
OGInfo.com has made available surface ownership(parcel data) , drilling units and base map data for a large number of Texas Counties. This data can now be purchased and downloaded from our online store. Browse our GIS Products and view our Digital GIS Coverage Map.
Thursday, June 25. 2009
NOW OPEN. GIS Online Data Store
New OGI FastMap LOADED Surpasses Expectations
With the new FastMap LOADED, subscribe now to view surface ownership, drilling units and more.
This new web-based mapping solution is now being offered with premium layers available on our GIS Online Data Store. OGI offers affordable and powerful resources for online mapping, courthouse record research and data retrieval. With these solutions, OGI provides the tools necessary for advanced map creation and web display at a fraction of the cost associated with other solutions. We still offer a FREE version, FastMap Lite, which has the same impressive speed and coverage area of the loaded version.Sign up for FREE OGIFastMap Lite membership and when you log in you will have the option to purchase a variety of data rich layers such as Surface Ownership Parcels, Drilling Units and more.

FastMap LOADED Subscription $149.00
Includes all features available on FastMap Lite plus surface ownership parcel data attributed with tax roll data and survey/abstract layers. Search across Texas by survey name/abstract number and search OGI's database of surface ownership. Surface ownership is searchable by owner name and address. This tax roll information is available in over 100 Texas counties. With FastMap Loaded you get access to:
- Wells & Pipelines
- Abstracts/Surveys
- Surface Ownership Parcel Data (CLICK HERE FOR COVERAGE MAP)
- City Limits
- Water Bodies
- Parks
- Wildlife Refuges
- Aerial Imagery
- Gulf of Mexico Offshore Data
- Roads and Railways
For even more power, try...
FastMap LOADED Plus Subscription $249.00
FastMap Loaded PLUS includes all features available on FastMap Loaded, including surface ownership parcel data attributed with tax roll data and survey/abstract layers, PLUS Statewide traffic counts, digital elevation models (DEM) and flood plain data. Assess flood plains, traffic volume and topography overlayed on top of all of these layers:
- Drilling Unit Boundaries (Including producing units, both pooled and lease-only basis) Includes all associated attributes (lease name/unit name, operator, total depth, acreage, volume/page, field reservoir, & first production date) (CLICK HERE FOR COVERAGE MAP)
- Digital Elevation Models
- Traffic Counts
- Flood Plain Data
- Wells & Pipelines
- Abstracts/Surveys
- Surface Ownership Parcel Data
- City Limits
- Water Bodies
- Parks
- Wildlife Refuges
- Aerial Imagery
- Gulf of Mexico Offshore Data
- Roads and Railways
Wednesday, June 24. 2009
OGInfo.com firm finds growth despite economy
Surface mappers diversify efforts
By Fanny S. Chirinos (Contact) Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Established in 2005, the company did parcel mapping for customers in the oil and gas industry. The intention never was to deviate from what was profitable and was helping to brand the company name.
That same year, partners James Davis, Chad Feerick and Shawn Rancatore capitalized on the opportunity to open a mapping company in India with one of their former employees. OGI owns 50 percent in that venture while Prashanth Chintamaneni, a software developer, and his brother, Pramod Chintamaneni, own the other half.
Three years later, they decided to pursue contracts for mapping parcels through county appraisal districts. In October, the company received its first contract from the Bee County appraisal district.
"It was the county appraiser who was familiar with our oil and gas work who pushed for us to submit a bid," said Feerick, the company's president. "We're glad we did. Since October, our local government division has brought in about $350,000. It was a big help when the economy turned south for us in December."
Although diversification wasn't the only reason the company has stayed afloat while some others have folded, Davis said, it helped. Travis Grumbles, director of government services, said clients include Bee, Palo Pinto, San Patricio, Liberty, Refugio and Colorado counties.
Grumbles said OGI expects to land six more government contracts by the end of the year.
"Oil and gas customers like things fast and cheap, so we've applied the same principles to government work," Grumbles said. "We do software development, archival map scanning and online services. We do our own deed research and we can work around the clock, thanks to our guys in India."
