Land Records Management

With Assessors required by law to physically view properties that are subject to taxation at least once every five years, counties place critical importance on having an effective quintile plan in place. While no specific format is required, the right plan defines expectations and is instrumental in keeping these in-person inspections on target, mapping out each stage of…

Fall is officially here and, at Pro-West, that means just one thing: the MN GIS/LIS Annual Conference will soon be here! It’s taking place a little later this year – October 26-28 – giving us an extra couple of weeks to polish our presentations and get in plenty of practice with the popcorn machine. Every year we strive to…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Day 2 of the Esri User Conference was filled with technical sessions, special interest groups, and presentations. ArcGIS Workflow Manager provides a central job management and tracking system to streamline tasks in ArcGIS for Desktop. It supports your entire enterprise, from knowledge workers to executives and public engagement. This workflow management system…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist The first day of the 2016 Esri User Conference began, as it does, with the plenary sessions, and I was at the front of the line to get into the presentation hall (one of my top tips!). Exemplary work done by GIS professionals from around the world was featured, including Racine …

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist Using out-of-the-box (OOTB) apps and tools, any organization can provide a suite of web apps to help citizens, real estate professionals, and business owners search and locate available space and property. Popular solutions include Esri’s Residential Comp Finder and Site Selector applications in the ArcGIS for Local Government collection of templates. These apps combine…

GIS professionals from across northwest and north central Minnesota converged May 5th on the Beltrami County Administration Building in Bemidji for the NW-NC Minnesota GIS User Group. Agencies represented included local governments, private industries, utilities, the forestry service, emergency response, academic, and state offices, with the shared purpose of promoting GIS in the area. Attendees discussed…

PRO-WEST RECEIVES ESRI ARCGIS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIALTY DESIGNATION Pro-West is proud to announce we are an Esri ArcGIS for Local Government Specialty Partner! This designation reflects our company’s commitment to supporting local government organizations with location technology – specifically ArcGIS for Local Government solutions. Cities and counties have been trusting us as their GIS partner for almost 30 years –…

Kyle Wikstrom, GIS Solutions Specialist It has been a wild time in the solutions department at Pro-West the last several weeks! We have been on the road around Minnesota and North Dakota bringing the newest ArcGIS apps and solutions to YOU through presentations, workshops, exhibitor booths, product demos, and more! There may have been four separate events,…

We are counting down to the  taking place next Monday and Tuesday in Fargo. The looks fantastic and, after some final prep for our technical session, we can’t wait to share it with you! Our Geospatial Data Specialist, Lisa Schaefer, GIS Solutions Specialist Kyle Wikstrom have a wealth of information lined up for their session, “Winning with Land Records”. There’s so much…

Pro-West is beyond excited to launch its ArcGIS Online site, ProGov. Our clients know that we’re always by their side supporting them throughout their ArcGIS Online journey – from education about how it can add real value to their business processes and decisions, to creating apps to help numerous departments right across their organizations. With ProGov, we’re taking…