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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Scott,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>While I can’t speak for how most Florida Counties map and manage easements, I can say that in Georgia they are largely ignored as part of most cadastral datasets. Since the easement only grants some partial right to a party with the actual ownership of the area in question still remaining with the land owner, most County Assessors offices have chosen not to include easements on their maps or in their datasets. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have started seeing some more forward thinking Counties to begin at least capturing those easements as line features in their GIS databases. They are not going back to old data but are just capturing what they see on new plats or deeds. They figure overtime they will build this layer out. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If was charged with creating a new easement layer which contained all the easements I could find, I personally would start with Utilities. Most utilities, especially sewer, storm sewer and electric, have access and maintenance easements that follow their structures after they leave the road rights of way. In most cases these easements are defined as a buffer off their infrastructure. So if you have the utility data then you can fairly easily create the easements. The big power companies (Southern Company) and gas pipeline companies (Colonial Pipeline) so often maintain a layer of easements and utility rights of way within their GIS Databases. I would get with them next. They might be willing to share that data with you but they can be reluctant to do so for various reasons. If you get a copy of their data, don’t be surprised if it doesn’t line up well with your County’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>That should get you a lion share of the easements in your County. Next is trying to locate all the private easements which is no small feat. I don’t know of any other way to do it outside of shifting through plats and deeds. You also need to figure out what easements you want to capture. For example do you only want those that deal with ground easements or do you also want those that cover the air. Some airports get air access easements from surrounding parcels. What about easements that grant rights to minerals, timber, or other rights to a parcel? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I hope this helps. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tripp Corbin, MCP, CFM, GISP</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>| Chief Executive Officer</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#244061'><a href="http://www.egisassociates.com/"><span style='color:#244061;text-decoration:none'>eGIS Associates, Inc.</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:tcorbin@egisassociates.com"><span style='color:blue'>tcorbin@egisassociates.com</span></a> | <a href="www.egisassociates.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.egisassociates.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>678-710-9710 ext 21 | 866-</span><span lang=EN style='color:#244061'>304-3864 Fax</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Esri Certified Trainer | Esri Certified Desktop Associate</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Warner<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 01, 2013 8:11 AM<br><b>To:</b> shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<br><b>Subject:</b> shrug-l: Easements<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings Shruggers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone have information about easements and who in your county maintains them in your GIS or database? This might be more geared towards Department of Revenue GIS folks but are there requirements let’s say by DOR that say Property Appraisers are to maintain any and all easements in their jurisdiction? Or maybe does this come down to the Clerks responsibility and that Clerks Offices are to keep track of all easements in their records? Or maybe is it the County Planner and the Planning Department that is to maintain these? Yes, I could probably ask our local officers these questions but just in case they don’t know the answer to them I would like to know what others out there have done to collect them or research them. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To summarize, I am being asked to map all easements in our county and being a 1 man shop I can’t yet see how I will tackle this large and seemingly impossible project without so much as a list of locations of easements and so forth. Make sense?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any help,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Scott<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'>Gulf County Board of County Commissioners</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=144 height=112 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE8E96.3BFE6750" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CAE2ED.B080AD70"> <img border=0 width=120 height=120 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.gif@01CE8E96.3BFE6750" alt=SmallCoder></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:navy'>Scott Warner, GISP, FPEM - GIS Director/EM Coordinator</span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>1000 Cecil G. 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