The Long Road to Mapping Parcel Data Statewide Carol O. Rogers, IBRC at IU Jim Sparks, State GIS Officer

A brief history of county GIS access  Jim Sparks, State GIS Officer Did you know almost all counties now share their GIS files? Indiana University

A brief history of parcel data  Carol Rogers, IBRC at Indiana University and director of Information for Indiana initiative Wow, now I can see how important property is to businesses and population! Indiana University

Collecting Local Data IBRC has developed and deployed multiple web-based collection tools as part of the Information for Indiana Initiative:  Property Parcel Data  Sales Disclosure forms can be input online (or uploaded if county is using a vendor)  Government Gateway for Government Units allows for submission of budgets for tax certification and annual reports of expenditures Indiana University Data

Just a Few of the Uses  Analysis of local government taxing and spending  Aid in uniform property assessments  Homestead validation  Transparency  Cross boundary comparisons Indiana University

Missing Piece has been “The maps”  Parcel data is inherently spatial  Inability to “see” the intersection of taxing districts  Confusion Indiana University

Parcel Shapefiles Make All the Difference  Suddenly, we can see the intersections of property and people’s lives Indiana University

Proximity of work and housing Indiana University

Home sales in context of all parcels Indiana University

Why All Counties  Provides regional context  Allows for use of metro area data  Can place information within the context of what’s in place  Economic development Indiana University

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