Description: How does location effect value? How do I improve valuations and adjustments with GIS data? A best-practices tutorial for administrative heads and staff alike, this workshop will demonstrate the power and relevance of GIS, as well as equip technical staff with the understanding of how to implement it. Attendees do not need a technical background to benefit from this session, though the hands-on, technical know-how will be provided in parallel for those who desire it.
This workshop will reveal to assessors how GIS is used in small, medium, and large government jurisdictions to improve valuation fairness, equitability, and defensibility.
Public Data, Public Access, Privacy, and Security: U.S. Law and Policy
Monday, March 19, 2018
Instructor: Kim McDonough, GISP, Senior IT Manager, Tennessee Department of Transportation
As data distribution capacities increase, there is increasing tension between access to public records as a foundation of a free society, citizen expectations of confidentiality, and protection of public security. There are instances where land records are impacted by state or federal records laws. This workshop is will help land record managers to know if their data may have legal limitations on how and where it can be distributed.
This workshop will focus on the critical legal issues and the policy options they frame. Specific topics include:
Using GIS and CAMA Data to Support Emergency Management
Monday, March 19, 2018
Communities are often faced with significant economic and social risks from natural and man-made disasters. In order for emergency management professionals to effectively prepare for and respond to these events they need to have an accurate understanding of the built and social environment, including knowledge of where buildings are located, how they are constructed and how they are used. This workshop will provide guidance and hands-on activities that reveal why CAMA and parcel data, combined with the capabilities of GIS, are valuable for addressing this need and what the key steps are to ensuring that this data is effectively applied.
Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop with them to the workshop in order to better participate in activities. Instructions for setup will be provided in advance of the workshop.
The workshop will offer insights about challenges and best practices identified from past and current attempts to apply CAMA and parcel data in support of hazard mitigation, response and recovery objectives. These insights will be supported by real examples of recent projects that have occurred or are being developed in Georgia, Indiana and many other states and communities where tools and workflows have been implemented that apply CAMA and parcel data to support the GIS-based analysis of potential impacts from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados and other hazards along with identifying ways to mitigate those impacts. The instructors will help participants understand what CAMA data elements are critical to informing this process. They will also identify financial and political incentives for developing collaborations that lead to the effective collection, application and sharing of CAMA and parcel data resources.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Fred Calef – “Keeper of the Maps” for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory
Dr. Calef is currently the Geospatial Information Scientist for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. He maintains the GIS base map containing MSL science data and he provides a geospatial reference for all data products related to “hard targets” (i.e. rocks) analyzed by the MSL rover. He also provides geospatial products, such as geologic maps, traverse paths, and surface roughness, for planning to the MSL Rover Planners.
Dr. Calef obtained his PhD at the University of Alaska in 2010, studying Mars crater distribution and ejecta, and was later a postdoc at JPL, joining the Lab full-time in 2012. In addition to his background in Earth and Mars geology, he has extensive experience with Esri and other GIS tools.
Getting Started with GIS CAMA Integration
There are a lot of moving parts and getting started with GIS CAMA integration can seem daunting, but it’s not. This presentation will discuss how to get started and detail the benefits from syncing GIS with CAMA, integrating County Clerk documents and workflows, parcel fabric migration, and how CAMA and GIS are used in appraisal review board hearings.
The main topics to be discussed include:
Geocaching Poker Run
On Tuesday evening, meet old friends and make new ones as the conference presents the Geocaching Poker Run. Clues and GPS coordinates to nearby establishments will be provided to you as you wander downtown Houston in teams. At each destination, beverages will be available for purchase if you so desire. The rules are simple:
If yes, join us for lunch Wednesday, March 21st from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm to see how the Govern OpenForms CAMA and Tax Software can turn your office into a productive environment! You will also learn how to BREAK FREE from vendor dependency, be in FULL Control, tailor the software to meet YOUR needs with NO Source Code changes, and eliminate the need to create custom silo applications. There is limited seating, so be sure to register now to secure your spot!
Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HJDXH8L
Seating is extremely limited, so reserve your seat now.
Understanding where you are at any given moment with your annual work load sounds simple but can be a daunting task. This luncheon will provide an in depth review of several Counties’ approach to planning annual inspections, assigning and tracking sales and permit inspections all while avoiding costly duplicate visits, you will be exposed to simple tools to track progress, and we will demonostrate a simple solution to automate quality control and audit work flows. This lunchoen will provide a road map to transition your workflow into a solid transiparent process that allows you to manage the big blocks and analise the work from top to bottom.
Please send an email to rod.miller@ilookabout.com to confirm your attendance as will be ordering lunches accordingly and have limited seating.
We look forward to hosting you.
Rod Miller, iLOOKABOUT
