Vermont GIS Parcel Data

Type  Geodatabase Feature Class

Tags  nodeVCGI, vcgi open data, isothemeCadastral, subthemeParcels, datasetCadastralParcels_VTPARCELS, parcels, boundaries, tax maps, cadastral, property, real property, parcel, boundary, tax map, grand list, newnessUpdated, Data Status, index

Summary

For display of parcel boundaries on maps, as a general reference for the locations of parcels. It should not be used to determine the actual locations of parcel boundaries.

Description

Vermont GIS Parcel Data (dataset name = CadastralParcels_VTPARCELS) is published as of a set of three data layers. It includes standardized statewide parcel data--with joined Grand List data--for Vermont municipalities; an intermediary intersection table and data layer are used to facilitate the join. Data is compiled from multiple sources by Vermont Center for Geographic Information. [Information on Statewide Property Parcel Mapping Program] [Full metadata, including field descriptions]

Published Layers:

  • Statewide Standardized Parcel Data - parcel polygons:

    (feature class name = Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels)

    Active parcels (including unlanded buildings)--with joined Grand List data, public right-of-ways, trail right-of-ways (for trails identified on the VTrans General Highway Maps, AKA Town Highway Maps), and surface water areas that serve as property boundaries.

    This layer is a product of joining Grand List data to active parcels. It is a value-added layer with a schema that is based on Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3 and the Grand List schema.

    For scenarios where a one-to-many relationship exists between land and Grand List records--e.g., land with unlanded buildings, this layer includes an individual polygon for each related Grand List record; such scenarios create a stacked-polygon effect. For example, when an identify tool is applied to a location that has fifteen mobile homes on a land parcel, sixteen identical polygons can be returned--one for the land-surface Grand List record and fifteen for each of the mobile-home Grand List records.

  • Statewide Standardized Parcel Data - inactive parcel polygons:

    (feature class name = Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_inactive)

    Inactive parcels and their related active parcels. Schema is based on Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3.

  • Statewide Standardized Parcel Data - Data Status polygons:

    (feature class name = Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_DataStatus)

    Status of parcel data by municipality.

Intermediary Intersection Table and Data Layer:

  • TABLE_VTPARCELS_intersection:

    An intersection table that relates records of the Grand List which have active SPAN numbers to records in the Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels feature class which represent parcel features (PROPTYPE = ‘PARCEL’). Supports bi-directional matching/reconciliation between the Grand List and the parcels feature class.

    Schema is based on Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3.

  • Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_NONJOINED_parcels:

    Geometry and GIS-attribute base of Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels, without Grand-List join. Schema is based on Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3.

Update Frequency and Time Period of Content:

Vermont GIS Parcel Data is generally updated weekly. The time period of its content varies by municipality.

Credits

Vermont municipalities, Vermont licensed land surveyors, Vermont Department of Taxes.

Use limitations

This data layer is not a legal survey. It is not a legal conveyance or description of property and is intended for planning purposes only. VCGI and the State of VT make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.

Extent

Scale Range

Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource Planning & Cadastral

Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Theme keywords planningCadastre

Thesaurus 
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme keywords cadastral

Theme keywords parcels

Place keywords Vermont

Citation 

Title Vermont GIS Parcel Data
Publication date 2018-01-24 00:00:00

Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format vector digital data

Series
Name Vermont Parcel Data

Citation Contacts 

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Compiled from multiple sources by Vermont Center for Geographic Information

Responsible party - distributor
Organization's name Vermont Center for Geographic Information

Contact information 
Address
Delivery point Montpelier, VT

Resource Details 

Dataset languages English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Status on-going
Spatial representation type vector

Processing environment Esri ArcGIS 13.3.4.52636

Credits
Vermont municipalities, Vermont licensed land surveyors, Vermont Department of Taxes.

ArcGIS item properties
Name parcels2

Extents 

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
West longitude -73.44
East longitude -71.46
North latitude 45.02
South latitude 42.72
Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent
Description
Time period of content varies by municipality.

