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Geocoding verifies data from city files by forcing data back into the database that would <br /> otherwise drop out if selections were made by areas such as ZIP Codes or census blocks . <br /> A natural progression from the Privilege license Audit was the Commercial Property Audit , which <br /> identifies owners of commercial land who lease out their properties but do not pay privilege license <br /> or sales taxes to the City as required . While the traditional Commercial Property Audit found $27 ,000 <br /> worth of license income, the GIS implementation of the same audit generated $200,000 . <br /> The success of the privilege license and commercial property audits quickly led to revenue audits <br /> for other fees and licenses . The City of Ontario currently performs GIS audits on industrial parks , <br /> commercial properties , warehouse properties, and on the downtown assessment area , as well as <br /> creating maps for outside consultants to use in field audits . <br /> The newest auditing application is the Fictitious Business Name Audit . It is not uncommon for <br /> businesses to file a ' Doing Business As" statement with county, state, and federal agencies , but to <br /> then fail to obtain a current local privilege license . Ontario purchased the " Doing Business As" <br /> county database file for a mere $5 , ran the file against City records , and uncovered illegally <br /> operating businesses that were not previously found . <br /> Chris Thomas , former GIS Specialist for the City of Ontario and now local government industry <br /> manager at ESRI , originated and refined revenue auditing for Ontario . He strongly believes starting <br /> a GIS program with revenue auditing may be the best route for many cities currently without GIS <br /> capabilities . " Revenue auditing with GIS allows a city to grow their GIS by quickly producing <br /> revenue and enlisting the support of city officials ," says Thomas . <br /> GIS Data Layer Inventory and Recommendations <br /> The Tax Collector will benefit from access to several other departmental GIS data layers . It is <br /> expected that once all departmental data is integrated , consolidated , and centrally stored , that <br /> staff will have access to all non-classified GIS data layers from other County departments . <br /> Tax Collector personnel expressed that access to the following GIS data layers would be beneficial : <br /> Extract , cleanse, geocode , <br /> and map from address <br /> database; georeference Automated : Community <br /> Address Points based on aerial Development/ Planning Recommended <br /> photography and GPS field <br /> work <br /> Aerial Photography Fly-over with control points Property Appraiser - GIS Existing <br /> 2004 and Mapping <br /> Census Data Download from Census Community Development Existing <br /> Bureau <br /> Commercial Extract , cleanse , geocode , <br /> Addresses and ma from database Automated Recommended <br /> Community Facilities Community <br /> and Institutions Derived from Consultant Development/ GIS Existing <br /> Director <br /> County Limits Acquire from Ordinance Property Appraiser - GIS Existing <br /> Information and Mapping <br /> 264 <br /> GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter I - Departmental GIS Needs Assessments <br />