16th Annual GIS/CAMA Technologies Conference - Wednesday Details

San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mission San Jose

Breakout Sessions  
9:00-10:30 AM

Get It Done
Modern Parcel Numbering
Strategies for current and effective parcel numbering systems will be shared. Technical considerations for GIS and CAMA system implementations will be discussed.

Moderator: Yvonne Thurtell, Adams County Assessor's Office, Brighton, CO

• Implementing A New Parcel Numbering Scheme for Yuma County, Arizona
  Joe Wehrle, and Russel Quinn, Yuma County, Yuma, AZ

• Parcel Numbering 2.0
  William Wetzel, CIAO, The Sidwell Company, St. Charles, IL

Run The Numbers
Practical Remedies
By digging deeper, solutions can be found to even complex problems. One organization found a solution to the flaw in Price Related Bias, while another provides a spatial solution on how to successfully do more with less.

Moderator: Brandon Harris, Bruce Harris & Associates, Batavia, IL

• Measuring Vertical Equity in Assessment
  Robert Denne, Almy, Gloudemans, Jacobs & Denne, Arlington Heights, IL

• Spatial Integration Means Doing More With Less Successfully
  Garret Alexander, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC
  Jim Kiles, GISP, Patriot Properties, Inc., Lynn, MA
     
  

Serve It Up
Get Social
Learn about the key points that should be included in a sound workplace social media policy, including legal aspects and resources for developing a social media policy. Examples of policies appropriate for both large and small jurisdictions will be examined.

Moderator: Ed Crane, Esri, Topeka, KS

Social Media and Your Jurisdiction: What You Need to Know
Chris Bennett, IAAO, Kansas City, MO
L. Wade Patterson, Garfield County Assessor’s Office, Enid, OK
Rebecca Malmquist, CAE, SAMA, City of Minnetonka, Minnetonka, MN

Ignite Session
11:00 AM –12:00 Noon

IGNITE presentations are typically limited to 5 minutes (20 slides auto-advanced at 15 seconds each). GIS/CAMA 2012 is certain to become a regular feature at the conference. Click here to find out about a recent Ignite session at the URISA conference.

Moderator: Ian Lamont, spatialest, Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Several attendees have already volunteered to participate:

• GIS and CAMA integration explained using a Rubik’s Cube - Mike Kaufman, CCI, Fort Collins, CO
  
• Demonstration of Flexible ArcReader Reappraisal Mapping Tool -Rachel Parrinello, Boulder County Assessor’s Office, Boulder, CO
• From E-Gov to E-Democracy--Designing Law and Regulations using GIS & GeoNotes to Understand Impacts on People and Place
  Ed Crane, Esri, Topeka, KS
• Unconformity of Elevation Contour with Hydrology: An Automated Correction
  Said Kharbouche, Centre for Topographic Information, Natural Resources Canada, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
  
• Spatial Analysis and the Cost Approach: Can you successfully combine the Oldest Appraisal Approach with the Latest Geo-statistical Modeling Techniques in GIS?
  Jerry German, International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Developing a space-time valuation model using GIS tools and some Smoke, Mirrors and Magic
  Rich Borst,Tyler Technologies, Inc., Dayton, OH
• What's New in GIS
  Brent Jones, Esri, Redlands, CA

Lunch on your own and optional Vendor Sessions
12:00 – 1:15 PM   

Step out to the Riverwalk to enjoy any of the numerous lunch options or take the opportunity to learn more about technology solutions being offered by some of the exhibitors at the conference, over lunch.

Esri: GIS that Assessors Can Use Every Day - On the Web, On your Phone and In the Cloud!  
 

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) help us understand and communicate complex data to taxpayers and officials.  GIS is rapidly evolving and growing, delivering new capabilities for assessors and land records professionals.  New web, mobile and cloud capabilities combined with evolving rich online GIS data creates new opportunities and efficiencies in today's challenging environment.

In just a short hour over lunch, Esri will briefly introduce some of these new ArcGIS capabilities, demonstrate that this is technology you can easily use when you get back in the office --mainly give you a better understanding of how GIS can help you in your daily assessment and land records work.  Presentations are planned to be useful to those who simply want a better understanding of the capabilities of GIS, as well as your hands-on GIS staff.

Tyler Technologies: The Latest in Data Verification and Management: Tyler Verify and iasWorld 7.0

Tyler Technologies is pleased to announce its new Tyler Verify service.  Through a combination of mass appraisal best practices, data analysis techniques, remote sensing, GIS/GPS functionality and mobile data collection technology, Tyler Verify’s appraisal data verification process provides a high quality, auditable and affordable method for verifying the accuracy of your assessment data in the office.  We will also highlight the newest features in Tyler’s integrated assessment and tax software, iasWorld, and our efficient new dashboard and Quick View layout.

Manatron: Data Visualization and Analysis

Doug Bennett, with Manatron, a Thomson Reuters business, will be presenting Data Visualization and Analysis, including an in-depth review of the features and benefits of the GRM Valuation solution.  Demonstrating  GIS integration, sketching, Pictometry integration and a variety of other features, Doug Bennett will share some of the exciting developments within the GRM product suite.

