Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bayfield County Land Records Department Title: Bayfield County Wisconsin Property Ownership Map: Tax Parcels Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washburn, Wisconsin Publisher: Bayfield County Land Records Department Online_Linkage: Description: Abstract: Property ownership and tax parcel maps of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Derived from a variety of source data including; U.S. General Land Office survey plats U.S.G.S. topographic maps Deed descriptions Subdivision maps Certified survey maps Miscellaneous survey maps Highway right-of-way plats These source materials are of differing scales and quality and date from the mid 1800's to the present. The maps were created using coordinate geometry and computer assisted drafting. The maps provide a useful representation of the geometry and topology of land parcels and area suitable for their intended purpose. They are not intended to be used for determination of land ownership or to be in any way a substitute for an accurate land survey or the land ownership and interest descriptions contained in individual deeds. Purpose: The primary purpose of the Bayfield County parcel ownership mapping initiative is to graphically display the ownership of all real property in the county. These maps are used for a variety of purposes for which accurate depiction of land parcel boundaries are desirable. The primary use is in the County Real Property Lister Department to assist in maintaining the real estate assessment and taxation database, and in determining approximate ownership boundaries and acreages; and tax parcel numbers. The map is also used to assist in identifying parcel boundary conflicts (gaps and overlaps) and in identifying parcels that are not listed in the database.
The County Land Records Department uses the map to assist in answering questions from the public about land ownership, and as a parcel data layer overlay for a variety of mapping and GIS products and services.
Other County departments such as Zoning, Forestry, and Register of Deeds are regular users of the map data.
Private users include land surveyors, assessors, real estate agents, and engineers. Supplemental_Information: Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1852 Ending_Date: Present Currentness_Reference: Publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Each Civil Division is regularly updated on a rotating schedule. Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.5538 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.7502 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0036 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.1546 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Parcel Theme_Keyword: Tax Parcel Theme_Keyword: Cadastral Data Theme_Keyword: Parcel Identification Theme_Keyword: Ownership Theme_Keyword: Property Theme_Keyword: GIS Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Counties and County Equivalents of the States of the United States and the District of Columbia (FIPS Pub 6-3) Place_Keyword: Wisconsin Place_Keyword: Bayfield County Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Bayfield County Place_Keyword: Town of Barksdale Place_Keyword: Town of Barnes Place_Keyword: Town of Bayfield Place_Keyword: Town of Bell Place_Keyword: Town of Cable Place_Keyword: Town of Clover Place_Keyword: Town of Delta Place_Keyword: Town of Drummond Place_Keyword: Town of Eileen Place_Keyword: Town of Grandview Place_Keyword: Town of Hughes Place_Keyword: Town of Iron River Place_Keyword: Town of Kelly Place_Keyword: Town of Keystone Place_Keyword: Town of Lincoln Place_Keyword: Town of Mason Place_Keyword: Town of Namakagon Place_Keyword: Town of Namekagon Place_Keyword: Town of Orienta Place_Keyword: Town of Oulu Place_Keyword: Town of Pilsen Place_Keyword: Town of Port Wing Place_Keyword: Town of Russell Place_Keyword: Town of Tripp Place_Keyword: Town of Washburn Place_Keyword: Village of Mason Place_Keyword: City of Bayfield Place_Keyword: City of Washburn Access_Constraints: Access to DWG source digital files is currently restricted to departments of Bayfield County Government. Internet access to DWF format digital files that represent the hard copy maps is unrestricted. Hard copy maps are available from the Bayfield County Land Records Department. Use_Constraints: Users must read this metadata document before using the data. By using the data described in these metadata, the user acknowledges that the terms and conditions of use have been read and that the user is bound by these criteria. Rights to all information contained in the maps are reserved by Bayfield County. No information may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of Bayfield County. If permission to use the information is granted, the following source citation is to be included when information from this map is used: 'Parcel information from Bayfield County Property Ownership Map, provided by Bayfield County Land Records Department. The maps are for illustration purposes and may not be suitable for site-specific decision making. Information found within should not be used for making financial or other commitments. Bayfield County provides this information with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be accurate, correct, current, or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user. While every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy, correctness, and timeliness of the maps, Bayfield County assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. The foregoing warning is exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties of merchantability, fitness for particular purpose, and/or any other type whether expressed or implied. In no event shall Bayfield County become liable to users of these maps, or any other party, for any loss or direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, including but not limited to time, money, or goodwill, arising from the use or modification of the maps.
