Thanks to a piece in the Southwest Journal, we were alerted to a subtle change to the Hennepin County tax information page – the addition of satellite imagery to property records. Very cool. According to the article:
The high-resolution images – taken from 5,000 feet up – are clear enough that you can make out toys in your backyard. Hennepin County GIS official Scott Simmer said, “ Aerial views provide a degree of imagery that isn’t possible with a plat map. You can see how close a parcel may be to a burgeoning housing development, a lake or a park, or a less-desirable feature such as a factory or a landfill."
Have a few hours to kill? Write down every address you’ve had in Hennepin County and take a trip down memory Lane. Though the generation-old interface leaves a little to be desired, it’s still a great tool, and generates a linkable url for each property ID (also cool). Heres’ how it works: After performing a normal property search through the link below, click on the "View Image" tab. Be sure to select the "2004 aerials on" radio button, otherwise you’ll just get a badly drawn plat map.
· Hennepin County Tax Information/Map Page [hennepin.us]
· View Your House From 5,000 Feet Up [Southwest Journal]
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