Parcels
How Property Shapes Geography
$135.99
- Hardcover
188 pages
- Release Date
28 January 2027
Summary
Discover how invisible property lines quietly govern our lives—shaping homes, cities, and power itself—and why understanding land, parcel by parcel, is key to solving the challenges of the modern world.
Land parcels are rarely seen or discussed, yet they quietly organize nearly everything—where homes sit, who owns land, how cities grow, how taxes are collected, and how governments exercise authority. On a small scale, parcels answer everyday questions—where a fence may go, who is resp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781589489288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1589489284 |
| Author: | Jerry Paffendorf, Nancy von Meyer |
| Publisher: | ESRI Press |
| Imprint: | ESRI Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 188 |
| Release Date: | 28 January 2027 |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 215mm |
| Series: | Power of Where |

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About the Authors
Jerry Paffendorf is an entrepreneur and land data innovator dedicated to making property information more accessible and useful to the public. He is the cofounder and CEO of Regrid, a company focused on assembling and standardizing parcel data across the United States.
Nancy von Meyer is a nationally recognized leader in land information systems, geospatial policy, and property data standardization. She is the author of GIS and Land Records: The Parcel Data Model (Esri Press, 2004). With decades of experience at the intersection of government, technology, and land administration, she illuminates how parcel data underpins decision-making at every scale.
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