FGDC Cadastral Subcommittee
2005 National Parcel Data Inventory
Summary - California
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:
Davis
Last_Name:
Ralph
Phone:
916.322.7183
Title:
Research Analyst II (GIS)
Email:
ralph.davis@boe.ca.gov
Organization:
Board of Equalization Tax Area Services Section
Comments:
B) Please indicate whether the following programs or positions exists.
State GIS Coordinator
Exists:
No
Comments:
State Land Records Manager
Exists:
No
Comments:
State Department of Revenue GIS & Mapping
Exists:
Yes
Comments:
State Board of Equalization
Small-scale State Aerial Photography Program
Exists:
No
Comments:
Large-scale State Aerial Photography Program
Exists:
No
Comments:
2. Which federal agencies manage land in your state?
Federal Agency
Present
Comment
BLM
US Forest Service
US Fish & Wildlife
US Park Service
Other
Comment on Question 2:
3. What is the status of parcel data conversion in your state?
Number
of Counties in the State:
58
Number
of Parcels in the State:
12000000
Percentage of Parcels
Converted to GIS:
0.8
Population:
33871648
Growth
Rate:
0.135
Area
in Square Miles:
155959
Assessor
Elected or Appointed:
Elected
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: Davis Ralph
Title: Research Analyst II (GIS)
Org: Board of Equalization Tax Area Services Section
Phone: 916.322.7183
Email: ralph.davis@boe.ca.gov Comment:
State GIS Coordinator
Comment:
State Land Records Manager
Comment:
State Department of Revenue GIS & Mapping
Comment: State Board of Equalization
Comment on Question 4
5. Is parcel data published in the state?
A) Does the state publish parcel data on the web ?
No
B) Is there a list of local government parcel data contacts on the web?
No
Comment on Question 5
6. Who is responsible for collecting parcel data?
The number of local government entities that are responsible for collecting parcel data in your state.
Government Organization
Number
Townships
0
Municipalities
476
Counties/Parishes
58
Other
0
Comment on Question 6
7. Does the state have standards for parcel data?
Does the state have standards for creating CAMA (attribute) and geometry data?
CAMA
Has Standards?
No
Published on Web?
No
Web Link
Comment
Geometry
Has Standards?
No
Published on Web?
No
Web Link
Comment
Other Relevant
Has Standards?
No
Published on Web?
No
Web Link
Comment
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
No
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:
No
Comments
Comment on Question 10
11. Does your state have a parcel data conversion program?
