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Explore the evolution of georeferencing and edgematching in Philadelphia's GIS from 1991 to 2006, enhancing accuracy and usability. Learn how these technologies have shaped the city's land records and planning processes, with insights into contemporary applications.
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Council on Library and Information Resources Department of RecordsGIS and Parcel Mapping:Georeferencing, Edgematching and Annotation City of Philadelphia April 2006
IT Timeline and Historical Context Street Centerline rectified to Orthophotography Records Department digitizes Registry Maps Orthophotography and Planimetrics created Edgematching and DPR Planning Commission scans parcels Land Records Metabase designed Edgematching and DPR Pilot Standardization of GIS software Street Centerline is developed Orthophotography Update Citywide annotation DOR Scrub Editing 1991 2005
City Environment • Commitment to GIS • Infrastructure • Policies • Standard Software – ESRI product line • Facilitates the Exchange of Data among City Agencies
Parcel Layer – Accuracy / Quality • Scanned • Geo-referenced • Orthophotography • Control Points • Edge-matched • Seamless Integration of Map Sheets • Expanded ability to scroll across entire City • Increases usability • Annotated • Engineering Accuracy Preserved
More than 4,800 Maps Tile Across Philadelphia 3 Parcel Registry Maps Located in Tile 14
Georeferencing 3 Individual Parcel Maps Area of Parcel Map Overlap
Georeferencing with Orthophotography • Curb lines are extracted from orthophotos • Scanned parcel maps are scaled and rotated to line up with curb lines
Highly Accurate Parcel Layer as Citywide Base Map Licenses and Inspections Planning Commission Board of Revision of Taxes Neighborhood Transformation Initiative Department of Records GIS Parcel Layer Redevelopment Authority Housing Authority
Parcel Maps Leveraged by Applications • Internet Parcel Explorer • Photo Archives • Culture Browser
Thank You! City of Philadelphia Department of Records Acknowledgement M&M Solutions LLC