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machine and one 33 MHz computer to a web-based workflow environment that exists in 2003 . The system was created to enhance access to real estate information first through access to an electronic index of real estate records and other stored paper documents ( 1997- 1998) ; then to tiff image access to the real estate documents ( 1999 ) ; the first electronic filing of real estate documents ( 2000) ; the first Wise County Geographic Information System linked to real estate conveyance documents ( 2001 ) with subsequent months being expended expanding the GIS layers and electronic filing work flows with local government departments and the private sector utilizing information stored by the Clerk of Court Office in an electronic database . The Geographic Information System was designed to reflect the community . For example , persons interested in wireless Internet access may now see a visual of the signal shed . Interested persons from the citizen-homeowner to the fire fighter may review the location of fire hydrants , its water pressure , and last date of inspection . A hunter or fisherman may check the game survey data and locations through utilization of GIS . Commercial development planners may provide wider access to mapping of infrastructure to better enable project costs . Elected public officials may visualize through GIS the number of households claiming real estate property fax exemptions or the number of households failing to remit real estate p taxes . The examples could go on and on and on . For more information , please contact, Jessica Swinney, Geographic Information Officer, Wise County Circuit Court , 206 East Main Street , Wise , VA 24293, 276-328-4692 voice , 276-328-0039 fax, Jessicascourtbar. org GASB 34 Analysis The Government Accounting Standards Board Statement # 34 ( GASB 34) Given the Clerk ' s office incorporation of the Finance Department, it is crucial to note that GIS is playing an increasingly important role in integrated accounting and asset management . One of the most popular uses of GIS in accounting is for GAS1334 . In June of 1999 the Governmental Accounting Standards Board issued a comprehensive change to the financial reporting of state and local governments , due to the creation of GASB 34 . Along with many significant changes, for the first time , the GASB 34 requires a report on an agency ' s infrastructure assets . Infrastructure is defined as any long-term capital asset that is stationary and has a longer life than most capital assets . For example, roads , bridges , tunnels , drainage systems , wafer and sewer systems , dams , and lighting systems are representations of infrastructure . Buildings are usually not represented , except when the building accompanies an infrastructure network, like a pump house for a water treatment v plant . GASB 34 is primarily a tool for financial accounting and reporting . Therefore , the Finance Director will be deeply involved in assisting Indian River County in meeting its GASB 34 requirements . A full description of GASB 34 can be found in Appendix VII at the end of this document . Although there is no specific requirement for utilizing GIS in the GASB 34 process , many counties across the country are taking advantage of the tools GIS has to offer for the integration of financial and infrastructure data . The Finance Director would benefit from linking financial and assessment information on infrastructure features to its respective spatial feature stored in a GIS layer. 185 GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter 1 - Departmental GIS Needs Assessment