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In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: The Survey Plan Verification Web Service provides the legal surveying community with the ability to verify survey plan standards prior to final submission and approval. Digital submissions are automatically checked by the online tool and common drawing errors are identified on the Survey Plan Verification Report – the result of using the web service. The surveyor can then correct any errors prior to final submission of legal survey plans. Accurate and complete plans are more likely to be approved and turnaround times to be reduced through this streamlined submission process. The Survey Plan Verification Web Service is one way The City of Calgary is enhancing geographic asset information management and working collaboratively with industry.     About the presenter: Arne is an award winning GIS/QA professional with over 20 years of experience in the development and integration of GIS data and applications. Managing quality assurance and geospatial information for such companies as Autodesk Inc., Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation, Saskatchewan Health, as well as Kanotech Information Systems Ltd, Arne is no stranger to both the public and private sectors in the Canadian GIS community. The current Leader of The City of Calgary’s Land Asset Information & Mapping business area, Arne and his team of 15 GIS professionals are responsible for the cadastral base mapping and parks related mapping. He is a graduate from the University of Regina’s Bachelor of Science program in Physical Geography, and a recipient of the ESRI Exemplary Systems in Government Award for Cadastral Management. In his spare time, Arne loves to spend time with his family taking in various city and mountain activities including hiking and skiing.   ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: ArcGIS 10.3.1 – What’s new   Historic Parcels: How and when Historic parcels are created Which tools create historic parcels How historic parcels work in Parcel Explorer Bringing historic parcels back to current Common reasons to retire a parcel Deleting historic parcels Turning history on and off (Parcel options) How to load overlapping historic parcels Using an Add-In to fix historic parcels that were not migrated properly   Plans: Why use plans? Using plans to navigate and select parcels How to migrate plan table information How legal date gets passed to parcels Setting Accuracy on plans and accuracy hierarchy Why use unique plan names How to associate parcels with another plan How to use an Add-In to identify and fix plan issues Extending the Plan Table Changing Units ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: See how the ArcGIS Platform can empower the entire workforce within the Assessor’s Office with ready-to-use maps, apps, and templates that include your data to bring more insight into what is happening. Easily create and share maps throughout your organization and effectively provide access to your organization's critical location information from your desktop, browser, tablet, or smartphone-anytime, anywhere. ArcGIS for Land Records provides your organization with a solution to increase the quality of your information, rapidly answer questions, visualize results quickly and easily, and then share that information with your constituents, either internal or external for increased transparency. ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: Parcel point move to feature add-in, Quickly view parcels in 3D using ArcGIS Pro The all new Parcel Drafter Web app    - How to keep 2 parcel fabric in alignment?   - How to use the high accuracy ArcGIS Collector to update parcel corners? - How to quickly QA your data? - How to adjust associated features that are maintained by other agencies (different geodatabase workspace)? - How to visualize parcel data in 3D using ArcGIS Pro? ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: This session will provide detailed walk-throughs of the Parcel Editing workflows for ArcGIS 10.4, focusing on efficiency and productivity. The topics discussed will include an overview of COGO data entry, managing stacked parcels in the Parcel Fabric data model, annotation/labeling and some tips and tricks for streamlining the editing experience. ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the patterns for migrating your existing parcel data to the Parcel Fabric Solution. The topics discussed will include preparing CAD data, ArcInfo Coverages, Shapefiles, GeoDatabase Feature classes for direct loading into the Parcel fabric data model. In addition to the patterns for migration, this session will also discuss in detail, experiences and common solutions to data quality issues prior to migration. ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: Looking to achieve greater insights into property and buildings that traditional assessment techniques can’t deliver?   Build and edit building sketches directly in a GIS environment with GeoSketch—a geospatial geometry editing environment within Assessment Analyst that enables users to sketch and edit buildings and other structures directly on a map. Through sketch verification by GeoSketch, building sketches can be compared with aerial photography to check for anomalies and spot new construction or other changes that could be constructed without a permit. GeoSketch allows you to work in a geospatial editing environment that is tightly integrated with the Assessment Analyst system to give you comprehensive insights into property changes that have occurred over time. ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: This session will cover advanced parcel editing workflows. Topics include data entry tips and tricks, integrating CAD data, and techniques for using layers to view parcel quality information. Also covered will be editing workflows for improving spatial accuracy by using least squares adjustment, and methods for importing and updating control points. thodson-esristaff‌ aandis-esristaff‌ ... View more

