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SpatialNews.com Press Release
NovaLIS Land Development Office™ to be Implemented in Horry County, South Carolina
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Charlotte, NC, USA: NovaLIS Technologies – the leader in the supply of GIS-centric land information management products to government – and business partner Timmons Group have been selected by Horry County, South Carolina for the implementation of NovaLIS Land Development Office™.
Horry County, home to Myrtle Beach, is located on the Atlantic Coast and is bordered by North Carolina. The County has a population of over 196,000 year-round residents and it welcomes millions of visitors annually to view its natural beauty and participate in a myriad of activities, including golf.
The boom in tourism has been accompanied by a substantial increase in development. The County currently issues 8000 building permits per year and does 400 building inspections every day. The County’s system for processing this information is presently paper-based. In 2002, Horry County began to search for a solution that could better manage their permitting, inspections, and code enforcement processes.
“In our eyes, there are only two kinds of data pertinent to land: spatial and financial,” says Assistant Director IT/GIS for Horry County, Tim Oliver. “Anything spatial has to be managed by the GIS. Our main criteria in the search for a new system was that the product needed to be GIS-Centric. We identified Land Development Office as the best solution.”
The majority of the development in Horry County is residential and includes gated retirement communities, single-family residences and condominiums. With the present system, there is an issue with duplication of effort, causing delays and an over-worked staff. The staff does not presently have time to thoroughly review each application in the context of all recently approved applications. There is concern that if this is not properly managed, development will go unchecked.
“With Land Development Office, we will be able to efficiently process subdivision development plans, manage workflows, and allow for a web-enabled code enforcement process. Land Development Office will substantially speed up our processes and will make them far more user-friendly.”
Timmons Group will begin the business area analysis next month and will work with the County to determine the requirements. “Horry County is very GIS savvy,” says Steve Benner, Senior Consultant - Technology Services, for Timmons Group. “They understand the benefits that can be realized with the use of a GIS-centric planning program and the potential for automating processes in a GIS environment. We look forward to working with the County.”
NovaLIS Land Development Office completely automates workflow practices, ensuring the consistent application of regulations, increasing staff productivity, and improving customer service. NovaLIS' land management solution combines GIS, document imaging, workflow management, parcel and application cloning, Internet browser connectivity, and relational database technology in one complete and totally integrated package.
Timmons Group: Timmons Group is a leading provider of innovative GIS-enabled technology solutions. Its clients include state and local governments and utilities. Timmons develops web solutions, implements land records systems for assessment, planning, and addressing, inventory utility assets, and builds utility asset management systems. Timmons also helps clients manage IT costs with efficient deployment strategies for web solutions, GIS implementation, and overall IT architecture. Timmons Group’s industry partners include ESRI, NovaLIS Technologies for land records solutions, and Azteca Systems for utility asset management and work order systems. Its clients are served from offices in Richmond and Hampton Road, VA, and State College, PA.
www.timmons.com
NovaLIS Technologies: Established in 1992, NovaLIS Technologies designs and delivers products that streamline land records management and improve access to information relating to property valuation, property taxation, land tenure, cadastral mapping, and land development. ESRI Canada and Leica Geosystems jointly own NovaLIS. NovaLIS’ corporate headquarters are in Charlotte, North Carolina and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Regional offices are strategically located across the United States and Canada. NovaLIS is committed to providing land and government agencies with outstanding business solutions. Through its network of partners, NovaLIS works with corporations, agencies, and national, regional, and local governments worldwide.
www.novalistech.com
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