ASSESSING CONDOS
USING 3D GIS
B Y A M R I T B R A R, B U S I N E S S S U P P O R T C O N S U L T A N T,
B C A S S E S S M E N T
G
eographic Information Systems
(GIS) play a crucial role in
producing independent,
uniform and efficient property
assessments. BC Assessment (BCA) has
recently completed an initiative to take
GIS to a whole new level by executing
an innovative pilot project to explore
the feasibility of adopting 3D GIS for
assessing condo units in downtown
Vancouver. is is the first time in the
world that an assessment organization has
used 3D GIS technology for the purpose
of property assessments.
BCA has partnered with Esri
Canada, a provider of enterprise GIS
technology, to pilot the company's
prototype of Assessment Analyst 3D,
which generates a complex 3D scene of
downtown Vancouver. is technology
allows appraisers to conduct detailed
valuations of condominiums and
individual units using 3D geoprocessing
and analytics from their desktop.
Over the past decade, the City of
Vancouver's condo market has grown at
twice the rate of all other property types
over the same period. is has posed a
TECH TALK
Figure 1: Finding data-entry errors that are difficult to spot within spreadsheets
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