A collaborative partnership between the

State of Kansas Department of Revenue –Property Valuation Division (KDOR/PVD),

the Kansas GIS Policy Board’sData Access & Support Center (DASC),

and Kansas County Clerks

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Data Access & Support CenterDASC

Established by the Kansas GIS Policy Board in 1991

Central repository of GIS databases of statewide/regional importance

Designated as an National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) clearinghouse node in 1997

Located at the Kansas Geological Survey at the University of Kansas

Web site – http://www.kansasgis.org

• Database archival and distribution

• Database quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC)

• Database development & integration

• State & Local Government Coordination

• Cartographic development

• Promotion of the Kansas GIS Initiative

• Development and maintenance of the DASC web site – www.kansasgis.org

Statewide GIS Initiatives• Tax Units• Broadband• Local government GIS backup• ORKA (Open Records for Kansas Appraisers)

DASC Serviceswww.kansasgis.org

2009 – now Data Standardized = eliminated data errors,

standardize attribute information Certification with DASC now part of process Annual Clerks training Clerks still submit database summary of tax

units to KDOR/PVD Tax Unit database Statewide GIS Tax Unit file released annually

and as needed throughout Certification cycle

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Editing details Track Certification status and synchronize with

KDOR Process GIS data edits – various formats from

paper maps to GIS data, county edge matching Contact individual counties with change

questions Track and report data deliveries KDOR follows up with Clerks to ensure

Certifications meet deadline

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Data Gap& Overlap

Errors

Many errors

along county

boundaries

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Editing example:

BMP imagefrom a county

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Editing example:

Paper map editsfrom a county

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Editing example:

GIS file submission

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Updates integrated into Clerk’s annual tax unit Certification process

Eliminate need for Clerks to submit paper maps to KDOR/PVD

KDOR/PVD Clerk Certification document contains a link to DASC website with on-line map viewer

Clerks certify with DASC via on-line map viewer

February 2013 - statewide GIS data file was made available to the public on the DASC website

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

DASCCertification

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

DASCCertification

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

DASCCertification

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

DASCCertification

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

DASCCertification

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Data – Available for download on DASC website

http://www.kansasgis.orgMaintenance – as needed

Attributes information included:Tax UnitFIPS State+CountyState IDCounty NameCertification DateReport2013 – Changes/No changes

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

http://www.ksrevenue.org/pvdtaxunit.html

Kansas StatewideTax Unit GIS Database

Contact Information

Eileen BattlesEileen BattlesData Access & Support Center (DASC)Data Access & Support Center (DASC)785-864-2289785-864-2289battles@kgs.ku.edubattles@kgs.ku.edu