A Simple Spatial Approach to Land Records
A Simple Spatial Approach to Land Records
Tucker Alley
Look Familiar?
The new filing cabinet
How it started
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2006 RMS lead a 5 company consortium which purchased 5+ Million acres
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7 months from purchase sale agreement to closing
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RMS contracted the plotting of all legal descriptions into a GIS data set
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Then analyzed the descriptions against the forest management data
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This data became the base data for a new land records system
What does the RMS System look like?
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ESRI SDE/SQL Server GeoDatabase
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Polygons matching each unique tagged description in the vesting deed
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Documents are stored in the SQL database as attachments
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Many to many relationship between documents and ownership polygons
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Utilize a custom ArcEngine application for users to access and load documents
•
Utilize standard ArcMap functionality to perform administrative task
Basic Design
Demo
Final Thoughts
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Digital records have saved time, money, and opened access to more users
•
The digital data has also enabled automation of processes and communication
•
Spatial approach enables better organization of the records
•
Moving to core ESRI functionality has made sharing the data more feasible
Tucker Alley
Look Familiar?
The new filing cabinet
How it started
•
2006 RMS lead a 5 company consortium which purchased 5+ Million acres
•
7 months from purchase sale agreement to closing
•
RMS contracted the plotting of all legal descriptions into a GIS data set
•
Then analyzed the descriptions against the forest management data
•
This data became the base data for a new land records system
What does the RMS System look like?
•
ESRI SDE/SQL Server GeoDatabase
•
Polygons matching each unique tagged description in the vesting deed
•
Documents are stored in the SQL database as attachments
•
Many to many relationship between documents and ownership polygons
•
Utilize a custom ArcEngine application for users to access and load documents
•
Utilize standard ArcMap functionality to perform administrative task
Basic Design
Demo
Final Thoughts
•
Digital records have saved time, money, and opened access to more users
•
The digital data has also enabled automation of processes and communication
•
Spatial approach enables better organization of the records
•
Moving to core ESRI functionality has made sharing the data more feasible
