A Business Plan for Statewide Parcel Data Integration for Minnesota

There is a strong and growing need for accurate and accessible parcel data.  This project's goal is to develop a detailed business plan for managing and providing access to accurate and current parcel data for the entire state based upon maintained and authoritative local sources. 

The project team will work directly with counties to document their parcel mapping programs, focusing on data distribution policies and practices and technical limitations.  The team will then recommend specific actions to address these issues, including model agreements, policy guidelines, and legislative changes needed to achieve the vision of parcel data availability and integration.  Many of the project outcomes will translate to other data themes.

MnGeo is coordinating the project and is working collaboratively with stakeholders, including local governmental units through their statewide organizations and Minnesota’s Digital Cadastral Data Committee.  The work is funded in part by a Federal Geographic Data Committee CAP grant.
 

  • Parcel Business Plan Survey closed March 27, 2012
    Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey of individuals and organizations that use or create parcel data.  The survey collected information related to parcel data functions, obstacles and benefits of acquiring parcel data, and the importance of data accessibility.  The results will help guide development of the Business Plan.
     
  • Project Overview 12/1/11  (2 p., 224K, PDF)
     
  • Project Description (19 p, 2.2 MB, PDF)
     

Project Details

More information will be added as the project progresses.

  • Update Reports
  • Stakeholder workshop – April 5, 2012:  Designed for policy makers and administrators.  The workshop will include presentations and discussion about parcel data needs and availability, the legal framework for data, a review of parcel data use in the State, and project survey results. An understanding of stakeholder needs and experiences will provide insight for development of the business plan.
     
  • Contractor Team Selected:  MnGeo developed a Statement of Work that was issued November 10, 2011 for consulting services using the State's Master Contractor List. A proposal from a collaborative team of Pro-West & Associates, Inc. and Applied Geographics was received and accepted. The consultants started work in January 2012.
     
  • Current Status of County Parcel Development and Policies:  MnGeo contracted with Pro-West & Associates, Inc. to conduct a survey of Minnesota's counties; 83 of the 87 counties responded. The survey questions gathered information about the county's cadastral contacts, availability of digital spatial data, property tax database, data sharing policies and practices as well as technical capacities. The survey results identify the environments, policies, technologies and available data found in Minnesota counties and will be used in subsequent phases of the project.
     
  • Advisory Committee members
    • Curt Carlson, Digital Cadastral Data Committee
    • Doug Hansen, Crow Wing County
    • Brad Henry, University of Minnesota
    • Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council
    • Rick Morey, Minnesota Department of Transportation
    • Jane Mueller, Beltrami County
    • Bart Richardson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
    • Mark Sloan, Clay County and City of Moorhead
    • Jeff Storlie, Minnesota Counties GIS Association
    • Michelle Trager, Rice County
       

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