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Tax Mapping and RPS in Warren County

Tax Mapping and RPS in Warren County. Presentation at SUNY Albany June 12, 2006. COUNTY FACTS. Location: North Country, Lake George area Population: 63,303 Communities: 11 Towns, 1 Village, 1 City Major Industries: Tourism, Wood Products

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Tax Mapping and RPS in Warren County

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  1. Tax Mapping and RPS in Warren County Presentation at SUNY Albany June 12, 2006

  2. COUNTY FACTS • Location: North Country, Lake George area • Population: 63,303 • Communities:11 Towns, 1 Village, 1 City • Major Industries: Tourism, Wood Products • Commercial Center: Glens Falls/Queensbury • System of Government: Town Supervisors as County Legislators

  3. DIGITAL PARCEL BOUNDARIES: A ROCKY START • Tax map conversion project started in 1987 under pressure from ORPS • Problems with contractors, hardware, consultants, in-house project management • Ten years and $2 Million dollars later, still not maintaining or using digital tax maps; limited GIS use

  4. GETTING BACK ON TRACK • In 1997, County formulated a 3-Year GIS Plan and set aside $50,000 from its General Fund to establish a GIS Capital Fund • Made decision to finish tax map conversion project using AutoCAD instead of GIS; hired a contractor • Hired a full-time GIS Administrator in 1999 to manage conversion project and establish GIS. Located in the Planning Department.

  5. Conversion to ArcGIS • Pilot town (Lake George) for conversion from AutoCAD to Geodatabase format • Remaining towns converted in 2005 • The County Real Property Department is currently maintaining boundaries in both CAD and GIS during 2006 • Complete maintenance in GIS by 2007

  6. CAD to GIS

  7. REAL PROPERTY DATA • Each municipality maintains a master RPS in RPSV4 • Every 2-3 months, the municipalities provide a copy of the RPS to the County. These data are loaded into the County’s RPSV4

  8. Town/City RPSV4 County Geodatabase County RPSV4

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