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Get Beyond Aerial Photos

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

When you order aerial photos, you always hope for the best.  You want the resolution to show the contours you need and the details you have to have for good calculations and planning.  Unfortunately, shots don’t always turn out well, and sometimes you can’t get them as often as you’d like.

With advanced mapping software, you can enhance your aerial photos with real time imagery of your site.  You can load the photos you already have into your analysis system, and then overlay the on the ground feeds to get a truly clear image of what’s happening.  With a solid system, you can even do image capture and export the pictures to a PDF that you can share with partners, potential investors, or management teams.

The real time connection with your aerial photos can let you pull out individual vectors and raster layers to run calculations with your own data feeds.  You will be able to get much more granular and precise, even if weather conditions are horrible or photos are out of date.  It will allow you to cut out errors and keep projects on schedule.

Mapping systems can also tie into the USGS maps and the TerraServe data banks to provide you with additional reference points.  You will be able to compare your aerial photos with all kinds of satellite imagery, and do time-lapse progressions if you want to address environmental changes.  Almost any kind of eventuality can be prepared for using this kind of system.

Thus, by combining your aerial photos with mapping software systems you no longer have to hope for the best.  You can have the best.  You can get all of the details that you want and need in a format that will integrate with your existing systems and deliver the images that will make your job run smoothly.

Tennessee Unclaimed Property

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Tennessee’s state government collects unclaimed property worth millions of dollars each year. State government has refunded $10 million to its rightful owners this fiscal. If you are a prospective owner you can check online if state owes you.

The process of claiming will not cost you anything. To give you a brief  overview let’s look at some of the highlights associated with unclaimed property in Tennessee:

  • After confirming that state owes to a prospective claimant, claim form has to be duly filed and sent to the state government’s office
  • If the claim is for more than $100 it has to be notarized
  • Sufficient supporting documents – social security copy or utility bill copy etc as required by the state is mandatory for claims processing
  • Claims processing in Tennessee take 3-4 weeks. At times during high peak it may for up to 6-8 weeks too. However, failure to provide requisite documentation can delay the claim process.
  • Post compliance and verification of the documents and claim form; check will be issues to the rightful owner. Therefore, mention your most recent address on the claim form.

While sending any document or claim form it is recommended to keep a copy. It will help in tracking on their online resource and in case of any exigency you can quote your form or claim number to check the status.

Businesses and holding institutions are required to comply with the state’s policy of reporting unclaimed property once in a year. This helps in easy tracking and maintenance of fresh unclaimed property proceeds. These property proceeds are publishes twice in a year in news dailies. Rightful owners or their legal heirs can file for claim in Tennessee at free of cost. SO what are you waiting for? State might owe you a pleasant surprise! Check and claim it now.