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This is where we'll announce what's happening in Belmont County GIS.  The most recent information is listed first.  See news from prior years for a historic review of the status of GIS in Belmont County.

May 2013

Roads in Barkcamp State Park have been attributed with names and house number ranges.  Fire district mapping is complete and has been added to the Aerial Mapping page.

April 2013

Private roads have been attributed in the centerline shapefile.  Fire district mapping is proceeding.

April 6 marked the official debut of Blazes, Posts and Stones - A History of Ohio's Original Land Subdivisions at the Marietta Land Office at Campus Martius.  Author James L. Williams was proud to present the results of over 27 years of work and dedicated the publication to future surveyors yet unborn and to the United States of America.  The author was introduced by President George Washington and General Rufus Putnam.  Mr. Williams conducted an all-day workshop April 5 at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta for the Professional Land Surveyors of Ohio.

A copy of Blazes, Posts and Stones was donated by the Belmont County GIS Director to the Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society at their monthly meeting April 8 at the St. Clairsville Public Library in appreciation of their work in scanning historic tax maps of Belmont County during the winter of 2008-2009.

The restored Marietta Land Office at Campus Martius Museum was the location of the official debut of Jim Williams' Blazes, Posts and Stones - A History of Ohio's Original Land Subdivisions at 9:30 am, April 6, 2013.  The author, left, had the honor of being introduced by President George Washington and General Rufus Putnam, below.

March 2013

The JB Green Team and Belmont County Township Trustees have once again scheduled Spring Community Cleanups across Belmont County.  A map of locations and dates can be found here.  This is your chance to dispose of old household junk, appliances, mattresses, carpeting, household electronics, car batteries, toys, etc.  No semi or large tires are accepted this year.  Electronics Recycling Services (ERS) will provide a truck at each collection site for electronics recycling drop-off.

Upon request, a fresh set of maps has been printed for the Board of Elections.  The new T2300 ps eMFP plotter is working well.

Plans are underway to upgrade web mapping software and hardware for improved service.

February 2013

I represented PLSO and Belmont County at the WVSPS Annual Convention Feb. 21-23 in Flatwoods, WV.

Representatives from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio gave updates at the WVSPS Convention February 22.  I covered Ohio topics such as the addition of surveyors as designers to Ohio law for underground damage prevention; tax map opinion of the Board of Registration; Jim Williams' new book; and PLSO membership, strategic plan implementation and Constitution review.  Comments received about our GIS web site were that it is surveyor-friendly.

The PLSO Annual Conference was February 13-16 in Sharonville, Ohio north of Cincinnati.

Mr. James L. Williams was honored with PLSO's Presidential Merit Award at the 38th Annual PLSO Conference in Sharonville, Ohio February 14, 2013, for his dedication to the surveying profession and historical research on Ohio's Original Land Subdivisions.  Shown are L-R Bradley J. Kramer, 2007 PLSO President, Mr. Williams, and Don Pickenpaugh, 2011 PLSO President.  The formal release of Mr. Williams' new book Blazes, Posts and Stones - A History of Ohio's Original Land Subdivisions will take place in Marietta April 5-6.

The 2011 aerial orthophotos are now downloadable by individual tile on the MapGuide/Aerial Mapping page.  This is handy for those who need a limited set of orthos for smaller projects.  Check the Download Aerial Photos checkbox to turn on the tile grid, and use the arrow-shaped select tool from the toolbar to select a tile for download.  A download link will appear at the lower right of the screen for a self-extracting exe of the .sid and .sdw files for the selected tile.

 

 

January 2013

The new road centerline file has been integrated into the MapGuide/Aerial Mapping page.  The Planimetrics page has been renamed to the Data Downloads page, and the Products, News and Census pages have been updated.

The 2011 digital orthophotography is now viewable on the Aerial Mapping/MapGuide page.  Scroll down to the bottom of the Table of Contents and make sure the April 2011 checkbox is checked.

 

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