Friday, June 12. 2009
Colorado County Appraisal District Awards GIS Mapping Project to OGInfo.com, LLC
complete all GIS mapping services for the Colorado County Appraisal District. OGI will utilize their team of
GIS Professionals and Data Specialist to map the county using state-of-the-art computer aided mapping,
historical cartography and geo-rectified satellite imagery. The specialized process will produce an extremely
accurate and up-to-date digital map that will be available on the web and freely accessible around the clock.
The interactive map will allow users to search and browse high accuracy land data and geo-rectified aerial
images over the entire county. This user-friendly map displaying roads, parcel lines, surveys, water bodies,
pipelines, oil & gas wells, floodplains parks, jurisdictional boundaries and city limits will be available to the
public over the internet to explore within three to six months.
This online public map will greatly reduce the amount of “foot traffic†in the Colorado County Appraisal District
office. Free access to this map will enable all residents of Colorado County to check the appraisal value of
their property, identify names and addresses of other property owners and identify all jurisdictional
boundaries. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to quickly
respond with completeness and increased accuracy to information requests from the public.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and
federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a
leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software
applications.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, please contact Travis Grumbles or visit
www.ogigov.com
Contact:
Travis Grumbles, Government Services
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
Refugio County Appraisal District Awards GIS Mapping Project to OGInfo.com, LLC
This online public map will greatly reduce the amount of "foot traffic" in the Refugio County Appraisal District office. Free access to this map will enable all residents of Refugio County to check the appraisal value of their property, identify names and addresses of other property owners and identify all jurisdictional boundaries. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to more quickly respond with completeness and increased accuracy to information requests from the public.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, LLC for the Refugio County Appraisal District please contact Travis Grumbles or visit www.ogigov.com
Contact:
Travis Grumbles, Government Services
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
http://www.ogigov.com
"INITIAL POINT" In Oklahoma - A Bare Stone Shaft Locates Your Lot
Posted: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:45:00 -0600
The locally famous Indian Meridian in Oklahoma, the beginning and end of OK townships and ranges.
Chronicles of Oklahoma
Volume 5, No. 3
September, 1927
"INITIAL POINT" IN OKLAHOMA
A Bare Stone Shaft Locates Your Lot
By ALVIN RUCKER
Page 328
Where is the most important place in Oklahoma? Each person is entitled to one guess. Each guess is wrong, because the most important place in Oklahoma is not the guesser's home or place of business. The most important place in Oklahoma is also one of the most obscure and most seldom visited, and beyond question, one of the least known spots in the state.
Gather around, mates, and let's listen to a real bedtime story told by encyclopedists, historians, surveyors and soldiers. The most important place in Oklahoma is a point on the boundary line between Murray and Garvin counties. It is a short distance from the place known in history as Fort Arbuckle. From that point every foot of land in an immense area, including all of Oklahoma, except Texas, Cimarron and Beaver counties, is described in legal documents. The area includes Kansas and Nebraska. The highly important point is called the "initial point," suggestive of its importance. It is referred to more often than any other place in Oklahoma. Not an inch of land in the state of Oklahoma, the three Panhandle counties excepted, can be located without reference to that little known, seldom visited spot. The reference, direct or indirect, is in every deed or lease ever written to describe Oklahoma real estate, and will continue to appear, directly or indirectly, in every deed or lease, as long a, civilization, as now constituted, endures in Oklahoma.
In 1866, the federal government acquired from the Indians, by treaties, a large area of land in Indian territory and prepared to subdivide it into townships and sections, foreseeing the time when the whites would settle the land. Indian territory was so remote from established base lines and meridians that the surveyors decided to establish a fictitious base line and a fictitious meridian, the meridian to be known as the Indian Meridian, from which townships would be numbered east and west; the base line to be known as the Indian base line, from which ranges would be numbered north and south. Ranges and townships are similar areas, six miles wide.
A point near Fort Arbuckle was selected as the initial point, and a line surveyed north and south from that point, and the line was named the "Indian Meridian." It is about twelve miles, two townships west of the ninety-seventh meridian west of the Greenwich meridian. The base line is about thirty-six miles north of the thirty-fourth parallel of longitude, and the intersection of those two lines is called the initial point in Oklahoma. Neither of the lines falls upon a 360th division of the globe, based upon the Greenwich meridian and the equator, for the obvious reason that the Greenwich meridian and the equator are too remote to be handily used in describing townships and similar areas in Oklahoma. The Indian meridian is recognized as far north as South Dakota, there being several towns named Meridian because the towns are close to the Indian Meridian.
