VERMONT CENTER FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONLeslie Pelch, VCGI

Presentation to Town Officers Education ConferencesApril 2017

Top 10 List:

Using Parcel Data

Real Estate And Other Services In The Private Sector

http://maps.vermont.gov/vcgi/html5viewer/?viewer=vtmapviewer

Onsite sewage disposal potential

Targeted Services.

Analysis by ZIP codes nearly masked the lead problem in Flint, whereas analysis by parcel revealed the problem.

Transparency and Fairness

Visualizing how tax burdens and tax relief are geographically distributed can reveal patterns and issues.

Identifying Development Opportunities

Identifying development constraints helps target development opportunities.

Natural Resource and Recreation Asset Management.

Identifying impervious surfaces may help us protect water resources

Scenario Planning.

Foundational Data & Analysis.

Accountability and Economic Development

VCGI will build the foundation upon which people will make smart decisionsthat make efficient use of resources while improving the lives of Vermonters and our environment.

Digital parcel data linked to the grand list allows us to analyze the revenue stream generated by property taxes

Lowering the Cost of Doing Business Through Efficiency

24 V.S.A. § 4464. Hearing and notice requirements…(B) Written notification to the owners of all properties adjoining the property subject to development….

Disaster Mitigation, Response, and Recovery

Areas impacted by silt deposition during flooding can be easily identified and quantified in order to apply for disaster funding, and homeowners can be contacted to offer services.