The document summarizes a meeting to kick off a project with two main tasks: 1) Update Maine's strategic GIS plan to align with national goals and 2) Recommend a framework for an integrated land records system. It introduces the project team and covers their approach, including stakeholder outreach, reviewing existing plans and systems, and developing a conceptual framework and specification. It also solicits feedback from meeting attendees on key issues.

1. Strategic GIS Plan & Property Boundary Data Capture and Integration Framework Kickoff Meeting With the Maine GeoLibrary Board February 20, 2008 James Page, PhD Bruce Oswald, LA Richard Sutton James W. Sewall Team

17. Sewall Team

18. Project Workflow

25. Attribute set Reduced to Minimum for Distribution Full set of assessing Attributes attached To parcels Private contractors Geodata Uptake Stakeholders + Roles municipality Geodata edited To reflect change Regional/County GIS Municipal GIS Implemented by Private contractors Maine Office of GIS Implemented by property Survey performed Change approved by municipality © 2008 – jws | rest Rev. 2008.0123 Technical Surveyors Municipal GIS Survey added to Georeferenced Composite Implemented by state Parcels integrated With GeoLibrary : Attributes culled federal Statewide cadastre Integrated with Framework Layer county Deed Book/Page reference appended

30. Promotion of Project and Plan Wide audience mailings and e-distributions:

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33. Communications Plan

38. What Are Your Ideas?

39. 1. Who do we need to get involved in the study and what’s the best way to get their input?

40. 2. What are the most important things that you would like the statewide GIS coordination to do that is not currently doing?

41. 3. Who are the three most likely political champions for GIS in Maine?

42. 4. What do you believe are the best sustainable funding sources for GIS in Maine?

43. 5. What do you feel would be the greatest BENEFITS of accurate and up-to-date statewide parcels to you and your organization?

44. 6. What is the most important parcel ATTRIBUTE information (i.e., Ownership, Value, Address, Map/Lot ID, Book/Page ID) you require for your organization?

45. 7. If a single county or regional area could be made available as a PILOT PROJECT as part of this initiative, what county or area would you nominate, and why?

46. 8. What challenges do you anticipate in developing and distributing statewide parcel data?

47. 9. What’s the best way to encourage the towns and counties to work together to create a single, dependable cadastral product?

48. For more input, contact Bruce Oswald at: [email_address] or (207) 827-445