Best Practices in Seven States' Parcel Programs - Summer 2006

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Table of Contents MN GIS/LIS Consortium From the Chair 2006 Conference Silent Auction ArcGIS 9 Workshop Scholarship Committee 2007 Conference in Rochester Call for Polaris/Lifetime Nominations State DNR's WMA Finder MnDOT Interactive Basemap Red River DEM Project Governor's Council Call for Governor's Commendation Call for FY07 Council Members Parcel Study Regional Forum on GIS Future GeoWeb Broadcast 2005 Twin Cities Air Photos MetroGIS Annual Report Local One Call Service Is Pictometry GIS? Ortho Use in Western MN Ortho Use in Southern MN Emergency Management Training Higher Education St. Mary's Update Airborne Remote Sensing Federal NRCS Soils Update NRCS NAIP WMS NASA Earth Observatory K-12 Education Firewise Education Non-Profits MN Dads at Home MetroGIS Non-Profit Appts. People Virtual Deer Camp Other Places GIS in English Middle School Gas Prices Mapped $1000 laptop Get Rid of Techno Junk		Best Practices in Seven States' Parcel Programs By Will Craig, University of Minnesota Seven states that support local parcel mapping are highlighted in a new report from the FGDC Cadastral Data Subcommittee. The seven states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The study looked at these successful programs to understand what made them successful. The results may have implications for Minnesota and for the Governor's Council Land Records Modernization Committee efforts. Early programs, like Wisconsin's, were focused on building land information systems that included all layers. The programs started since the late 1990s were specifically meant to meet the needs of the local assessor. This shift appears to follow improvements in the technology that have made parcel conversion effective within existing budgets. This narrowing of focus allows a single state department to assume a leadership position for getting state funding focused on this business need. Since that department already is responsible for coordinating local assessor activities, it is easier to establish standards and training programs for all counties. This holds down costs while ensuring data compatibility across county boundaries. For smaller counties, work can be outsourced and made available to county officials over the web. The full report, An Assessment of Best Practices in Seven State Parcel Management Programs, is available at www.nationalcad.org/showdoclist.asp?doctype=99&navsrc=Report. PDF format of this article.

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