Although significant care has been exercised to produce maps that satisfy mapping accuracy standards, these maps are only as accurate as the source data from which they were complied. These maps are intended to be advisory and are NOT designed or intended to be used as a substitute for an accurate field survey, as performed by a Registered Land Surveyor, to determine precise property location.
To assist Bayfield County in the maintenance of the Parcel Ownership Maps, users are encouraged to provide Bayfield County information concerning errors or discrepancies found in using the maps. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bayfield County Land Records Department Contact_Person: David K. Lee Contact_Position: Administrator, Land Records Department Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 117 East Fifth Street City: Washburn State_or_Province: Wisconsin Postal_Code: 54891 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (715) 373-6156 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (715) 373-6156 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dlee@bayfieldcounty.org Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central Time Monday through Friday Data_Set_Credit: Bayfield County Land Records Department; David K. Lee, Holly Hemmingway Bayfield County Real Property Listing Department; Lynn Devine, Perry Shuga Bayshore CAD; James Solberg, Matthew Johnson Native_Data_Set_Environment: Autodesk Map 5; Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: An independent accuracy check was not performed. Accuracy is checked by the County Real Property Lister Department and Land Records Department as part of their routine operation. The County's mapping contractor makes corrections and randomly checks accuracy as part of the scheduled maintenance and update process. The parcel boundary layer purposely contains inaccuracies due to the sometimes inaccurate nature of the source documentation. These inaccuracies are addressed as time and budgets permit. The parcel GIS data layers are separately maintained and corrected to produce a correct and seamless county-wide parcel data layer.
In all cases, the best available data was utilized. Surveyed section data supplanted the digitized section data where available. Logical_Consistency_Report: The GIS parcel polygon layer is topologically structured polygon data (Autodesk Map Mpolygon objects), with parcel identification numbers (PIN) within each parcel. Completeness_Report: To the best knowledge of Bayfield County, these maps represent all parcels in Bayfield County. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: These maps are based on PLSS Section Lines which were digitized from USGS 7.5 minute Topographic Maps at 1:24000 scale. Surveyed section data supplanted the digitized section data where available. The horizontal accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a horizontal accuracy of 45.6 feet at the 95% confidence level. Certain PLSS monuments have been located to varying higher accuracy standards. These monuments are identified by symbols on the maps and the source documentation is included as attribute information. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1964-1984 Title: 7.5 Minute Series Topographic Maps Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: Paper and CD-ROM Source_Contribution: Section lines, roads, hydrography. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wisconsin Land Surveyors Publication_Date: 1900-Present Title: Certified Survey Maps Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Present Source_Contribution: Property boundaries, road centerlines and right-of-ways, shorelines, PLSS monument positions. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wisconsin Land Surveyors Publication_Date: 1900-Present Title: Subdivision Plats Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Present Source_Contribution: Lot boundaries, road centerlines and right-of-ways, shorelines, PLSS monument positions. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wisconsin Land Surveyors Publication_Date: 1900-Present Title: Miscellaneous Survey Maps Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Present Source_Contribution: Property boundaries, road centerlines and right-of-ways, shorelines, PLSS monument positions. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Wisconsin Department of Transportation Publication_Date: 1940-Present Title: Highway Plats Type_of_Source_Media: Paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Unknown Ending_Date: Present Source_Contribution: Road centerlines and right-of-ways, PLSS monument positions, abandoned railroad right-of-ways. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Bayfield County Real Property Lister Title: Real Estate Assessment and Taxation database Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washburn, Wisconsin Publisher: Bayfield County Real Property Lister Type_of_Source_Media: Paper and CD-ROM Source_Contribution: Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN), real property descriptions, deed references. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: US Surveyor General's Office Publication_Date: 1852-1862 Title: Original Government Surveys Type_of_Source_Media: Paper and CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1852 Ending_Date: 1862 Source_Contribution: Government lots, fractional 40's Process_Step: Process_Description: Original Mapping Process; Maps were compiled one for each Civil Division.
Section lines, roads and hydrography were digitized from USGS 7.5 minute series topographic maps. Civil Divisions mapped earlier during the mapping project were board digitized from paper maps. Civil Divisions mapped later were "heads-up" digitized from scanned DRG images.
