[meteorite-list] Landowner Lookup Question

[Del Waterbury]

One huge difference between Google Earth and all the other GIS software packages I've seen so far (except a few) is the fact that I don't have to fork out 5,000+ dollars to use it... Google Earth only costs me 20 bucks a year.

Don't get me wrong because I'd love to use the high end GIS software (especially since I use high end CAD software at work), but that's a very steep price to pay just to plot out coordinates of my finds. 


Del


--- On Thu, 6/26/08, David O Henderson <dhenderson at cityofrehoboth.com> wrote:


> From: David O Henderson <dhenderson at cityofrehoboth.com>

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Landowner Lookup Question

> To: drtanuki at yahoo.com, "'Mike Bandli'" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 1:50 PM

> I am a GIS person and handle most data for a lot of places.

> Its now amazing

> what is online as far as county records in the US. Vertualy

> all states now

> have a GIS database with landowner data bases. Texas is a

> good example. You

> can usually just do a search on something like

> "delaware property tax

> records" and it will come up for most States. There is

> almost a national

> mandate to gather all the Data into GIS data and the 2010

> census will use

> that data to complete the census. While you will not have

> access to census

> data the GIS information gathered is public information. If

> you check around

> even most other countries are going to GIS systems and

> recording the same

> type of information. A search of "GIS DATA" for

> the location will give you

> tons of info. Not sure how many of you are using google

> earth but there is

> also www.esri.com and then look ArcGIS Explorer. In a lot

> of areas

> especially the west the resolution and data is far more

> extensive than

> google. Using either one to mark your finds by lat and long

> is a great tool

> to map with. 

> As more tools come out for GIS its going to be a great help

> to any of us who

> are looking around. Unfortunately I live in Delaware USA so

> not a lot of

> good hunting around here but have a ranch in Texas that I

> hope someday I

> will have a chance to take some time and look over it is

> pretty big so that

> is a retirement project. 

> Have fun researching

> 

> David O Henderson 

> Information Technology Director

> City of Rehoboth Beach

> 229 Rehoboth Ave

> Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

> 302-227-6181

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com

> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On

> Behalf Of drtanuki

> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:33 PM

> To: Mike Bandli; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Landowner Lookup Question

> 

> Mike,

>   The easiest way is to go the the county court house and

> visit the county

> clerk and county land tax people.  There are public records

> of all

> landowners.  You will need to know the location in

> Township, Range, and

> Section (or part section, for example R54W, T12, 1/2 NE SEC

> 13.

> 

>   Best of luck.  If that is convenient, stop and ask some

> locals in the

> area, at your own risk.  

> 

>   Some landowners might not be keen on you checking with

> the County tax

> records as they might perceive it as spying on them.

> 

>   Best Regards, Dirk...Tokyo

> 

> 

> --- On Fri, 6/27/08, Mike Bandli

> <fuzzfoot at comcast.net> wrote:

> 

> > From: Mike Bandli <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>

> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Landowner Lookup Question

> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> > Date: Friday, June 27, 2008, 2:31 AM

> > I am hoping that some of you experienced meteorite

> hunters

> > can answer a question: What is the simplest/easiest

> way to

> > lookup private landowner information? More

> specifically, if

> > I want to find information that will allow me to

> contact a

> > private landowner of a very remote area here in the

> Pacific

> > Northwest. 

> > 

> > Thanks in advance!

> > 

> > Mike Bandli

> > www.Astro-Artifacts.com

> > IMCA #5756

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