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Abstract
Common Sense and "Cartoon" Parcels: GIS Success at Kirkland, WA
Track: Cadastral and Land Records
Author(s): Karl Johansen, Xiaoning Jiang, Brenda Cooper
This paper discusses how GIS parcel mapping based on legally recorded surveys eventually results in generalized or "cartoon" cadastral map features, but with minimal effect on the user. The City of Kirkland, WA, adopted a common-sense approach to developing a well-designed, easily maintained, and accurate parcel data layer as a repository and interface for land records of all types. The City project team faced the usual challenges of disparate records of survey, incomplete control, competing business needs, limited budget, and software migration issues. The paper describes the successful project outcome and clarifies many of the GIS "myths" surrounding parcel mapping.
Karl Johansen
GIS Consultant
emmasen@msn.com
P.O. Box 10920
Bainbridge Island , WA 98110
USA
Phone: 206 780-1210
E-mail: emmasen@msn.com
Xiaoning Jiang
City of Kirkland
xjiang@ci.kirkland.wa.us
123 Fifth Avenue
Kirkland 98033
USA
Phone: 425 828-7971
E-mail: xjiang@ci.kirkland.wa.us
Brenda Cooper
City of Kirkland
123 5th Ave
Kirkland 98033
USA