Berkeley County Assessor’s Office GIS Project

 “GIS On The Horizon”

 In December, 2006, the Berkeley County Assessor’s office contracted with L. Robert Kimball & Associates to provide Parcel Reconstruction and Data Conversion Services for Tax Mapping a Geographic Information System (GIS).  In February, 2007, the project officially kicked-off and conversion of current parcel data started.

 http://www.lrkimball.com/

 Berkeley County has experienced unprecedented growth in recent years.  The US Census ranked Berkeley County highest in West Virginia from 1990-2000 with a 28.1% population growth rate.  Additionally, the US Census recorded a 28.5% growth rate in Berkeley County from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006.

 http://www.census.gov/statab/ccdb/tst01100.txt

 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/54/54003.html

 The Berkeley County Assessor’s Office entered into the GIS Project with L. Robert Kimball & Associates in an attempt to efficiently capture, manage & assess this growth.  The GIS will be a public resource for general information regarding parcel data.  The project is proposed to be completed in three (3) phases, with completion dates of October, 2008 / October, 2009 & October 2010.

 Completion of the third (3^rd) phase, projected October, 2010, will allow general public access to parcel information, via. a web browser and an internet connection.

 The parcel data will be viewed in conjunction with photographs that were taken county wide on March, 2007.  The photographs will allow for very good detail of parcels.

 This is a very exciting project and we are looking forward to completion and implementation.

 Any suggestions or other feedback are ALWAYS welcome and can be directed to Roger Kirkbride [rkirkbr@assessor.state.wv.us]