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact - point of contact
Organization's name VT Center for Geographic Information

Contact information 
Address
City Montpelier
Administrative area VT
e-mail addressvcgi@vermont.gov
Hours of service
7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F

Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency weekly

Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use

This data layer is not a legal survey. It is not a legal conveyance or description of property and is intended for planning purposes only. VCGI and the State of VT make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.


Legal constraints
Limitations of use
VCGI and the State of Vermont make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.

Access constraints other restrictions

Other constraints
VCGI and the State of VT make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.

Security constraints
Classification unclassified
Classification system N/A

Additional restrictions
No Security Considerations

Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
Type Projected
Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
Projection NAD_1983_StatePlane_Vermont_FIPS_4400
Coordinate reference details
ProjectedCoordinateSystem
WKID 32145
XOrigin -5123000
YOrigin -14708800
XYScale 10000
ZOrigin -100000
ZScale 10000
MOrigin -100000
MScale 10000
XYTolerance 0.001
ZTolerance 0.001
MTolerance 0.001
HighPrecision true
LatestWKID 32145
WKT PROJCS["NAD_1983_StatePlane_Vermont_FIPS_4400",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-72.5],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9999642857142857],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",42.5],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",32145]]

Reference system identifier
Value 32145
Codespace EPSG
Version 4.5(3.0.1)


Spatial Data Properties 

Indirect spatial referencing
LINE, POLYGON

Vector 
Level of topology for this dataset geometry only

Geometric objects
Feature class name parcels2
Object type composite
Object count 0
ArcGIS Feature Class Properties 
Feature class name parcels2
Feature type Simple
Geometry type Polygon
Has topology FALSE
Feature count 0
Spatial index TRUE
Linear referencing FALSE

Data Quality 

Scope of quality information 
Resource level dataset

Lineage 

Process step 
When the process occurred 2018-01-24 00:00:00
Description
First load of individual standardized municipality-based parcel data-sets (where available). The first load that includes parcel-data via Statewide Property Parcel Mapping Program.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Jenny Bower
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Professional

Process step 
When the process occurred 2018-04-13
Description
Catalogued data sets as statewide layers in Vermont Open Geodata Portal.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Process step 
When the process occurred 2018-10-02
Description
Implemented automation that joins Grand List data to Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels feature class.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Process step 
When the process occurred 2019-05-14 00:00:00
Description
For internal processes, added NON-Grand-List-joined standardized-parcels feature-class named Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_NONJOINED_parcels.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Process step 
When the process occurred 2019-05-29
Description
Conducted minor schema changes to some Grand-List info fields of Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels feature-class; some fields were changed from Double type to Integer type and 2 fields were added. This schema change slightly changed the field order.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Process step 
When the process occurred 2022-03-02
Description
Removed and archived line features of feature-class Cadastral_VTPARCELS_line_standardized_parcels--as lines aren't maintained in statewide dataset. Retained schema of the feature class (empty).

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Process step 
When the process occurred 2024-04-28 00:00:00
Description
Added fields to feature-class Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_DataStatus.

Process contact - processor
Individual's name Ivan Brown
Organization's name VCGI
Contact's position GIS Database Administrator

Source data 
Description
geometry and attributes

Source citation 
Title parcel maps/data

FGDC geospatial presentation format map

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name multiple sources

Responsible party - publisher
Organization's name Varies

Contact information 
Address
Delivery point Varies
Extent of the source data
Description
date of source Grand List

Source data 
Description
parcel information

Source citation 
Title Grand Lists

Presentation formats digital table
FGDC geospatial presentation format table

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Grand Lists of Vermont municipalities

Responsible party - publisher
Organization's name Varies

Contact information 
Address
Delivery point Varies
Extent of the source data
Description
date of source Grand List

Source data 
Description
Information on boundary line adjustments and subdivisions.

Source citation 
Title Vermont Land Survey Library (https://landsurvey.vermont.gov/)

Presentation formats digital map
FGDC geospatial presentation format map

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Vermont licensed land surveyors

Responsible party - publisher
Organization's name Varies

Contact information 
Address
Delivery point Varies
Extent of the source data
Description
Varies

Source data 
Description
Parcel information.

