This is a very helpful announcement. It might be appropriate in our mass
communications to first refer to the "Maine Library of Geographic
Information ("the GeoLibrary")."
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From: Maine GeoLibrary [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Will Mitchell
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Project Announcement
Announcing the Maine GeoLibrary's 2008 Planning Project
Fifty States Initiative - Updating Maine's GIS Strategic Plan
and
Designing a Statewide Integrated Land Records System
Sign Up to Participate Now!
The GeoLibrary Board recently received a matching grant from the US
Geological Survey in support of the National States Geographic
Information Council (NSGIC) Fifty States Initiative. The work to be
completed includes 2 tasks. Task 1 will update and enhance the
GeoLibrary Strategic Plan, our blueprint for GIS priorities in Maine.
Task 2 will recommend a conceptual framework and functional
specification for an Integrated Land Records Information System for the
State of Maine.
Maine GIS Strategic Plan
The focus of the Strategic Plan update is;
a) coordination of government, academia and the private sector
b) developing sustainable funding sources for GIS data and activities;
and
c) community outreach - cultivating political champions to grow support
for future geospatial initiatives.
Help us set the course for Maine's GeoSpatial future.
Integrated Land Records
Research is being done to produce a conceptual framework and a
functional specification for an Integrated Land Records System based on
a sustainable political and technical architecture and user requirements
to enable the capture and maintenance of property data to the parcel
level statewide.
For nearly two decades Maine counties, municipalities and the Office of
GIS have worked piecemeal to standardize and assemble this essential
resource. Digital parcel mapping still varies widely from town to town,
and still does not exist in many towns. The GeoLibrary parcel grants
have helped close the gap, but more remains to be done to achieve
standardized complete coverage and to maintain it.
This initiative will seek to codify standards and procedures in such a
way that integrates;
* Deed and plan records at the county level,
* Municipal tax assessor parcel geometry at the municipal level,
and
* Attribute input from a variety of additional stakeholders
On January 16, 2008 the Geolibrary Board voted to accept a proposal from
the James W. Sewall Company <http://www.jws.com> to provide services in
fulfillment of this grant. The Sewall Team includes: Reference Standard
<http://www.restmap.net> , Somers-St. Claire, GIS Management Consultants
<http://www.somers-stclaire.com/> and Fairview Industries
<http://www.fairview-industries.com/> .
The GeoLibrary Board has also hired Will Mitchell of Mitchell
Geographics <http://www.mitchellgeo.com/> to serve as project manager.
Please contact Will at 207.879.7769 or [log in to unmask] with project
related questions.
Schedule
The majority of the work on the project will be research and input
gathering and will occur between March and June of 2008. Data gathering
will be followed by analysis and proposed solutions. Presentations will
be made throughout the process.
Input Needed
The GeoLibrary Board is anxious to solicit input from the Maine GIS
community, municipal, county, state and the federal government, county
registries, the bar association, the real estate sector, the surveying
community, and other impacted and interested stakeholders across the
state of Maine. The project will include meetings, presentations,
regional forums, surveys and interviews designed to capture each of
these perspectives.
Please register at: http://megis.maine.gov/stakeholder/stakeholder.asp
to receive information on upcoming events. Feel free to comment on the
project blog at any time during the project. Your input is vital!
Survey Coming Soon!
In early April, 2008, you will be receiving an invitation to an online
survey. We'd ask that you take just a few minutes to fill it out as we
will use the information gathered to help frame the direction of our
project. In addition, we will provide each participant with the overall
results from the survey.
Regional Information Gathering Forums to be Held April 29th & May
6th-7th
As part of this project, Regional Forums will be held to gather
information from those wishing to provide input. We ask that all
interested parties attend them to insure that their perspectives are
heard. The first Forum will be held on April 29th in Auburn. On May
6th and May 7th Forums will be held in Bangor and Portland respectively.
The Forums will run from 9-12 and refreshments will be served for
participants. More details to follow, but please spread the word and
save the dates! To register, please send an email indicating your
interest in attending to [log in to unmask]
Please Remember
Remember that "your participation" is vital to the success of this
project, but, more importantly, to the growth of GIS and the development
of a framework that will improve the lands records system in our State!
Find your GeoLibrary Board representative here:
http://www.maine.gov/geolib/members.htm
Let us know your thoughts and help us represent your interests!
Sincerely,
The Maine GeoLibrary Board and the Planning Project Team
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