[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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