Source citation 
Title Property Transfer Tax Data (spatially enabled via feature layer https://vcgi.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=91afc67976d54f9c86437c4fe8744e03)
Publication date 2019-01-01 00:00:00

Presentation formats digital table
FGDC geospatial presentation format map

Responsible party - originator
Organization's name Vermont Department of Taxes

Distribution 

Distributor 
Contact information - distributor
Organization's name VT Center for Geographic Information

Contact information 
Phone
TDD/TTY None
Address
City Montpelier
Administrative area VT
Country US
e-mail addressvcgi@vermont.gov
Hours of service
7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F

Available format
Name SHP
Specification ESRI Shapefile format

File decompression technique ZIP extraction tool
Format information content geospatial data
Technical prerequisites ESRI ArcGIS software or other software that can read the shapefile data format.

Ordering process
Terms and fees No charge when downloading from the internet, and when no custom processing is required.

Available time period
Beginning date 2018-01-24 00:00:00
Transfer options
Medium of distribution
Medium name USB flash drive

Distributor 
Contact information - distributor
Organization's name VT Center for Geographic Information

Contact information 
Phone
TDD/TTY None
Address
City Montpelier
Administrative area VT
Country US
e-mail addressvcgi@vermont.gov
Hours of service
7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, M-F

Ordering process
Available time period
Beginning date 2018-01-24 00:00:00
Instructions
Send an email describing data request to vcgi@vermont.gov

Distribution format
Name Geodatabase Feature Class

Fields 

Details for object Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels 
Definition
Active parcels (including unlanded buildings)--with joined Grand List data, public right-of-ways, trail right-of-ways (for trails identified on the VTrans General Highway Maps, AKA Town Highway Maps), and surface water areas that serve as property boundaries.

NOTE- This layer is a product of joining Grand List data to active parcels.
It is a value-added layer with a schema that is based on--not exactly
on accord with--Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3.

For scenarios where a 1-to-many relationship exists between land and
Grand List records--e.g., land with unlanded buildings, this layer
includes an individual polygon for each related Grand List record.
These scenarios create a stacked-polygon effect. For example, when an
identify tool is applied to a location that has 15 mobile homes on a
land parcel, 16 identical polygons can be returned--1 for the
land-surface Grand List record and 15 for each of the mobile-home
Grand List records.

Definition source
Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3 and Vermont Grand List

Field SPAN 
Field description
GIS SPAN. Unique number (SPAN number) assigned by VT Dept. of Taxes, or other unique ID (if condo common land w/ no SPAN number), or presumed/predicted SPAN number

Description of values
SPAN number as listed in Grand List,
OR, if feature represents an area to which a SPAN would not be assigned, such as a public right-of-way or water area, value is Null or empty string,
OR, if feature is condominium common land that has no SPAN number, then value begins with C- followed by combination of FIPS6 code of the municipality and a unique integer as specified in Appendix A of Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3 (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-gis-parcel-data-standard),
OR, if the SPAN number of the parcel is not known, value can represent a presumed/predicted SPAN number

Field GLIST_SPAN 
Field description
From Grand List. Grand List SPAN. Unique number (SPAN number)--in the Grand List--assigned by VT Dept. of Taxes

Field MAPID 
Field description
Unique identification of the parcel assigned by town

Field PARCID 
Field description
From Grand List. Parcel ID in Grand List.

Field PROPTYPE 
Field description
Type of property/area

List of values
Value PARCEL
Description Parcel

Value ROW_ROAD
Description Public road right-of-way

Value ROW_RAIL
Description Railroad right-of-way

Value ROW_TRAIL
Description Legal trail right-of-way as defined on the VTrans General Highway Maps

Value WATER
Description Surface water area that serves as property boundary

Field YEAR 
Field description
GIS Year. Grand List year on which GIS-data delivery is based. It is possible for a GIS-data delivery to be based on 1 particular Grand List year, while joined Grand List data is from a subsequent Grand List. For example, a town's GIS-data delivery is based on the 2017 Grand List, while data joined from the Grand List is based on the 2019 Grand List.

