History of Enterprise GIS in Morrow County
The Morrow County Auditor and Engineer have spearheaded the development of a cutting edge GIS mapping system to modernize operations and provide easier and more transparent access to

When implementing large complex technology projects, careful project planning is key to the long term viability and success of GIS programs such as this. Beginning in 2014, GIS System requirements were clearly defined through the development of detailed planning documents: a Tax Map data conversion prototype and an Enterprise-wide Implementation Plan.
Upon completion of detailed and rigorous planning efforts, the Mylar tax maps were converted into a seamless county-wide digital parcel layer integrated with County Tax Maps and Auditor's Real Estate System information. Below are highlights of the efforts undertaken to provide this valuable resource for Morrow County.
Public Access Web Portal
This GIS website is intended as a general use, public access website for parcel based information and layers of other GIS data that can be viewed 24-7 on any device (phones, tablets, laptops and personal computers). Previously this information was only available during business hours and by traveling to multiple offices across the County. Now, anyone can access this information from anywhere, at any time, as long as you have an Internet connection.

View parcel boundaries, lot dimensions, quarter sections & lots, easements, subdivisions, lot/sublot numbers, school districts & schools, oil and gas wells, as well as the County Auditor’s property and owner information. Users can make distance and area measurements and overlay natural resource mapping such as soils, streams, lakes, flood plains, and local parks. View surveys associated with a property right from the GIS map! Plus, review different years of aerial photos with other layers overlaid on top.
Download the Morrow County GIS Public Access Website User Guide here.
Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) Update
In 2016, the Morrow County Auditor moved forward on a project to use GIS to improve the accuracy of the information used to determine CAUV values. This helps to ensure that all program participants are taxed in a fair and equitable fashion.
Download the Morrow County GIS Public Access Website User Guide here.
Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) Update
In 2016, the Morrow County Auditor moved forward on a project to use GIS to improve the accuracy of the information used to determine CAUV values. This helps to ensure that all program participants are taxed in a fair and equitable fashion.

For property tax purposes, farmland devoted exclusively to commercial agriculture may be valued according to its current use rather than at its "highest and best" potential use. This provision of Ohio law is known as the Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) program. By permitting values to be set well below true market values, the CAUV normally results in a substantially lower tax bill for working farmers. Learn more here.
A specialized GIS tool overlays land use areas such as cropland, pasture and woodland with the GIS soils layer to calculate the CAUV benefits for a particular parcel. Using high-resolution aerial imagery and accurate, seamless parcel boundaries provides for accurate calculations for the CAUV program. A map of CAUV properties can be viewed and downloaded here.