Survey maps, Subdivisions, highway plats, etc. were drawn in discrete digital files using coordinate geometry and then inserted and fit to the base map. The fitting of each of these survey maps is described in accompanying text documents that may be obtained from the Point of Contact.
Forty lines were constructed using standard section breakdown techniques, supplemented by data from the original government surveys to depict fractional forties on the west and north boundaries of each PLSS Township
Using the Real Estate Assessment and Taxation database, parcel boundaries were drawn. When the description in the database was insufficient to map the parcel, deeds were obtained and the parcel boundaries mapped from the deed description. Metes and bounds descriptions were drawn using coordinate geometry.
Parcel identification number, legal description or deed reference, and acreage were annotated on the map for each parcel in the form of attributed AutoCAD block objects. Process_Date: 1995-2000 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: James Solberg Contact_Organization: Bayshore CAD Contact_Position: Owner, CAD/GIS Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical and mailing address Address: 310 Stuntz Avenue Ste 208 City: Ashland State_or_Province: Wisconsin Postal_Code: 54806 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (715) 682-3847 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (715) 682-6562 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jsolberg@bayshorecad.com Hours_of_Service: 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM Central Time Monday through Friday Contact_Instructions: Recommend making first contact with Bayfield County Land Records Department; Bayshore CAD was under contract to Bayfield County. Process_Step: Process_Description: GIS data layer creation; Parcel boundaries created in the initial mapping were duplicated on a separate layer (GIS_Par_Boundary) and edited to form a correct and complete polygon topology using simple lines, polylines and arcs, with nodes at each intersection.
Parcel identification numbers were extracted from the parcel ID blocks and placed as plain text on a GIS PIN layer (GIS_Par_Ident). Many PIN's created in the initial mapping are shown outside the parcel boundaries for readability on the hard copy output. In these cases the GIS PIN number was moved inside the parcel and scaled and/or rotated to fit within the parcel boundary.
A polygon topology was created in Autodesk Map using the GIS parcel boundaries as link objects and the GIS PIN numbers as centroids objects.
GIS PIN numbers were linked to the most recent Tax Assessment Database and to an internal Object Data Table containing the parcel ID number.
A GIS Polygon layer (GIS_Par_Poly) was created from the polygon topology, using Mpolygon objects, with links to the Tax Assessment database via the PIN. >From the data on this layer, ESRI compatible ArcInfo Coverage, Shape and Export (E00) digital files can be readily produced. Process_Date: Ongoing Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: James Solberg Contact_Organization: Bayshore CAD Contact_Position: Owner, CAD/GIS Technician Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical and mailing address Address: 310 Stuntz Avenue Ste 208 City: Ashland State_or_Province: Wisconsin Postal_Code: 54806 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (715) 682-3847 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (715) 682-6562 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jsolberg@bayshorecad.com Hours_of_Service: 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM Central Time Monday through Friday Contact_Instructions: Recommend making first contact with Bayfield County Land Records Department; Bayshore CAD was under contract to Bayfield County. Process_Step: Process_Description: Map Updates and Maintenance; Maps for each Civil Division are updated and maintained on a regular schedule as listed in the Currentness_Reference section.
The updates include; Parcel splits and any errors discovered by the Real Property Lister Department. Newly filed survey maps, highway plats, PLSS retracements, and corrections provided by the Land Records Department. Revised links to the most recent Tax Assessment database. Alignment and registration of map features with aerial orthophotography. Newer and more accurate data is continually being integrated into the maps through the update and correction process. Process_Date: Ongoing
Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Wisconsin County Coordinate System, Bayfield County Other_Grid_System's_Definition: Projection: Lambert Conformal Conic Design Elevation: 304.801 meters Geoidal Separation: -30.45 meters Origin Longitude: 91º09'10" Origin Latitude: 45º20'00" False Easting: 228,600.4572 meters False Northing: 0.00 meters North Latitude: 46º55'30" South Latitude: 46º24'50" Citation Wisconsin Coordinate Systems, Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office, 1995. Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair Planar_Distance_Units: U.S. Survey Foot Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378411.351
Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: These general attributes exist in the maps as vector or text objects; Road Centerlines, Road Right-Of-Way, Road Names, Hydrography, Hydrography Names, Parcel Boundaries, Parcel Dimensions (where available), Parcel Polygons, Tax Parcel Identification Number, Parcel Area, Legal Description or Deed Reference, Section Lines, Major Power Lines, Major Pipelines, Government Lots. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Contact Bayfield County Land Information Department Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: AutoCAD Block objects; ID-1, ID-2, ID-3, ID-3E Entity_Type_Definition: Parcel Identification Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment Database Attribute: Attribute_Label: Comp_No Attribute_Definition: Tax Parcel Computer Number. This is not a true number, but rather a character attribute used to identify a parcel within the Tax Assessment database. The first three characters identify the Civil Division. The next six characters identify the parent parcel number. The last three characters identify parcel splits.