Description of values
Year as represented by 4 digits

Field GLYEAR 
Field description
From Grand List. Joined Grand List Year. Grand List year of joined Grand List data. It is possible for a GIS-data delivery to be based on 1 particular Grand List year, while joined Grand List data is from a subsequent Grand List. For example, a town's GIS-data delivery is based on the 2017 Grand List, while data joined from the Grand List is based on the 2019 Grand List.

Description of values
Year as represented by 4 digits

Field TOWN 
Field description
Name of the town, city, gore, or grant

Coded values
Name of codelist Valid TOWN Values
Source Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3, Appendix E (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-gis-parcel-data-standard)

Field TNAME 
Field description
From Grand List. Grand-List Town-Name. The Grand-List Town-Name is ALMOST always the same as the name in the TOWN field; there are a few exceptions.

Field SOURCENAME 
Field description
Name of the source information

Field SOURCETYPE 
Field description
Type of source information

List of values
Value SURVEY/PLAT
Description Survey or plat

Value DEED
Description Deed

Value LINES OF OCCUPATION
Description Boundary, such as a stone wall, that is not very visible on the ground but might be detected by technologies such as lidar or ortho imagery

Value SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Scanned tax map

Value NON-SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Non-scanned paper tax map

Value UNKNOWN
Description Unknown, such as pre-existing parcel GIS data

Value MULTIPLE
Description Multiple sources

Field SOURCEDATE 
Field description
Date of the source information

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if source date not known

Field EDITMETHOD 
Field description
The method of capturing the feature’s geometry

List of values
Value HEADS UP DIGITIZING
Description Capturing geometry into a layer that is superimposed to underlying source data, such as aerial imagery

Value COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value GIS GRADE GPS
Description GIS-grade GPS collection

Value RTK GPS
Description High-precision GPS collection conducted with Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning

Value OTHER
Description OTHER

Value UNKNOWN
Description UNKNOWN

Field EDITOR 
Field description
Name of editor that added or modified the feature

Field EDITDATE 
Field description
The date on which the feature was added or modified

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if edit date not known

Field MATCHSTAT 
Field description
The status of matching/relating the Grand List to this feature by SPAN number

List of values
Value MATCH
Description SPAN number can be matched/related to an active SPAN number in the Grand List

Value EXEMPT
Description Feature should be exempted from the match, such as condominium common land which has no SPAN number, public right-of-way, or water

Value UNMATCHED
Description UNMATCHED

Field EDITNOTE 
Field description
Additional helpful information on the feature

Field OWNER1 
Field description
From Grand List. Owner Name 1.

Field OWNER2 
Field description
From Grand List. Owner Name 2.

Field ADDRGL1 
Field description
From Grand List. Mailing Address 1.

Field ADDRGL2 
Field description
From Grand List. Mailing Address 2.

Field CITYGL 
Field description
From Grand List. Mailing Address City.

Field STGL 
Field description
From Grand List. Mailing Address State.

Field ZIPGL 
Field description
From Grand List. Mailing Address Zip.

Field DESCPROP 
Field description
From Grand List. Property Description.

Field LOCAPROP 
Field description
From Grand List. Location.

Field CAT 
Field description
From Grand List. Category (Real Estate only).

Field RESCODE 
Field description
From Grand List. Resident Ownership Code.

Field ACRESGL 
Field description
From Grand List. Total Acres.

Field REAL_FLV 
Field description
From Grand List. Listed Real Value (Full).

Field HSTED_FLV 
Field description
From Grand List. Homestead Listed Value (Full).

Field NRES_FLV 
Field description
From Grand List. Non-Residential Value (Full).

Field LAND_LV 
Field description
From Grand List. Listed Value of Land.

Field IMPRV_LV 
Field description
From Grand List. Listed Value of Improvements.

Field EQUIPVAL 
Field description
From Grand List. Equipment Value (Personal Property).

Field EQUIPCODE 
Field description
From Grand List. Equipment Code (Cable only).