The official description of the arbitrary point, taken from the surveyor's, field notes is:
"Initial monument at point between two small streams both having a northerly course, making a junction about twenty chains north.
"Set sandstone 54x18x18, marked on west side I. P., on east side Ind. Mer., and on north side 1870, in a mound of stones six feet in diameter and three feet high, from which flagstaff at Fort Arbuckle bears north seven degrees, thirty-seven minutes west. East end of Messa, bears north 46 degrees, 17 minutes west. East end of Messa bears north 47 degrees, 42 minutes west. East end of Messa bears north 55 degrees, 56 minutes west. Black oak 10 inches in diameter bears north 70 degrees, 11 minutes west 617 links distant. Rock on east side of brook marked thus (111) bears south 14 degrees, 12 minutes east, 1,365 links distant. Cedar eight inches in diameter just left of rock."
Chronicles of Oklahoma
Volume 5, No. 3
September, 1927
"INITIAL POINT" IN OKLAHOMA
A Bare Stone Shaft Locates Your Lot
By ALVIN RUCKER
Brought to our attention By GIS Specialist John T. Smith, OGInfo.com
Summer NAPE Expo
Posted: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:24:22 -0500
Summer NAPE has come and gone and was a big success for the OGI team. It was a lot of fun because we got to meet many interesting people from a variety of companies all very intrigued by our new complete online land package, LAVA 2.0. Everyone was very excited with the capabilities of LAVA 2.0 integrating lead/lease land management, GIS mapping and a powerful search engine, all online. With all the new people we met at NAPE, the office here in Corpus Christi has been very busy. We are all excited to see more clients start exploring the power of our online products. From what we saw at Summer NAPE, we are confident that more and more companies will start rethinking there GIS needs and how OGI can help them compete in a very competitive oil & gas prospecting market. Here at OGI, we specialize in oil & gas land information, so you don't have to.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth and let us show them our revolutionary online product. We always learn a lot when we get out and talk to people fact-to-face about their businesses and the changing industry technology. We hope everyone that visited with us took away some valuable information about our company, OGI, and how we are helping to change the way successful prospecting is achieved.
We also would like to congratulate the winners of our daily drawings. Each day we held a drawing to give away a hand held Garmon GPS device. The day one winner was Kathleen Tanner of DLA Piper US LLP. The day two winner was Kris Perryman of Perryman Exploration. Congratulations to Kathleen and Kris from all of us at OGI. We know now, that even if they don't use OGI PowerMap, they won't get lost.
Look for us at NAPE 2009 in February at The George R. Brown Convention Center. We hope to see you there.
Bee County Appraisal District awards OGInfo.com, LLC GIS Mapping contract
Corpus Christi, October 20, 2008:
OGInfo.com, LLC, (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services and products company has been selected to complete all GIS mapping services for the Bee County Appraisal District. OGI will utilize their team of GIS Professionals and Data Specialists to map the county using state-of-the-art computer aided mapping, historical cartography and georectified satellite imagery. This specialized process will produce an extremely accurate and up-to-date digital map that will be available on the web and freely accessible around the clock. The interactive map will allow users to search and browse high-accuracy land data and georectified aerial images over the entire county. This user-friendly map displaying roads, parcel lines, surveys, water bodies, pipelines, oil & gas wells, floodplains, parks, wildlife refuges, jurisdictional boundaries and city limits will be available to the public over the Internet to explore by January 1st 2009.
This online public map will greatly reduce the amount of “foot traffic†in the Bee County Appraisal District office. Free access to this map will enable all residents of Bee County to check the appraisal value of their property, identify names and addresses of other property owners and identify all jurisdictional boundaries. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to more quickly respond with completeness and increased accuracy to information requests from the public.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, LLC for the Bee County Appraisal District please contact Raymond Horner or visit www.oginfo.com.
Contact:
Raymond Horner, Business Development
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
http://www.oginfo.com
OGInfo.com, LLC to attend Texas Rural Chief Appraisers Conference
Posted: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:19:00 -0500
Corpus Christi, October 28, 2008:
OGInfo.com, LLC, (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services provider, will be attending the fifteenth annual Texas Rural Chief Appraisers Conference in Austin, Texas on November 10th. OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications. By attending the conference, OGI is seeking to gain prospective clients in statewide county appraisal districts for their Government Services division.
