GIS & Mobile Technology: It s Not Just For Real Property Tangible Technology for Tangible Personal Property Valuation Steve Weissman, RES, CFE, MBA Manager, Personal Property Appraisal Section Palm Beach County Property Appraiser s Office
REAL ESTATE/REAL PROPERTY REAL ESTATE: the physical land and everything permanently attached to it. REAL PROPERTY: the sum of the tangible and intangible rights in land and improvements. Real property refers to the interests, benefits, and rights inherent in the ownership of physical real estate.
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY Consists of movable items not permanently affixed to, or part of, the real estate. Capable of manual possession and whose chief value is intrinsic to the article itself. Inventory and household goods are expressly excluded from this definition. Does not include most licensed motor vehicles.
What s the Main Issue with TPP Assessment? Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
FIELD DATA COLLECTION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY A BRIEF HISTORY
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
There must be a better way
SOFTWARE OFF THE SHELF USER CUSTOMIZABLE CUSTOM SOFTWARE
PPFIELD Developed by Jeremy Banner, CFE Systems Integrator/Developer
PPField Live Demo
Tangible Personal Property Field Data Collection System Technical Description Requirements Tablet PC running Windows 7 Microsoft.Net Framework 4.0 Oracle 10G or higher client ESRI ArcGIS Mobile Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable
Tangible Personal Property Field Data Collection System Technical Description Structure Windows Forms Based application Written in C# Uses Oracle 10G client to communicate with the IAS World database for account data check-out and creation of transactions for account check-in. Data transfers are done over the network either wired or wireless. Lookup tables are updated during account download. Photos are pulled from the IAS World photos table during account download. Uses custom ArcGIS Mobile application to select accounts geographically. Also uses ArcGIS Mobile to show current location based on GPS and to copy current location data to expedite entering data for new accounts.
Tangible Personal Property Field Data Collection System Technical Description Structure Uses SQL Server Compact Edition to store data locally while out in the field. Microsoft Report Viewer is included to run simple canned reports on accounts in the local database. Telerik OpenAccess and Telerik WinForms Controls were used to expedite development. Aerial imagery is copied from an ArcGIS Server map cache and stored locally on the tablet for use in the built in mapping screen.
Tangible Personal Property Field Data Collection System Technical Description Key Features Accounts worked in the field are uploaded to IAS World through transactions that can be validated, abandoned, or committed through the IAS World interface. Photos taken in the field with the tablet camera are uploaded to the IAS World photos table with appropriate metadata (test mode). Photos are uploaded into Picture Manager, an application developed inhouse (production). New accounts can be added in the field and the current location can be used to populate the address field without typing or writing. Tablet based validation help reduce errors while entering zip codes, tax districts, and other data. Handwritten inventory scratchpad can be used for notes associated with an account.
WHERE S MY DATA?
HARDWARE
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Microsoft Surface
Docking Station
SHARING OF TPP DATA
Other Departments in the PBC-PAO Commercial Appraisal Check occupancy rates Check types of business Check TPP vs. Real Property Valuation Agricultural Appraisal Check if property with Agricultural Classification has a TPP account Avoid double assessment of assets Residential Appraisal Proximity to support services Avoid double assessment (appliances, etc.)
http://www.pbcgov.org/papa
Taxpayers and other Agencies Builders and Realtors Proximity of support services Locations of complementary and competing businesses Commercial occupancy Business Owners Check ownership and assessments Download tax returns and other forms PBC Office of Economic Sustainability Attract new businesses to County Assist in selection of location for new and existing businesses Commercial occupancy
http://maps.co.palm-beach.fl.us/gis/edo.aspx
Multi-functional In-house maps
ArcView 10.1 ArcInfo 10.1 ArcReader 10.1
MAP LAYERS Municipal Boundaries Water Roadways Parcels Situs Points Tax Districts Aerials
Tabular and Other Data TPP Account Data Account number Business name Business type (NAICS) Assessment TPP and Commercial Permits TPP Petitions Commercial Rent Rolls
sweissman@pbcgov.org 561-355-2792