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Your Story

(R) Department/Discipline
(i.e. planning, elections, land records, tax assessor, public safety etc.)
(R) Name of User
who implemented the GIS Solution.
(R) Organization of User
who implemented the GIS Solution.
(R) Upload Article:
.zip preferred; MS Word .doc accepted

Please submit screen shots with your case study. Images must be high-resolution TIFF files. JPEG or GIF files will not work for printed material. When sending images, please do not embed them in Microsoft Word files. They must be submitted as separate images and in ZIP format, if possible.
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(R) The categories that best describe the submitted article are:
Inventory/Data Collection
   Parcel automation/digitization
   Field data collection
   Updating using GIS
   Discovery of undocumented property
   Merging parcel maps and property records database
   Merging imagery and parcel data
   Using sketch tools and GIS
   Building other GIS layers (subdivisions, administrative boundaries)
   Use of data models
Valuation/Appraisal
   Using spatial attributes to value property
   Using geoprocessing to discover spatial value
   How location and/or proximity affect value
   Identifying influence centers using GIS
   Integration with CAMA
Quality Control/Quality Assurance
   Using GIS to review valuation models
   Finding errors, omissions, or slivers in parcel data
   Pattern analysis using GIS mapping
   Checking for special districts
Customer Notification and Data Access
   Online parcel maps with GIS
   Online tax information with GIS
   Notice of valuation using GIS
   Valuation process education using maps as visuals
   Access to other GIS layers
   Frequency of online parcel mapping data queries
   Reduced workload with open access system
Defense of Valuation
   How GIS helps present the facts
   Documenting fair and equitable with maps
   Spatial tracking of appeals
Return on Investment Using GIS
   How did your solution realize return on investment?
   Measurable cost and time savings
   Increased efficiency, accuracy
   Increased revenue generation
   Enhanced collaboration or communication with other departments
   Improved citizen relations
   Improved access to public data

(R) Return on Investment/Additional Comments
(R) Please comment on how your GIS solution saved time, reduced costs, generated revenue, or otherwise produced a return on investment for your organization.
250 words maximum
Additional Comments: 250 words maximum


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