1. Parcel Fabric and the Local Government Model
September WV EPAN Conference

2. Topics to Cover Introduction What is Parcel Fabric?
Migrating to Parcel Fabric
Advantages of using Parcel Fabric
Local Government Information Model

3. What is Parcel Fabric ?
Land Records Management System to maintain parcels and store associated information.
Sets a standard model that can be used across all land records organizations.
Part of the ESRI Local Government Information Model.

4. The WV Factor
Recent conversions in Cabell and Monongalia Counties, both of approximately 50,000 parcels.
Biggest Challenge of Parcel Fabric for WV is road Right-of-Ways and curves!

5. Data Migration
Process lines to meet geometry requirements of the Parcel Fabric.
Validate Parcel Fabric required topology rules.
Stage your data for migration.
Check results to correct parcels that may fail to load.

6. Data Migration Process lines using ESRI Curves and Lines tools.
Convert mutli part curves to 2 point curves.
Convert lines string curves to true curves.
Reduce unnecessary vertices in line segments.

7. Data Migration Topology Rules for Migration
Line Features must be covered by polygons
Lines must not self-overlap
Lines must not self intersect
Lines must be single part
Lines must not intersect or touch interior
Polygons must be covered by lines

8. Data Migration Staging data for load to Parcel Fabric
Give special consideration to attributes you want to bring into the Parcel Fabric.
Migration of attributes is much easier when you match portions of your staging schema to that of the Parcel Fabric.
However, avoid matching the schema exactly as this can cause problems with the load process.

9. Data Migration Check your results
Some parcels WILL fail to load even with zero topology errors. Pay attention to load results and perform joins to ensure a complete migration.
Use Check Fabric tool to run ESRI checks on the parcel fabric to identify possible errors.

10. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
Polygons and Lines work together in a connected environment with built in topology. *To some extent
Maintain an interactive history of change.
Store original survey dimensions and geometry.
ESRI supported tools, workflows, and applications.
Use of control points and adjustments to improve accuracy.

11. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
Built in topology in Parcel Fabric
Polygons and lines work and move as one.
Built in topology is not perfect. Consideration should be given to run an outside model checking for additional topology and geometry QC on a regular basis.

12. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
Maintain History
Best method to date for maintaining an archival and interactive history layer.
Not only archives changes such as splits and combinations but also archives the legal date the change went into effect, date the change was made to the GIS, and the user who made the change.
Can view history chronologically

13. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
Store original survey information as entered from the legal document.
Survey dimensions are stored even if a line must be altered to fit surrounding area.
Can “go back” to original geometry by un-joining and re-joining the parcel.

14. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
ESRI supported tools and workflows and apps.
Tools for and processes specifically designed for to work within the parcel fabric.
Parcel Editor
Parcel Details
Parcel Expolorer
Parcel Workflows
ESRI web map and application templates designed around the LGIM and Parcel Fabric

15. Advantages of Parcel Fabric
Control and Adjustments
Can better incorporate control points such as NGS monuments or other x,y locations and relate locations to parcel corners.
Control can also be established from high confidence corners existing in data.
Once control is established Least Squared Adjustments can be ran on those related parcels.

16. Local Government Information Model
Database model designed to work across all matters of local government GIS related operations.
Standardized database that can work for everyone.
Works with a growing number of ESRI web services and applications.
Makes it easier to share data across your organization and others.

17. Question and Answer Contact Me Tre Penegar 910-256-9892