Land Information Program

The Milwaukee County Automated Mapping and Land Information System (MCAMLIS) is a public-private consortium begun in 1990 by and between Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, AT&T Communications and WE Energies. A Steering Committee, comprised of representatives from each of the above entities plus representatives from the City of Milwaukee and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Council of Milwaukee County oversees all activities of the consortium.

MCAMLIS was formed to develop and maintain the automated mapping base essential for the creation of a modernized land information system for Milwaukee County. The MCAMLIS work program consists of the following:

·       The completion of the location and remonumentation of all U. S. Public Land Survey corners in the County, including the centers of the sections.

·         The completion of high-order horizontal and vertical control surveys to establish the State Plane Coordinates and elevations of the U. S. Public Land Survey corners.

·         The completion of large-scale topographic base maps in digital form at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet with two-foot contour intervals.

·         The completion of companion cadastral maps to the topographic maps in digital form at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet providing detailed information on the location and configuration of all real property boundaries, including the boundaries of all streets and public ways and other public land holdings; and assigning a parcel identification number (tax key number) to each ownership parcel to enable the linking of geographic with non-geographic data files.

·         Street address data for all parcels in Milwaukee County.