The system has been running for over a year and a half. It has been successful in limiting the traffic of common visitors such as attorneys, surveyors, and real estate agents. Not only has it saved the County money by limiting interruptions, but also by helping the private sector save time and money through more efficient and improved access to digital mapping. Surveyors can cut deed and parcel research time in half. Real estate agents can respond more quickly to their clients.
Attorneys save time in research for cases involving land ownership.
County and State agricultural departments use it to respond quickly and more accurately to soil and farming issues. Those in the private sector who once had to make constant trips to and from the County Mapping Office stay at their office making better use of their time. The County is taking steps to implement a Local Area Network, over which the County GIS can be shared. Currently departments are making use of the GIS through CDs. The next goal for the County is to get the program available on the internet with the Map Objects Internet Map Server.