Field INVENVAL 
Field description
From Grand List. Inventory Value.

Field HSDECL 
Field description
From Grand List. Homestead Declared (Y/N).

Field HSITEVAL 
Field description
From Grand List. Housesite Value.

Field VETEXAMT 
Field description
From Grand List. Veterans Exemption Amount.

Field EXPDESC 
Field description
From Grand List. Other Exemption Type.

Field ENDDATE 
Field description
From Grand List. Exemption End Date.

Field STATUTE 
Field description
From Grand List. Exemption Statute.

Field EXAMT_HS 
Field description
From Grand List. Exemption Homestead Amount.

Field EXAMT_NR 
Field description
From Grand List. Exemption Non-Residential Amount.

Field UVREDUC_HS 
Field description
From Grand List. Current Use Homestead Reduction Amount.

Field UVREDUC_NR 
Field description
From Grand List. Current Use Non-Residential Reduction Amount.

Field GLVAL_HS 
Field description
From Grand List. Education Grand List  Value Homestead (1%).

Field GLVAL_NR 
Field description
From Grand List. Education Grand List Value Non-Residential (1%).

Field CRHOUSPCT 
Field description
From Grand List. Covenant Restricted Housing Percent.

Field MUNGL1PCT 
Field description
From Grand List. Municipal Grand List Value (1%).

Field AOEGL_HS 
Field description
From Grand List. AOE Grand List Value Homestead (1%).

Field AOEGL_NR 
Field description
From Grand List. AOE GL Value Non-Residential (1%).

Field E911ADDR 
Field description
From Grand List. Emergency 911 Address.

Details for object Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_inactive 
Definition
Inactive parcels and their related Active parcels

Definition source
Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3

Field STATUS 
Field description
Indicates if the parcel is an Active parcel or an Inactive parcel

List of values
Value ACTIVE
Description ACTIVE

Value INACTIVE
Description INACTIVE

Field PARENTSPAN 
Field description
SPAN number (unique number assigned by VT Dept. of Taxes as listed in Grand List) of the related Active parcel

Description of values
If parcel is Inactive, SPAN number (as listed in Grand List) of the related Active parcel

Field SPAN 
Field description
SPAN number (unique number assigned by VT Dept. of Taxes) of the parcel as listed in the Grand List

Field MAPID 
Field description
Unique identification of the parcel assigned by town

Field PROPTYPE 
Field description
Type of property/area

List of values
Value PARCEL
Description PARCEL

Field YEAR 
Field description
Grand List Year that mapping data represents

Description of values
Year as represented by 4 digits

Field TOWN 
Field description
Name of the town, city, gore, or grant

Coded values
Name of codelist Valid TOWN Values
Source Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3, Appendix E (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-gis-parcel-data-standard)

Field SOURCENAME 
Field description
Name of the source information

Field SOURCETYPE 
Field description
Type of source information

List of values
Value SURVEY/PLAT
Description Survey or plat

Value DEED
Description Deed

Value LINES OF OCCUPATION
Description Boundary, such as a stone wall, that is not very visible on the ground but might be detected by technologies such as lidar or ortho imagery

Value SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Scanned tax map

Value NON-SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Non-scanned paper tax map

Value UNKNOWN
Description Unknown, such as pre-existing parcel GIS data

Value MULTIPLE
Description Multiple sources

Field SOURCEDATE 
Field description
Date of the source information

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if source date not known

Field EDITMETHOD 
Field description
The method of capturing the feature’s geometry

List of values
Value HEADS UP DIGITIZING
Description Capturing geometry into a layer that is superimposed to underlying source data, such as aerial imagery

Value COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value GIS GRADE GPS
Description GIS-grade GPS collection

Value RTK GPS
Description High-precision GPS collection conducted with Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning

Value OTHER
Description OTHER

Value UNKNOWN
Description UNKNOWN

Field EDITOR 
Field description
Name of editor that added or modified the feature

Field EDITDATE 
Field description
The date on which the feature was added or modified

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if edit date not known

Field MATCHSTAT 
Field description
The status of matching the Inactive SPAN number to an Inactive SPAN number in the Grand List.

