Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Parcel Mapping Presenters: Annette Theroux Pro-West & Assoc., Inc. WLIA Annual Conference 2002

Parcel Mapping Process GIS Technology Committee  Informed Decisions  Cost Sharing  Development  Implementation  Technical Advising/Consulting A Little Planning Goes a Long Way

Initial Considerations §Timeline l Number of parcels l Cities l Base data available §Budget l Accuracy l $$$$$$$ §Personnel l Research and Coordination l Update process l Providing materials

Initial Data Sources Internal Sources GPS and Survey Data WIDOT and WIDNR Data Coordinate Systems County Coordinates State Plane WTM

CAD / COGO drawing files ARC/INFO / COGO coverages ArcView / COGO shapefiles

Compatibility with existing data and systems Tax Information Databases Avenue Coding Dbase Visual Basic Microsoft

Level of Detail Basic Parcel Information Parcel information including historical, ROW and reference data

Final Products Parcel CAD Drawing, Shapefile, and/or Coverage Other Data Sets Fortys Water CL & ROW

Benefits §GIS is a tool that allows every department access to parcel data quickly and easily l Each department queries the GIS and makes maps l Automate repetitive tasks l Share department collected data §Public has access to data without using time of personnel l What is personnel’s time worth???

Query, Buffer, Automate Tasks Query by: Parcel number Name Address Assessments *any tax information attributes Query location Buffer and create mailing labels

Multiple Department Use GPS Permit Data Planning and Zoning Preliminary R-O-W Design Research Realtors, Appraisors, County Residents

Future Land Use Planning

Integrate Public Domain Data Lakes and Wetlands USGS Digital Photos SSURGO Soils Elevation, Contours Census Tracts Watersheds Hydrography Political Boundaries Land Use

Integrated Permit System Find parcel in tax data by name or PIN Combine tax data with information specific to the permit. Print application. Building Permits Sanitary Permits Conditional Use Appeals Variance Permits Shoreland Alterations

WetlandsModels Wetlands Inventory Parcels Tax/Parcel Database

Internet GIS Applications Resident Inquiries Tourism Realtors Townships Municipalities Schools

Benefits §Productivity §Efficiency §Reduce/Eliminate Repetitive Tasks §Accessibility

Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Parcel Mapping Presenters: Annette Theroux Pro-West & Assoc., Inc. WLIA Annual Conference 2002