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residential, land use, Maine, tax map, town, parcels, geocode, ownership, boundary, planningCadastre, planningCadastre, cadastral map
To provide a statewide digital tax parcel dataset for Maine. Property maps are a fundamental base for many municipal activities. Although GIS parcels data cannot replace detailed ground surveys, the data can assist municipal officials with functions such as accurate property tax assessment, planning and zoning. Towns can link maps to an assessor's database and display local information. Officials can show tax-payers how proposed development or changes in municipal services and regulations may affect the community. In many towns, parcels data also helps to provide public notices, plan bus routes, and carry out other municipal services.
This dataset contains updated municipal parcels data along with previously developed parcel data acquired through the municipal grants project by Maine Library of Geographic Information (MLGI). Submission of the municipal grant recipient parcels data was guided by standards presented to the MLGI Board, May 21, 2005, "Standards for Digital Parcel Files" A date field FMUPDAT is attributed with the most recent update date. This dataset also contains municipal parcel data acquired through other sources, the data sets are differenciated by the item FMSCORG.
Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.
This dataset is for planning purposes only and should not be used for conveyance of land. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS
Extent
| West | -71.123153 | East | -66.849274 |
| North | 47.361499 | South | 42.970959 |
| Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
| Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:50,000 |
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Credit should always be given to the data source and/or originator when the data is transferred or printed.
Monday through Friday
Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, no warranty expressed or implied is made by MEGIS regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. Neither the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems, nor any of its contributors, is liable for misuse of the data, for damage, for transmission of viruses, or for computer contamination through the distribution of these data sets.
This dataset is for planning purposes only and should not be used for conveyance of land. Users must assume responsibility in determining the usability of this data for their purposes. Digital maps retain the accuracy of their source materials. The best use of data mapped at scales of 1:500,000 and 1:250,000 is in statewide planning and studies; at 1:100,000 in regional planning and studies; at 1:62,500 and 1:24,000 in detailed studies and local planning; and at 1:12,000 and 1:5,000 or larger scales in parcel level studies and detailed local planning. In the use of Maine GIS data, please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the correct copy of both data and metadata from the Maine GIS Data Catalog. Updates, corrections, and feedback, incorporated in the Maine GIS database are made in accordance with "Data Standards for Maine Geographic Information Systems", 2002, and coordinated by MEGIS
Access is available through Maine's wide area network; WAN users may contact the Maine Office of Information Technology, Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems (MEGIS) for a login.
Data may be downloaded immediately from the Internet Data Catalog
digital parcels
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Feature geometry.
ESRI
Physical address of the property, if applicable
State of Maine "Standards for Digital Parcel Files"
A municipal designation field which carries the map, block and lot or other unique identifier assigned to each parcel by the municipal assessor. This field is the link to the municipal databases. It may not be possible to make this link between the assessor's database and the digital parcel map for every parcel or property record - a one to one relationship. This standard requires only an initial effort to make the linkage as complete as possible.
State of Maine "Standards for Digital Parcel Files"
5 character code corresponding to the "Standard Geographic Code for Maine Counties and Minor Civil Divisions", 1971
MEGIS
Town or reservation name as listed in "Standard Geographic Code for Maine Minor Civil Divisions"
MEGIS
Physical address number of the property
State of Maine "Standards for Digital Parcel Files"
The map_bk_lot listing in the assessor's database where information about a parcel may be found. Some Maine towns organize their tax assessing database so that only one bill is sent to each property owner. If the property owner holds several lots only one listing in the assessor's database will be made to serve for all of them. In these cases one map-block-lot designation will be assigned to the combined listing. For the remaining lots, the parent field contains a pointer to the appropriate map-block-lot listing
State of Maine "Standards for Digital Parcel Files"
A unique, statewide identifier for each parcel. The township geocode constitutes the first five numbers of the identifier followed by MAP_BK_LOT for each parcel in the township. (Character field)
State of Maine "Standards for Digital Parcel Files"
County name as listed in "Standard Geographic Code for Maine Minor Civil Divisions"
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Originator of the source
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Organization of update
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Date of last edit
MEGIS
Parcel type as listed from source data.
MEGIS
Internal feature number.
ESRI
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