CCI: Visualizing Advanced Modeling with Real Time Analysis

Join CCI for a demonstration of the most advanced data visualization product on the market, MatixDV.  See how advanced modeling techniques can easily be imported into a visualization tool and adjusted on the fly, yielding an accurate visual representation of those models effect on communities, neighborhoods, cities and even counties.  Through the versatile and user-friendly setup of MatixDV, any Assessor/Appraiser can accurately view their data in real time allowing them to locate, find, and verify accuracy of your assessment data, instantly fix, and visualize possible changes, and forecast future trends that are critical to their communities and their constituents.  MatixDV can work with any assessment software, but you will also get a chance to see the latest and greatest in CAMA technology with RealWare, too.

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Breakout Sessions
1:30–3:00 pm

Get It Done
Routing Fieldwork/Paperless Reappraisal
Minimize time spent on sub-sorting routes for field work using GIS, and by implementing a paperless reappraisal system.

Moderator: Joe Wehrle, Yuma County Assessor, Yuma, AZ

• GIS....the Future of Routing Fieldwork and $aving Money!
  Pam Metcalfe, RPA, Williamson Central Appraisal District, Georgetown, TX
  KC McDade, Williamson Central Appraisal District, Georgetown, TX

• Paperless Reappraisal
  Jon Cross, GISP, Bruce Harris & Associates, Norwalk, OH
  Marty Rowe, GISP, Lorain County Auditor's Office, Elyria, OH
  Mark Stewart, County Auditor, Lorain County, Elyria, OH
  
  
• Applying Change Detection to Mass Property Assessment
  Vince Smith, Intergraph, Madison, AL

Run The Numbers
The Significance of Building Construction – New and Old
New assumptions combined with a construction industry source are being used to obtain more accurate cost estimates.  In addition, a case study of historical building data may be used to determine future development levels for a wide range of properties.

Moderator: Jerry Roberts, Boulder County, Boulder, CO

• Improving the Cost Approach Value Estimate
  J Wayne Moore, Ph.D., J Wayne Moore Ph.D., LLC, Springfield, OH

•  Enhancing Future Land Use Planning Through Analysis of Historical Building Data
  Janice Cornelius, CFE, Volusia County FL Property Appraiser, Deland, FL   

Serve It Up
GIS and CAMA to the Rescue
In addition to natural disasters, assessor’s offices are vulnerable to unexpected changes resulting from economic conditions and legislative actions.  There is a lot of work and planning that goes into disaster preparations for “what if” scenarios. Working together, planning ahead, and sharing data is invaluable to all entities involved.

Moderator: Pam Orr, Williamson Central Appraisal District, Georgetown, TX

• Sharing Data For Assessment Changes After A Disaster
  William Stephenson and Sita Nanthavong, Washington County Assessor’s Office, Fayetteville, AR

• GIS for Disaster Recovery and Avoidance: Natural, Economic and Legislative
  Roland Altinger, CAE, Harris County Appraisal District, Houston, TX
  Jarrod Young, Harris County Appraisal District, Houston, TX

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Breakout Sessions
4:00 - 5:00 pm

Get It Done
Rise of the SubParcels
Subparcel details include additional information and rights associated to the parcel; common areas, easements, leaseholds, multi-level (3D) condos.  Complexity is elevated as GIS is needed to visualize subparcel details managed in the CAMA systems and representing historical information.  New data management workflows for GIS and CAMA will be discussed.

Moderator: Bill Wetzel, CIAO, The Sidwell Company, St Charles, IL

• The Rise of the Subparcels-More Details Needed in GIS and CAMA
  Peirce Eichelberger, gDBMS, Inc., Collegeville, FL

Run The Numbers
Use of GIS and CAMA Modeling for Assessment Equalization
Oversight agencies in the United States and over-seas can use broadly-based geographic analysis to monitor the various levels of assessment in local jurisdictions and determine how revaluations may be adjusted as required by legislation.

Moderator: Patrick O'Connor, O'Connor Consulting Inc., Plano, TX

• Richard Ward, Ph.D., CAE, CAMA Consultant, Toledo, OH
• Debbie Pratt, CAMA Consultant, Temperance, OH

Serve It Up
Better GIS Integration on Many Levels – Award Winning Presentation!
This is the integrated, real-time GIS/CAMA/Spreadsheet system that just won the Distinguished jurisdiction award at the IAAO 2011 Conference in Phoenix. The title refers to real-time integration of GIS/CAMA and spreadsheet technology at the parcel level for appraisal purposes, and at higher levels for analysis of workload, production, and other high level analyses.

Moderator: Kurt Menking, Bexar County Appraisal District, San Antonio, TX

• Better GIS Integration on Many Levels
  Don Saxby, MSc, King County Department of Assessments, Seattle, WA

Conference Social Event - Fiesta at Rita's on the River

Follow the river to Rita's for great Mexican food, drink, entertainment and camaraderie! Connect with your fellow attendees in an incredible atmosphere!

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