Abstract

Developing a Modern GIS Land Record System from Federal Land Records
Track: Tribal/Indigenous GIS Programs
Authors: David Wyatt

Bureau of Indian Affairs is responsible for the Land Records of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.This system of records is not efficient serving the needs of the Tribe. The EBCI GIS office has scanned the Federal Land Records and converted the Millions of pages into a GIS Land Recording System. EBCI GIS built a database schema that supports the BIA and EBCI. Demonstrate the methods used to scan,convert and build the GIS Land Record Recording System and how it serves the needs of EBCI and BIA