FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee
2005 National Parcel Data Inventory
Summary - North Carolina
1. How does the state coordinate the management of parcel data?
A) Do you have a specific State Cadastral Coordinator?
Yes
State Cadastral Coordinator
First_Name:
Rex
Last_Name:
Minneman
Phone:
919-807-2206
Title:
Director
Email:
rminnema@sosnc.com
Organization:
North Carolina Land Records Management Program
Comments:
B) Please indicate whether the following programs or positions exists.
State GIS Coordinator
Exists:
Yes
Comments:
State Land Records Manager
Exists:
Yes
Comments:
State Department of Revenue GIS & Mapping
Exists:
No
Comments:
Small-scale State Aerial Photography Program
Exists:
No
Comments:
Large-scale State Aerial Photography Program
Exists:
Yes
Comments:
2. Which federal agencies manage land in your state?
Federal Agency
Present
Comment
BLM
US Forest Service
US Fish & Wildlife
US Park Service
Department of Defense
There are several major Military Installations, and we should also consider that there is considerable military air space too.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Reservoirs
Other
There are small sites that are owned or managerd by other federal agenencies, such as the Bureau of Prisons.
Tennesse Valley Authority
TVA has jurisdction in 15-20 counites in western NC
Other
There are also federal agencies that have oversight and regulations that apply to the near shore ocean waters
Comment on Question 2:
3. What is the status of parcel data conversion in your state?
Number
of Counties in the State:
100
Number
of Parcels in the State:
4600000
Percentage of Parcels
Converted to GIS:
0.95
Population:
8049313
Growth
Rate:
0.214
Area
in Square Miles:
48000
Assessor
Elected or Appointed:
Appointed
Comment on Question 3:
4. How does the state manage parcel data?
A) Does your state centrally compile, manage, or publish any of the following, including subsets of the original source data?
Help
Data
Yes (If Checked)
CAMA
Geometry
Parcel data in
a publication format
State
Owned Lands
B) Responsible entity.
Help
Coordinator/Manager
CAMA
Geometry
Publish
State Lands
State Cadastral Coordinator
Exists: Yes Name: Rex Minneman
Title: Director
Org: North Carolina Land Records Management Program
Phone: 919-807-2206
Email: rminnema@sosnc.com Comment:
State GIS Coordinator
Comment:
State Land Records Manager
Comment:
State Department of Revenue GIS & Mapping
Comment:
Comment on Question 4
There are several state agencies that collect and complie parcel data. According to survey conducted in 2004, there are 20 representatives in state agencies, that call on Counties for their parcel data. As one example, the Department of Agriculture collects all parcel geometry data adn complies a stsatewide product annually
5. Is parcel data published in the state?
A) Does the state publish parcel data on the web ?
the orhtophotography standard used in land recrods is located on this site. The NC Core parcel data standards for publishing is also located here.
Comment on Question 7
8. Does your state have a large-scale or small-scale statewide orthophotography program?
Coordinate or Manage
Orthophotography Program
Update Schedule
Comment
Small-scale State Aerial Photography Program
No
Adhoc
Large-scale State Aerial Photography Program
Somewhat
Adhoc
Comment on Question 8
9. If your state is a PLSS State:
A) Does your state have scans of the original plats and survey notes or does it have plans to acquire this data.
Scans or original survey notes?
No
Plans to scan original surveys and notes?
No
Web Link
Comment
B) Does your have a state coordination program to serve known PLSS control corners or other points of survey control?
State PLSS Coordination Program
No
Web Link
Comment
Comment on Question 9
10. Does your state have a geodetic control program for corner perpetuation?
Exists:
Yes
Comments
The NC Geodetic Survey is the lead state agency for geodetic survey, it administers the NC Coordinate Sytem, and is charged to complete field monumentation and office computations of the coordinate system.
Comment on Question 10
11. Does your state have a parcel data conversion program?
Exists:
Yes
Comments:
The Land Records Management Program was established in 1977 for improvement of county land records with first emphasis being placed on the completion of countywide base maps. Counties with suitable base maps were encoraged and have undertaken logical enhancements (including parcel map conversion into GIS)
