BeyondGeo News
The Town of Carrabassett Valley Goes Online With BeyondGeo
Jul. 23rd, 2001
The Town of Carrabassett Valley Maine has published an interactive database driven tax assessment map on the Internet, allowing their website visitors to access detailed tax parcel information
Gardiner, Maine (USA)— The Carrabassett Valley town website now features an interactive tax assessment map where visitors can view a citywide map of streets and tax parcels. Clicking on any parcel brings up the related tax assessment database detailing lot numbers, dimensions, owner records, etc. Users can also search and find parcels by any field in the tax assessment database and view the highlighted parcels and the associated database records - from their own computer through the Internet… anywhere, anytime. The map also features intelligent, scale-sensitive labeling.
The interactive map is published directly into the Town of Carrabassett Valley web site using the BeyondGeo solution– a fully automated Internet-based mapping service offered by Blue Marble Geographics, of Gardiner, Maine.
“We are very excited about our ability to publish our tax assessment database on our web site with an interactive map. This provides a tremendous service and value to our citizens, real estate appraisers and agents, and others throughout our community”, remarked David Cota, Carrabassett Valley Town Manager. “The fact that we didn’t have to purchase any software or hardware was key for us. We were able to create this map from our existing data, with very little technical effort. There was no need for training or specialized technical GIS skills on our part, it was very intuitive.”
“The application of BeyondGeo within the town of Carrabassett Valley web site illustrates the broad applications for our service ”, remarked Jeff Cole, president of Blue Marble Geographics. “Clients don’t need to invest thousands of dollars and spend months of time to offer interactive maps on their web sites. Municipalities can leverage their existing GIS investment with very little incremental cost and offer tremendous additional value to the public. BeyondGeo.com is a common-sense solution.”
About the Town of Carrabassett Valley, Maine
Carrabassett Valley is a unique community nestled on the edge of the spectacular western mountains of Maine. Visit the Town of Carrabassett Valley web site at http://www.carrabassettvalley.org.
About BeyondGeo
BeyondGeo is a simple and complete Internet map server service provided by Blue Marble Geographics that enables businesses and organizations to easily and cost-effectively publish interactive, database-driven maps on their web sites. Learn more at www.beyondgeo.com.
Blue Marble Geographics of Gardiner, Maine is a leading developer and provider of smart, simple geographic software products that provide sensible solutions for makers and users of geographic data, and builders of applications that make or use geographic data. BeyondGeo is a simple and complete Internet map server service that enables businesses and organizations to easily and cost-effectively publish interactive, database-driven maps on their web site. Blue Marble currently serves over 120,000 customers in over 60 countries. Learn more at www.bluemarblegeo.com and at www.beyondgeo.com
Contact Information:
Jeff Taplin
Blue Marble Geographics
Gardiner, ME, USA
jefft@bluemarblegeo.com / 207-588-2184
