Soil/Land Use Mapping
Bruce Harris & Associates provides complete farmland assessment solutions. This includes creation of GIS soil coverages as polygon features with the soil types inserted in the attribute table, creation of land use polygons, and generation of full value assessment soil reports.
Once all three elements are created, a soils report is developed detailing the number of acres of each soil type and land use for each parcel. These programs, designed by BHA, were customized to meet the requirements of the Illinois Department of Revenue for Bulletin 810 implementation, and to meet the State of Ohio CAUV requirements. All reports adjust the farmland to full assessment value. This automated calculation is a considerable time saver and valuable tool for the Assessor and Auditor.
District Mapping
BHA uses the latest U.S. Census Bureau population data to provide redistricting services to counties. Census blocks are consolidated to build precinct boundaries and eventually board district boundaries. The most important attribute associated with each census block is the population statistic. The sum of all blocks in a precinct or district is the total population of each precinct or district.
The advent of GIS makes geographic analysis an easy task. Because calculations can be done faster, more districting scenarios can be constructed. Let BHA demonstrate the variety of districting services that can be achieved.