Abstract

Implementing Esri's Local Government Information Model in a regional partnership
Track: Cadastral and Land Records
Authors: Thomas Fisher, Dave Simon, Bret Allphin

In 2010, the Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership was founded to support the adoption and promotion of geospatial data standards in the underserved Appalachian Region of southeastern Ohio. With an FGDC CAP grant, this partnership developed a standardized, seamless cadastral dataset across a three county jurisdiction. The ground-up creation of a standard cadastral data set, using Esri's Local Government Information Model, allowed these counties to analyze multiple data sets in relation to the cadastral data and begin to provide trusted data to all government agencies as well as private industry, nonprofits and academia. The cadastral base will support future environmental planning and infrastructure management. The partnership has documented benefits of universally consumable, standardized cadastral data, along with strategies for financing, implementation and maintenance. Development of strategic GIS partnerships allows for a collaborative environment built on educating, creating, sharing and maintaining GIS data for everyone to consume.