symbolized in warm earth tones to clearly distinguish each jurisdiction across the county
Magistrate office and small claims court location markers displayed within their respective districts for easy identification
Address search functionality enabling residents to look up their magistrate district by home address
Multi-layer navigation via the top toolbar allowing users to toggle between Additional Map Layers, Magistrate Offices, Small Claims Courts, and an Information panel
Court Location Pop-ups:
Clicking any court location marker opens a detailed pop-up with office-specific information pulled from the feature layer's attribute table, including location name, address, and contact details
Want to Learn More Panel:
A collapsible sidebar button opens a "Want to Learn More?" panel embedding the Berkeley County Magistrate Court department page, featuring:
A mission statement noting that Summary Court Judges (Magistrates) have countywide jurisdiction over traffic, criminal, and civil matters that fall within magistrate level guidelines
Quick-access Explore buttons linking to Forms & Documents, Frequently Asked Questions, Locations and Hours, Court Finder, and Contact by Email
Contact Us information for Charleston, Moncks Corner, and St. Stephen office locations with phone numbers and fax
Physical address, office hours, staff directory link, and department head information
A Department Functions section detailing the scope of magistrate court services
A "Go To Website" button links directly to the Berkeley County Magistrate Court website, giving residents seamless access to legal services for traffic violations, minor criminal offenses, small claims, bail, preliminary hearings, and warrants, as well as downloadable forms, FAQs, and contact and location information for all county magistrate offices
Data & Infrastructure:
Hosted on Berkeley County's GIS infrastructure with base map data from Esri, CGIAR, USGS, Charleston County GIS, TomTom, Garmin, SafeGraph, FAO, METI/NASA, USGS, EPA, NPS, and USFWS
Covers Berkeley County's full geographic extent across all five magistrate districts from the northern rural areas down to North Charleston and Hanahan in the south
