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Boone County, Missouri
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Project Goal
A parcel of real estate was the common denominator used to solve the fragmentation of land records. The City of Columbia, Boone Electric Cooperative, and County of Boone formed a GIS Consortium in May, 1997. A formal agreement, approved by each governing body, outlined the organizational structure, budget, and five year plan to convert the County Assessor’s tax maps into electronic format.
Progressive attitudes enabled Boone County to significantly enhance our online presence in October, 2002 with the christening of www.showmeboone.com. The Recorder of Deeds enabled online searches of real estate, tax liens, UCC documents, and marriage licenses. The next step in this upgrade was to allow the public to access the Assessor’s data. A program was written that consolidated property ownership, legal descriptions, and deed book references.
In February, 2004 the final step of adding interactive mapping became a reality. Constituents can now search real estate data online utilizing the Boone County Parcel Information Viewer. Users have the ability to locate property and zoom in for a closer view. With few clicks, you can display a property's owner information and tax history. An electronic image of Warranty Deeds recorded since 1990 can viewed by clicking on the Deed Book/Page.
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Business Problem Solved
Before the Boone County Integrated Land Records Management and Public Access System, Land record management was fragmented between multiple offices. Taxpayers had to visit three different offices to obtain tax receipts, property data and copies of deeds. County appraisers had to gather data from multiple sources prior to completing an assignment. Building permits for new construction and zoning data were integrated manually from several offices within the City of Columbia or County of Boone.
Public demand for assessment data increased gradually after property records were automated in 1985. In recent years, an equivalent of one full time employee spent each day disseminating property ownership, building descriptions and duplicating property tax maps. Embracing technology with a spirit of cooperation could enhance our productivity enabling a more efficient use of resources.
Technology Implemented
Webserver - The front-end to the system is provided by the Boone County website running on a Compaq Proliant ML370 with Windows 2003, IIS6, ASP, ASP.NET, and Tomcat.
Application Server – A Microsoft Application Server running on a Compaq Proliant ML 380 with Windows 2000, closely interacts with the webserver via COM+ Object call. When a call is made from the webserver, the application server connects to the AS-400 and returns the requested data as XML.
Application Server – A ESRI ArcIMS 4.0.1 Server running on a Compaq Proliant DL 380 with Microsoft Windows 2000, communicates with the webserver via XML calls. When a map request is made, ArcIMS builds and returns a map to the webserver, using data from the GIS Server.
Database Server – AS-400 Tax System running on an IBM iSeries Model 810 with DB2. This server stores the Assessor, Collector, and Clerk’s business data.
Database Server – GIS Server running on a Compaq DL380 Proliant server with Windows 2000, ArcSDE 8.3, and MSSQL 2000. This server stores all the GIS datasets and ortho-imagery.
Database Server – Recorder System running on an IBM xSeries 350 with Windows 2000 and MSSQL 2000. This server stores all the Recorder business data and Imaging System.
Development Team Biography
Jason Warzinik, GIS Program Manager
Jonathan Bode, GIS Analyst
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