This Land Records Meetup was the first meetup in a serie dedicated to the US Public Land Survey System (PLSS).   Identifying control projects, gathering control using web facing tools, managing control points, and the bringing them into the fabric are just a few of the possible steps for a complete survey control management system.  After the control is collected and documented, bring it into the fabric and apply it to the PLSS using least squares analysis and spatial adjustment techniques.  And be prepared because the results can surprise you.   Presenters:   Nancy von Meyer gisparcel‌   Dr. von Meyer is a land information professional (PE and RLS) with over 35 years experience in using automation to support improved land records management and decision support. She has successfully led cadastral standards development and implementation. Nancy is a subject area expert in land surveying, measurement analysis, GIS, land records, and data modeling topics.   Byron E. Johnson   Byron E. Johnson, PLS is a land surveyor with over 35 years of experience. He has experience in all applications of land development, also when self employed specializing in historic survey retracement, GPS, GIS and aerial mapping and imagery control networks and Land Descriptions. His recent experience is with BLM and as a contractor is developing the application of compiling survey records to update the CadNSDI utilizing the tools available in the Parcel Fabric for editing and updating the CadNSDI. ... View more

This Land Records Meetup was the first meetup in a serie dedicated to the US Public Land Survey System (PLSS).   Anyone who has built a PLSS data set is well aware of the multiple monuments that can be found at many PLSS corners.  Over time land surveyors have set corners representing PLSS corners and sorting out the true legal position of the corner can be challenging.  This discussion will not replace a legal survey opinion or research.  Instead we will focus on strategies for representing porcupine monuments at corners, corner accessory monuments, and some best practices from states and local governments.   Presenters:   Nancy von Meyer gisparcel‌   Dr. von Meyer is a land information professional (PE and RLS) with over 35 years experience in using automation to support improved land records management and decision support. She has successfully led cadastral standards development and implementation. Nancy is a subject area expert in land surveying, measurement analysis, GIS, land records, and data modeling topics.   Byron E. Johnson   Byron E. Johnson, PLS is a land surveyor with over 35 years of experience. He has experience in all applications of land development, also when self employed specializing in historic survey retracement, GPS, GIS and aerial mapping and imagery control networks and Land Descriptions. His recent experience is with BLM and as a contractor is developing the application of compiling survey records to update the CadNSDI utilizing the tools available in the Parcel Fabric for editing and updating the CadNSDI. ... View more

This Land Records Meetup was the first meetup in a serie dedicated to the US Public Land Survey System (PLSS).   Mineral surveys including lodes, mill sites, government patents, and remaining aliquot parts and government lots combine to form complicated parcel geometry. At one time real estate speculators would offer the apparent or real slivers of land remaining between patented lands as an investment opportunity.  Understanding the compilation of these surveys will help local, state and federal agencies build public lands and tax parcel data sets.   Presenters:   Nancy von Meyer gisparcel‌   Dr. von Meyer is a land information professional (PE and RLS) with over 35 years experience in using automation to support improved land records management and decision support. She has successfully led cadastral standards development and implementation. Nancy is a subject area expert in land surveying, measurement analysis, GIS, land records, and data modeling topics.   Byron E. Johnson   Byron E. Johnson, PLS is a land surveyor with over 35 years of experience. He has experience in all applications of land development, also when self employed specializing in historic survey retracement, GPS, GIS and aerial mapping and imagery control networks and Land Descriptions. His recent experience is with BLM and as a contractor is developing the application of compiling survey records to update the CadNSDI utilizing the tools available in the Parcel Fabric for editing and updating the CadNSDI. ... View more

This Land Records Meetup was the second meetup in a serie dedicated to the US Public Land Survey System (PLSS). There are many rules for section subdivision. The familiar halving and quartering has been applied in many instances when more nuanced division including government lots, protraction blocks, and tracts are required to allocate the divisions correctly.   Presenters:   Nancy von Meyer gisparcel‌   Dr. von Meyer is a land information professional (PE and RLS) with over 35 years experience in using automation to support improved land records management and decision support. She has successfully led cadastral standards development and implementation. Nancy is a subject area expert in land surveying, measurement analysis, GIS, land records, and data modeling topics.   Byron E. Johnson   Byron E. Johnson, PLS is a land surveyor with over 35 years of experience. He has experience in all applications of land development, also when self employed specializing in historic survey retracement, GPS, GIS and aerial mapping and imagery control networks and Land Descriptions. His recent experience is with BLM and as a contractor is developing the application of compiling survey records to update the CadNSDI utilizing the tools available in the Parcel Fabric for editing and updating the CadNSDI. ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: Jim Mcabee has been in Esri for almost 2 decades and specializes in Enterprise Architectures and Data Management. During the last User Conference Jim presented “Troubleshooting Performance with Enterprise Geodatabase” jmcabee-esristaff‌ ... View more

In this Land Records Meetup we covered the following topics: Q&A Spiral Curves thodson-esristaff‌ ... View more