Description of values
Field value of MATCH indicates that the parcel is Inactive and its SPAN number can be matched to an inactive SPAN number in the Grand List.  Field value of UNMATCHED indicates parcel is Inactive and its SPAN number can not be matched to an inactive SPAN number in the Grand List.

Field EDITNOTE 
Field description
Additional helpful information on the feature

Details for object Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_DataStatus 
Definition
Status of parcel data by municipality

Field TILENAME 
Field description
Name of Municipality

Field DOWNLOAD_P 
Field description
Download URL for downloading by municipality

Field AVAILABLE 
Field description
Indicates data availability by municipality

List of values
Value Y
Description Available

Value N
Description Not Available

Field COMMTYPE 
Field description
Community (municipality) type

List of values
Value CITY
Description City

Value GORE
Description Gore

Value GRANT
Description Grant

Value TOWN
Description Town

Field YEAR 
Field description
Data year. Grand List year that data represents.

Field NOTE 
Field description
Used to enter any notes about the municpality's data

Field TILENUM 
Field description
Tile (polygon) identifier

Field FIPS6 
Field description
FIPS6

Field TOWNGEOID 
Field description
Municipality's county-subdivision code (TOWNGEOID) per VT Geographic Area Codes Standard (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-geographic-area-codes-standard)

Field MEETS_STD 
Field description
Indicates if data meets Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard

List of values
Value Y
Description Meets Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard

Value N
Description Doesn't meet Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard

Field ORIG_P 
Field description
Deprecated. URL for downloading source data in source-data format (either file geodatabase or shapefile) with any additional attribution/source files.

Field TopologyEdit 
Field description
(Y/N) - If town boundary is only topology error, it's fine and gets a N.

Field VCGI_Edit 
Field description
(Y/N) - Town is updated by VCGI using best available data.

Field RepeatEdit 
Field description
(Y/N) - Presence (Y) or absence (N) of repeat VCGI edit from last published edition.

Field NoSPANs 
Field description
(Y/N) - Town-wide presence (N) or absence (Y) of SPANS in submitted data (not-record level).

Field Inactives 
Field description
(Y/N) - Indicates if inactive layer in submittal. Presence = Y, absence = N.

Field Submittal_To_Standard 
Field description
Fully Compliant | Compliant With Minor Edits | Compliant with Major Edits | Not Compliant

Field ROWS_ 
Field description
(Y/N) - Y for all ROWs included and mapped; N for missing some or all ROWs, and/or some or all parcels mapped to ROW centerlines.

Details for object TABLE_VTPARCELS_intersection 
Definition
An intersection table that relates records of the Grand List which have active SPAN numbers to records in the Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels feature class which represent parcel features (PROPTYPE = ‘PARCEL’). Supports bi-directional matching/reconciliation between the Grand List and the parcels feature class.

NOTE- This table is a compilation of tables named
TABLE_VTPARCELS_<Town Name>_<YYYY>_intersection that are submitted in
individual municipality-based GIS data deliveries in accordance with the
Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard.

Field GIS_SPAN 
Field description
The SPAN number exactly as attributed in the SPAN field of the VTPARCELS_<Town Name>_<YYYY>_poly_parcels feature class.

Field GLIST_SPAN 
Field description
SPAN number exactly as listed in the municipality’s Grand List as an active SPAN. Corresponds to the value of the GIS_SPAN field.

Field YEAR 
Field description
Grand List year that mapping data (GIS-data delivery) represents.

Field TOWN 
Field description
Name of the town, city, gore, or grant.

Details for object Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_NONJOINED_parcels 
Definition
FOR INTERNAL PROCESSES. NON-Grand-List-joined standardized-parcels feature-class. Same data as Cadastral_VTPARCELS_poly_standardized_parcels, w/o Grand-List fields. Active parcels (including unlanded buildings), public right-of-ways, trail right-of-ways (for trails identified on the VTrans General Highway Maps, AKA Town Highway Maps), and surface water areas that serve as property boundaries.

