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Mapper Desktop consolidates the primary tasks of the property
mapping office - splitting existing parcels, joining existing parcels,
digitally constructing new parcel geometry, updating property-related data,
and importing parcel graphics from other systems - into a collection of
intuitive workflows that help to automate common function within ESRI's
ArcMap environment while reducing the average user's reliance on advanced,
in-depth, training. Users benefit from automated GIS procedures, while
the department benefits from the reduced total cost of implementing
modern geodatabase-driven parcel maintenance techniques using staff
with very little specialized GIS training.
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Mapper Desktop is a geographic information system (GIS) software tool
designed to perform advanced cadastral mapping functions. More
specifically Mapper Desktop is a customized -and customizable- extension
to ArcInfo or ArcEditor, the powerful GIS engine developed by
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). The basic purpose
of Mapper Desktop is to streamline cadastral map maintenance by
consolidating the tools required to perform the most
frequent cadastral data maintenance tasks.
By integrating Mapper Desktop's workflow-oriented approach to cadastral data management, even an inexperienced mapper can quickly become proficient in maintaining parcel maps and related data. Mapper Desktop provides workflows that automate several common ArcMap procedures and practices. These workflows facilitate quick and accurate edits to the appropriate map layers and underlying data sources during cadastral map maintenance, while also reducing the need for tax-mapping staff to also become GIS gurus or database administrators. Smart Data Strategies designed Mapper Desktop specifically to lower the GIS learning curve for users who are primarily concerned with management of property maps and database attributes related to ownership, improvements, valuation, taxation, etc., but advanced users will also benefit from the software's simplified automation of commonly-performed GIS procedures. Since Mapper Desktop is an extension to ESRI's ArcMap, you will still have full access to existing ArcMap functionality, and Smart Data Strategies workflow-orientation does not prevent you from using native ESRI commands. Users needing more information about mapping, generic GIS, ESRI's ArcMap, or functionality provided in other ESRI ArcGIS products are urged to inquire with Smart Data Strategies staff about training opportunities available regularly from Smart Data Strategies. NOTE: Across most disciplines, most daily uses of GIS employ customized tools designed to perform tasks in a manner that best suits that discipline or user or specific objective. Likewise, your Mapper system may include custom tools. To inquire about customized tools and their availability, please contact your Mapper administrator or your nearest Smart Data Strategies representative. |
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Easy Installation and Simplified AdministrationMapper uses intuitive "wizards" to assist the administrator in software set-up and advanced topics like database linkage and theme management. The delivered online help, accessible with the click of your mouse, provides easy access to the user's guide. Additionally, Mapper provides access to GIS-level commands through a scripting language to let advanced users add customized functionality. |
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