A common PIN was assigned to each of the following parcel categories that had no corresponding PIN in the assessment database; lakes, surveyed roads, general unlisted parcels. Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 002100001000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 291999910999 Attribute: Attribute_Label: VOL Attribute_Definition: Volume; Deed records Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Attribute: Attribute_Label: Page Attribute_Definition: Page, Deed Records Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Attribute: Attribute_Label: Area Attribute_Definition: Parcel area; Acres Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database, survey map, or direct measurement. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Desc Attribute_Definition: Legal description Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Attribute: Attribute_Label: Info Attribute_Definition: Miscellaneous information Attribute_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: Object Data Table; LOT_ID Entity_Type_Definition: Tax Parcel Computer Number Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Bayfield County Tax Assessment database Attribute: Attribute_Label: Comp_No Attribute_Definition: Tax Parcel Computer Number; This is not a true number, but rather a character attribute used to identify a parcel within the Tax Assessment database. The first three characters identify the Civil Division. The next six characters identify the parent parcel number. The last three characters identify parcel splits. This Object Data Table is used to populate the Tax Parcel Computer Number (COMP_NO)field when exporting the parcel polygons to ESRI Shape format. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 002100001000 Range_Domain_Maximum: 29199910999
Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bayfield County Land Records Department Contact_Person: David K. Lee Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical and mailing address Address: 117 East Fifth Street City: Washburn State_or_Province: Wisconsin Postal_Code: 54891 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (715) 682-6156 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (715) 373-6156 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dlee@bayfieldcounty.org Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central Time Monday through Friday Resource_Description: Parcel Maps Distribution_Liability: Rights to all information contained in the maps are reserved by Bayfield County. No information may be reproduced in any form without the written consent of Bayfield County. If permission to use the information is granted, the following source citation is to be included when information from this map is used: 'Parcel information from Bayfield County Property Ownership Map, provided by Bayfield County Land Records Department. Standard_Order_Process: Non-digital_Form: Hardcopy parcel maps, (18" x 24" photocopies), are available for $2.00 each plus postage. Maps may be ordered by submitting your name, mailing address, fee, and either legal description or map sheet identification number for desired map(s). See Contact Information. Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: Autodesk Drawing Web Format (DWF) Format_Version_Number: 2000 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Access_Instructions: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: Megabytes Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: DWG Format_Version_Number: 2000 Transfer_Size: 2,000kb to 12,000kb per Civil Division Digital_Transfer_Option: Offline_Option: Offline_Media: CD-ROM Recording_Capacity: Recording_Density: 650 Recording_Density_Units: megabytes Recording_Format: ISO 9660 Fees: Contact Land Records Department. See Contact Information Ordering_Instructions: Contact Land Records Department; See Contact Information Custom_Order_Process: Contact Land Records Department for custom processing. See Contact Information. Custom products derived from these maps is available from the mapping contractor, Bayshore CAD, under an agreement with Bayfield County. See contact information in Process Step section. Technical_Prerequisites: DWF file access requires a web browser and Autodesk VoloView or VoloView Express version 2. DWG file access requires AutoCAD 2000 or later, or other software capable of reading version 2000 DWG files.
Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20020823 Metadata_Review_Date: 20020823 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Bayfield County Land Records Department Contact_Person: David K. Lee Contact_Address: Address_Type: Physical and mailing address Address: 117 East Fifth Street City: Washburn State_or_Province: Wisconsin Postal_Code: 54891 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (715) 682-6156 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (715) 373-6156 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dlee@bayfieldcounty.org Hours_of_Service: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Central Time Monday through Friday Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Access_Constraints: None Metadata_Use_Constraints: Bayfield County is not responsible for uses other than it's intended purpose.
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