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“The National Cadastre”

FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee Presentation to the NGAC

October 2008

Don Buhler

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Vision

Cadastral users should be able to quickly acquire parcel data from multiple sources and easily use it to meet business needs.

Two types of data are needed to support the Vision– Parcel Data – Common Reference Data (Public Land Survey

System)

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Goals of the Subcommittee

• Facilitate and coordinate the creation and implementation of the National Cadastre.

• Provide meaningful policy guidance for cadastral data that supports decision makers.

• Work with business solutions in order to provide incentives for collaboration and partnerships.

• Track and report progress in the use of cadastral data and standards.

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Accomplishments

• Standards – Completed and maintained

Facilitation and Coordination

Publication Standard (Core Data)

PLSS Standard

Point Identification Standard

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Elimination of Duplicate Efforts through Standard Data Sets

2 States completed standardized PLSS9 States initiated standardized PLSS4 States for Indian Country only

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Accomplishments

• Cooperation– Subcommittee includes local, regional, Tribal,

private and federal agency input.– Eastern and Western Coordinators to support

states and counties and response– Monthly conference calls and yearly meetings– Open web site for document sharing and

references

Facilitation and Coordination

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Accomplishments

• State Business Plans that fit within NSGIC and USGS 50 States Initiative efforts

• Data Sharing and MOU samples• Authoritative Data – Definitions and importance

to cadastral• Stewardship policy (successfully used in

Washington, New Mexico and Nevada)• Federal Need for Parcel Data – see handout on

federal inventory

Provide meaningful policy

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State Implementation Plans5 States with Implementation Plans11 States In Progress

Louisiana and Nevada started in Fall of 2008

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Accomplishments

• Wildland Fire

• Hurricane Isabel

• Hurricane Ike

• Energy

• BLM Land Management

Work with Business Solutions

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2007 County Parcel Data2006 County Parcel Data

Worked with data producers All levels of government Inventory of parcel data in more than 700 counties.

Parcel data shared for 400 counties.

Accomplishments

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Hurricane Ike Response

Accomplishments

Parcels Acquired for 60 of 1115 affected counties in less than one week on short notice.

Energy Policy Act - BLM Cadastral Support Strategy

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BLM Field Office Perspective:The Value of Cadastral’s GIS Map Products

To meet day-to-day work objectives, BLM and business partners need accurate and reliable Land Boundary information for everything we do from Planning to Energy and Natural Resource Mgmt.

Our most productive Field Offices critically rely on these GIS products. Automating old manual procedures using new technology can significantly reduce costs and improve operating efficiency.

The seven Pilot Offices have varying capabilities to access useful and accurate map products. Reliable data makes management decisions more defensible and less liable to be questioned or protested.

Data from disparate sources can only be integrated and linked in a GIS environment to support improved business processes such as E-Permitting, NEPA Analysis Tools, Field Inspection Mobile Computing, etc.

Glenwood Springs Field Office Example:

Red Areas are Where Cadastral Survey’s are Unreliable

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Accomplishments

• Accountability – what we have and where we are working is an open book

• Status reports and meeting notes

• Annual Reports and Work Plans

Track and Report

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Accomplishmentshttp://www.nationalcad.org