(Data West Research Agency definition: see GIS glossary.) The basic drawings (maps) of the land cadastre (ownership boundaries) for all public and private lands. Parcel maps are typically maintained ...

California’s Subdivision Map Act (“SMA”) governs the legal subdivision of property in California. The SMA’s approval process is familiar to most developers. The statute’s purpose is to ensure orderly ...

Land parcel information provides a geographically referenced inventory of the use, ownership, and value of real property. The information stored with each land parcel can be used to generate a ...

Numerous challenges must be overcome to develop nationwide digital parcel data that are comprehensive, current, accessible, and in a consistent form that can be used as a framework on which to build ...