THE CHALLENGE
Right-of-way work depends on knowing exactly which pieces of land a project touches, and who owns them. Scott often starts with an alignment for a new line or new equipment and needs to translate that into a clear parcel list that his team can act on.
Existing utility GIS views can include parcel lines, but they are not always current enough for acquisition work, which means he needs a dependable source to validate boundaries and ownership before the team starts ordering titles and knocking on doors.
THE SOLUTION
Scott uses Regrid early in the process once the project route is defined. He maps the corridor and uses features like Follow to move parcel-to-parcel and build a practical line list, then exports the results for use in Google Earth, where he combines them with other shapefiles and KMZs in his workflow.
He shares those maps with surveyors and title teams to request exhibits, order title, and align everyone around the same parcel boundaries and ownership context before fieldwork begins.
On mobile, Regrid acts as a field reference point so he can confirm which property he is standing on and quickly pull up parcel details.
It’s like my initial step. It’s once I see the mastering design, I’m right on Regrid pulling the properties out.
- Scott Arnold
THE RESULTS
Regrid has become Scott’s go-to tool for communicating corridor impacts and keeping parcel work tied to real ownership information. Exporting KMZs makes it easier to get teams aligned quickly, and having parcel boundaries and ownership “bundled up” supports smoother handoffs from planning to title, surveying, and acquisition.
