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Einstein once said, “If you can’t explain it simply – you don’t understand it well enough.” Perhaps nowhere on Earth does this nugget of wisdom ring truer than an assessor’s office being successfully challenged over updated property valuations.

If you’re passionate about parcel mapping and maximizing your efficiency in GIS workflows, then look no further. Arist ParcelSync Pro by Farragut, a versatile GIS-based parcel mapping software designed to streamline parcel maintenance workflows and synchronize changes with Land Record systems.

It’s official. AI is here and in the very near future, it promises to touch literally every aspect of our lives. More lifechanging than the launch of iPhones, more impactful than the creation of the Internet, more revolutionary than manufacturing automation in its day—it is changing the way work is done, how businesses operate, what producers create, and how we live our daily lives. 

In the recently released Volume 20, Issue 2 2023 of The Journal of Property Tax Assessment and Administration, The IAAO Statistical Tools and Measures Task Force provided an overview of the standard measures of vertical equity along with some alternative approaches.

FARRAGUT has launched an innovative business intelligence solution for tax assessors and their teams to visualize their data, make informed data driven decisions, and improve efficiency. As part of Farragut’s Innovation Lab, Arist Analytics was developed as a direct result of customer collaboration and the need to see visualized data in real time.

The question almost always comes, no matter who I’m talking with, where they’re from, or the status of their current CAMA solution. Assessors want to know: How can they be sure they’ll get what they really need from a new CAMA solution? Borne of the frustration of assessors’ past experiences, the question is entirely legitimate — and entirely appropriate in the face of transitioning to any new CAMA solution. But I want to speak most immediately to the answer as it pertains to tailor-fit CAMA solutions.

Nobody should undertake the transition to a new CAMA software solution lightly. It’s usually preferable to work with your CAMA vendor to improve your existing software, to leverage what you’re currently using, than to opt for what can be a challenging transition to new software. That is, if you can.

Whether it’s cloud computing, hosted solutions, or software as a service (SaaS), running your CAMA software and having your information and data “in the cloud” is becoming increasingly popular with property tax assessors. Why? Because the cloud offers some key advantages over traditional on-premise computer systems, particularly in relation to security, reliability, and cost.