Congratulations!  That's a great step forward.  How did you manage to do it?

Bruce

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Smith, Michael <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

>  MEGIS is very close to getting the LURC parcels posted on the data
> catalog.  A week or so.
>
> **********
> Michael Smith
> State GIS Manager
> Maine Office of GIS
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>  *From:* Maine GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf
> Of *Daniel H Walters
> *Sent:* Monday, October 27, 2008 4:19 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: Tax Maps - any format
>
>
> Kelly et al.,
>
> Currently, you need to contact LURC directly for the UT parcels.
>
> You can download parcel data for the towns receiving Geolibrary grants (see
> list below) at the MEGIS data catalog
> http://megis.maine.gov/catalog/catalog.asp?state=2&extent=town#parcels
> Please bear in mind these files have not been updated since the town
> delivered the data.
>
> You can view these parcels on the Geolibrary aerial photoviewer
> http://megisims.state.me.us/website/orthomap/viewer.htm
>   Cape Elizabeth Anson Casco Auburn Ellsworth Bath Falmouth Biddeford
> Freeport Bridgton Gorham Brooksville Gray Casco Islesboro Castle Hill
> Jackson Chapman New Gloucester Cumberland North Yarmouth Denmark Norway Fort
> Kent  Oxford Harrison Paris Kittery Raymond Madawaska Rockport Mapleton
> Rumford Mariaville South Portland Raymond Thorndike Skowhegan Unity
> Stonington Woodstock Sweden   Verona   Woodland   Yarmouth Arrowsic
> Clifton Bethel Phippsburg Bowdoin Whiting Bowdoinham   China
> Dover-Foxcroft   Friendship   Hermon   Lincoln   Levant   Lovell   Lyman
> Ogunquit   Readfield   Richmond   Saco   Searsmont   Searsport   South
> Berwick   Standish   Topsham   Turner   Vassalboro   Waldoboro   West Bath
>   Winslow
>
>
>
>
>
>
>   *Kelly Bellis <[log in to unmask]>*
> Sent by: Maine GeoLibrary <[log in to unmask]>
>
> 10/27/2008 03:58 PM   Please respond to
> Maine GeoLibrary <[log in to unmask]>
>
>    To
> [log in to unmask]  cc
>   Subject
> Tax Maps - any format
>
>
>
>
> Presently - or at least as far as I can find - there isn't any place to
> download tax maps - in any format - for unorganized territories (see *here
> *<http://www.maine.gov/revenue/propertytax/unorganizedterritory/taxmap.htm>for what's available). And tax maps for municipalities are slowly becoming
> available from towns and other municipalities - generally in pdf, while
> other towns may not even have a website.
>
> I'd love to see available from the Geo-Library, tax maps - in any format -
> along with a database of land owner information; e.g., Book and page deed
> references, Map and lot references and owners' contact information for all
> towns and unorganized territories - or at least those towns willing to
> participate in making such information available.
>
> If nothing else, could we please get a page/ downloadable file on the
> website listing links to towns that presently have such information already
> available?
>
> What steps are needed to implement these suggestions?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kelly
>
> V. Kelly Bellis, PLS 2099*
> **Horizon Surveying Company, Inc.* <http://home.gwi.net/surveyor/horizon>
> 17 Union Street
> Ellsworth, ME 04605
> 207.667.6912
>
>


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