Definition source
Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3 and Vermont Grand List

Field SPAN 
Field description
GIS SPAN. Unique number (SPAN number) assigned by VT Dept. of Taxes, or other unique ID (if condo common land w/ no SPAN number), or presumed/predicted SPAN number

Description of values
SPAN number as listed in Grand List,
OR, if feature represents an area to which a SPAN would not be assigned, such as a public right-of-way or water area, value is Null or empty string,
OR, if feature is condominium common land that has no SPAN number, then value begins with C- followed by combination of FIPS6 code of the municipality and a unique integer as specified in Appendix A of Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3 (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-gis-parcel-data-standard),
OR, if the SPAN number of the parcel is not known, value can represent a presumed/predicted SPAN number

Field MAPID 
Field description
Unique identification of the parcel assigned by town

Field PROPTYPE 
Field description
Type of property/area

List of values
Value PARCEL
Description Parcel

Value ROW_ROAD
Description Public road right-of-way

Value ROW_RAIL
Description Railroad right-of-way

Value ROW_TRAIL
Description Legal trail right-of-way as defined on the VTrans General Highway Maps

Value WATER
Description Surface water area that serves as property boundary

Field YEAR 
Field description
GIS Year. Grand List year on which GIS-data delivery is based.

Description of values
Year as represented by 4 digits

Field TOWN 
Field description
Name of the town, city, gore, or grant

Coded values
Name of codelist Valid TOWN Values
Source Vermont GIS Parcel Data Standard 2.3, Appendix E (https://vcgi.vermont.gov/document/vt-gis-parcel-data-standard)

Field SOURCENAME 
Field description
Name of the source information

Field SOURCETYPE 
Field description
Type of source information

List of values
Value SURVEY/PLAT
Description Survey or plat

Value DEED
Description Deed

Value LINES OF OCCUPATION
Description Boundary, such as a stone wall, that is not very visible on the ground but might be detected by technologies such as lidar or ortho imagery

Value SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Scanned tax map

Value NON-SCANNED TAX MAP
Description Non-scanned paper tax map

Value UNKNOWN
Description Unknown, such as pre-existing parcel GIS data

Value MULTIPLE
Description Multiple sources

Field SOURCEDATE 
Field description
Date of the source information

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if source date not known

Field EDITMETHOD 
Field description
The method of capturing the feature’s geometry

List of values
Value HEADS UP DIGITIZING
Description Capturing geometry into a layer that is superimposed to underlying source data, such as aerial imagery

Value COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED COGO
Description COGO line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed in real-world coordinates

Value NON-COORDINATED CADD
Description CADD line work placed by best fit to other evidence

Value GIS GRADE GPS
Description GIS-grade GPS collection

Value RTK GPS
Description High-precision GPS collection conducted with Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning

Value OTHER
Description OTHER

Value UNKNOWN
Description UNKNOWN

Field EDITOR 
Field description
Name of editor that added or modified the feature

Field EDITDATE 
Field description
The date on which the feature was added or modified

Description of values
YYYYMMDD pattern or UNKNOWN if edit date not known

Field MATCHSTAT 
Field description
The status of matching/relating the Grand List to this feature by SPAN number

List of values
Value MATCH
Description SPAN number can be matched/related to an active SPAN number in the Grand List

Value EXEMPT
Description Feature should be exempted from the match, such as condominium common land which has no SPAN number, public right-of-way, or water

Value UNMATCHED
Description UNMATCHED

Field EDITNOTE 
Field description
Additional helpful information on the feature

Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format

Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name dataset

Last update 2025-11-17 

ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC

Created in ArcGIS for the item 2025-11-15 14:12:09
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2025-11-17 10:23:48

Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2025-11-15 14:16:18

Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact - point of contact
Organization's name VT Center for Geographic Information

Contact information 
Address
City Montpelier
Administrative area VT
Country US

Metadata Maintenance 

Maintenance
Update frequency as needed

Metadata Constraints 

Security constraints
Classification unclassified
Classification system N/A

Additional restrictions
No security considerations