For additional information contact:
Raymond Horner, Business Development
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
http://www.oginfo.com
Local company's big break comes from chance meeting
Local company's big break comes from chance meeting
Posted: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:22:00 -0500
Corpus Christi-based OGInfo.com was awarded contract for GIS system in Bee County
CORPUS CHRISTI - A chance meeting with the LaSalle County chief appraiser this past spring led to OGInfo.com's contract with the appraisal district of Bee County earlier this month. The Corpus Christi-based company plans on it being the first of many.
Travis Grumbles, the company's head of governmental services, said he approached numerous counties in the state asking for information on bidding for county and municipal geographic information system projects. The GIS system digitally maps roads, parcel lines, surveys, water bodies, pipelines, oil and gas wells, floodplains, parks, city limits and jurisdictional boundaries. "As I went along talking to chief appraisers for various counties, we came across the one for LaSalle County," Grumbles said. "Months later, he became the chief appraiser for Bee County. We submitted the bid and got the job."
Photo by George Gongora
Bill Fuller, foreground with hands up, is the Kenedy County Appraiser who came here to meet with Corpus Christi-based OGinfo.com, an oil and gas mapping company team. Fuller is looking at a Kenedy county map provided by OGinfo.com showing different boundary tracts and to compare accuracy. the OGinfo.com team members in background are from clockwise left to right: Chad Feerick; James Davis; Shawn Rancatore; Travis Grumbles; Canton Hall.
Domingo Palomo, Bee County's chief appraiser, said the LaSalle office received a couple of calls a year from companies looking to expand into governmental work. OGInfo.com's call was not unusual. "When I came to Bee County, I asked (the company) to come in and put in a bid," said Palomo, who began working in South Texas in July. "It didn't matter that they didn't have governmental experience. Maps are maps and the board liked their presentation." OGInfo.com has been doing this type of work for the past 10 or so years, but for oil and gas clients, Grumbles said. This is the first governmental contract it has applied for and been awarded, he added. "We wanted to work more for municipalities, especially those in South Texas," Grumbles said. "Most of it has to do with the cost, but the (GIS) system can make departments more efficient. It eliminates foot traffic by offering much of the county's information online."
Photo by George Gongora
Bill Fuller, Kenedy County Appraiser, at far right; listens to a Corpus Christi-based OGinfo.com team about setting up a GIS system for Kenedy County on Wednesday. The oil and gas mapping company OGinfo.com ventures in the government sector represented here by (clockwise from bottom): James Davis; Canton Hall; Travis Grumbles; Shawn Rancatore; Chad Ferrick
Bee County has a GIS system, but not all the information on a parcel has been added. OGInfo.com will fill in those attributes and complete the work, Palomo said. The $20,237.95 project is expected to be completed by Jan. 1, county and company officials said.
By Fanny S. Chirinos for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Friday, October 31, 2008
Palo Pinto County Appraisal District awards OGInfo.com, LLC GIS Conversion Contract.
Posted: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:21:08 -0600
OGInfo.com, LLC (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services and products company, has been selected to convert all GIS mapping software for the Palo Pinto County Appraisal District (CAD). OGI professionals will convert Palo Pinto CAD's current software, Bentely Microstation, to ESRI Arc View 9.3, thus allowing the Palo Pinto CAD GIS map to integrate with the oblique imagery taken by Pictometry International Corp. By integrating the GIS map and the oblique imagery, Palo Pinto CAD's new GIS system will take the complexity out of a traditional mapping system by presenting the information in a familiar and useful manner. This will greatly benefit all departments of Palo Pinto County, including Police Department, Fire Department and Emergency Services. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to more quickly respond with completeness and accuracy to information requests from the public.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, please contact Travis Grumbles or visit www.oginfo.com
Bee County Appraisal District GIS Project Completed by OGInfo.com, LLC
Corpus Christi, January 20, 2009:
OGInfo.com, LLC, (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services and products company,has completed all GIS mapping services for the Bee County Appraisal District. OGI utilized their team of GIS Professionals and Data Specialists to map the county using state-of-the-art computer aided mapping, historical cartography and geo-rectified satellite imagery. This specialized process has produced an extremely accurate and up-to-date digital map that is available on the web and freely accessible around the clock. The interactive map allows users to search and browse high-accuracy land data and geo-rectified aerial images over the entire county. This user-friendly map which displays roads, parcel lines, surveys, water bodies, pipelines, oil & gas wells, floodplains, parks, wildlife refuges, jurisdictional boundaries and city limits was made available to the public via Internet to explore on January 1st 2009.
