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Bill to expand aerial imagery and GIS for assessments draws questions about AI and permits
Summary
HB 176 would expand SDAT's use of oblique aerial photography and GIS in property assessments statewide; SDAT said imagery would assist assessors by measuring structures and identifying new construction, not by automated AI valuation, and delegates asked about permit enforcement, vendor procurement and whether the county assessment cycle should change.
Delegate Chris Fair asked the committee to approve House Bill 176 to expand the State Department of Assessments and Taxation's pilot use of oblique aerial photography and geographic information systems for statewide property assessment.
Fair and SDAT officials said the technology — angled aerial images overlaid with GIS tools — helps assessors measure building footprints and detect new construction without a physical on‑site visit every three years. Fair…
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