[meteorite-list] Landowner Lookup Question

[David O Henderson]

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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