GIS and CAMA Adding a GIS component to your Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) database helps ensure fair and equitable property assessments.

Efficient and Accurate Mapping Automating land records using GIS provides the data management tools for efficient maintenance of land records maps and data.

Land Conveyance Land registry agencies, banks, and title insurance companies use GIS technology for buying and selling properties.

Public Access to Data ESRI's GIS technology supports Web standards and is often the engine of government portals.

National Cadastre Systems ESRI's integrated collection of GIS products is well suited to support the needs of a standardized, national cadastre system.

ESRI is the leading provider of GIS software to land records, assessment, and cadastral agencies worldwide. ArcGIS and its extensions can help agencies meet their primary responsibilities of ownership registration, parcel mapping, real property valuation, and data access. ArcGIS provides the tools to more efficiently collect, convert, and improve map data; accurately assess properties; and provide Internet access to this data for the public, business, and other organizations.

GIS Is the Tool for Cadastral Mapping

Accurate, cadastral maps define legal repositories of land ownership, value, and location, allowing individuals and businesses to raise capital based on property values. In turn, the capital can be used to purchase other property, start businesses, and pay for higher education, among other capital-intensive activities.

More than 30 cadastre data modeling experts from around the world have contributed to the Land Parcels Data Model which defines core requirements using ArcGIS capabilities.

Integrating Cadastral Mapping Into Local Government —Article
By L. Ethan Southern and Jay Arnold