Abstract
View PresentationGIS and Parcel Conversions—Why Don't They Fit?
Track: Land Management
Author(s): Gary Kent
The cadastral layer is an important part of many county geographic information systems. The successful conversion of available parcel data for use in a GIS is critical to assure that the created lines and corners have integrity and meet the project accuracy requirements for the intended use of the data. There are many legal and boundary aspects to parcels and legal descriptions that most GIS technicians and professionals have not been exposed to and are not aware of that will help them understand why the public land system and the embedded parcels frequently do not fit together seamlessly. This session is designed to educate those in GIS who perform or are responsible for parcel conversions so they can better understand the inherent problems associated with the creation of cadastral information in a GIS.
Gary Kent
The Schneider Corporation
Surveying
8901 Otis Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46216
US
Phone: 317-826-7134
Fax: 317-826-7110
E-mail: gkent@schneidercorp.com