Abstract

GIS-supported Vacant Property Assessment for a County-wide Landbank Project
Track: Cadastral and Land Records
Authors: Meghan Grabill, Xinhao Wang

In order to return vacant properties to productive use and improve neighborhood quality of life, Hamilton County, OH established the Land Reutilization Corporation (HCLRC) to acquire, maintain, and transfer properties (Landbank). The Landbank must acquire properties through data records maintained by various county and municipality agencies, which are in different formats and stored in different locations.

The presenters represent three agencies collaborated in developing a GIS-supported Vacant Property Assessment Application, which provides a solution to aggregate, compare, and analyze data using GIS spatial functions. A database management system was created to streamline the data gathering and a decision support model was developed to enhance the existing vacant property assessment and selection. An additional and valuable benefit of this application is that more organizations participate in the legacy data sharing model in the county (CAGIS). The experience we have gained in this process will also be useful for the audience.