1. www.CityMaps.Phila.Gov/ParcelExplorer Enhancing Parcel Exploration with Historical Images and Information Joan Decker, City of Philadelphia Department of Records Megan Heckert, Avencia Incorporated ESRI User Conference 2007 June 21 st 2007

2. Slide 2Enhancing Parcel Exploration June 21 st, 2007 Background Established 1951 to ensure that municipal records are appropriately controlled and managed Set records management standards for all City departments Manages key records operations and services: City Archives, Records Storage Center, Recorder of Deeds, central reprographic services Manages public access to municipal records Official tax registry Collects realty transfer taxes and document recording fees Maintains real property database and tax maps City of Philadelphia, Department of Records

3. Slide 3Enhancing Parcel Exploration June 21 st, 2007 Background Nearly 600,000 parcels in city 5,500 linen registry maps Converted to digital format Goals for new system: Public access Easy search by address or registry number Maintain annotation from registry maps ParcelExplorer

4. Slide 4Enhancing Parcel Exploration June 21 st, 2007 Parcel Explorer Start Page

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12. Slide 12Enhancing Parcel Exploration June 21 st, 2007 Historic Maps – Hexamer Locher 1860

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18. Slide 18Enhancing Parcel Exploration June 21 st, 2007 What has this meant for DOR and system users? Users: Enables easy access to parcel-level data Incorporates information from several agencies Access to historic information DOR: Streamlined record-keeping Minimized time spent dealing with basic parcel inquiries Several hundred subscribers = several thousand dollars revenue in first few months ParcelExplorer

19. www.CityMaps.Phila.Gov/ParcelExplorer Questions? Visit Us Online! www.avencia.com ESRI User Conference 2007 June 21 st 2007