to analyze aerial photos and map the buildings, trees, sidewalks, swimming pools and all the rest covering 363,272 parcels of Duval County real estate.
The city approved a $100,000 contract to analyze records made in 2022, with options to continue the service for two additional years to track new buildings as well as minor changes like new driveways, patios or gravel lots that might not show up on routine property records. Long said the service, which Ecopia touted as 84 percent cheaper than the closest competitor, “will ensure stormwater utility fee billing is as accurate and efficiently calculated as possible.”