This online public map will greatly reduce the amount of “foot traffic†in the Bee County Appraisal District office. Free access to this map will enable all residents of Bee County to check the appraisal value of their property, identify names and addresses of other property owners and identify all jurisdictional boundaries.The systems and data provided by OGI have also enabled the appraisal district office to improve response time, to information requests from the public with increased accuracy. The online map can be viewed by going to: http://maps3.oginfo.com/mapguide/bee_county/index.php.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications. OGI was awarded the Bee County Appraisal District GIS project in October of 2008.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, please contact Travis Grumbles or visit www.oginfo.com.
OGInfo.com, LLC Completes Phase I of Palo Pinto County GIS Project
Posted: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:28:27 -0600
OGInfo.com, LLC (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services and products company, has completed the conversion phase of Palo Pinto County Appraisal District’s mapping project. OGI professionals have converted Palo Pinto CAD's previous software, Bentely Microstation, to ESRI Arc View 9.3, allowing the Palo Pinto CAD GIS map to integrate with the oblique imagery taken by Pictometry International Corp. By integrating the GIS map and the oblique imagery, Palo Pinto CAD's new GIS system takes the complexity out of a traditional mapping system by presenting the information in a familiar and useful manner. This will greatly benefit all departments of Palo Pinto County, including Police Department, Fire Department and Emergency Services. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to quickly respond, with completeness and accuracy, to information requests from the public. OGI will now begin Phase II of the project, which consists of electronically drawing and attributing any remaining parcels that were not converted in Phase I.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications. OGI was awarded the project by Palo Pinto CAD in November of 2008.
San Patricio County Appraisal District Awards GIS Mapping Project to OGInfo.com, LLC
Posted: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:42:06 -0600
OGInfo.com, LLC, (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services and products company has been selected to complete all GIS mapping services for the San Patricio County Appraisal District. OGI will utilize their team of GIS Professionals and Data Specialists to map the county using state-of-the-art computer aided mapping, historical cartography and geo-rectified satellite imagery. This specialized process will produce an extremely accurate and up-to-date digital map that will be available on the web and freely accessible around the clock. The interactive map will allow users to search and browse high-accuracy land data and geo-rectified aerial images over the entire county. This user-friendly map displaying roads, parcel lines, surveys, water bodies, pipelines, oil & gas wells, floodplains, parks, wildlife refuges, jurisdictional boundaries and city limits will be available to the public over the Internet to explore within three to six months.
This online public map will greatly reduce the amount of “foot traffic†in the San Patricio County Appraisal District office. Free access to this map will enable all residents of San Patricio County to check the appraisal value of their property, identify names and addresses of other property owners and identify all jurisdictional boundaries. The systems and data provided by OGI will also enable the appraisal district office to more quickly respond with completeness and increased accuracy to information requests from the public.
OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, LLC for the San Patricio County Appraisal District please contact Travis Grumbles or visit www.oginfo.com.
Contact:
Travis Grumbles, Government Services
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
http://www.oginfo.com
OGInfo.com, LLC to Attend 28th Annual Texas Association of Appraisal District’s Conference
Posted: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:49:43 -0600
OGInfo.com, LLC, (OGI) a Texas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services provider, will be attending the twenty eighth annual Texas Association of Appraisal District’s Conference in Houston, Texas on February 15th. OGI is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and provides comprehensive mapping services to local, state and federal government along with all sectors of the conventional and renewable energy business. OGI is a leading provider of high quality digital maps as well as a variety of other GIS products, services and software applications. By attending the conference, OGI is seeking to gain prospective clients in statewide county appraisal districts for their Government Services division.
For additional information on the work being done by OGInfo.com, please contact Travis Grumbles or visit www.oginfo.com.
Contact:
Travis Grumbles, Government Services
OGInfo.com
361-904-0071
http://www.oginfo.com



