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Description

Claude Code skill for extracting property lines from county GIS portals into CAD (DXF)

Installation

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open the source below and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

README

CAD TaxMap — Get Property Lines Into CAD, Fast

What this does

Give Claude a link to any county GIS portal, tell it which parcels you want, and get a CAD-ready DXF file with closed polylines on a named layer, in the correct state plane coordinates. No manual exporting, no format conversion, no coordinate headaches.

Tested on: Orange County NY, Suffolk County NY, Cortland County NY, Lehigh County PA. Works with any ArcGIS REST endpoint nationwide.


Setup (one time, ~2 minutes)

1. Download the skill file

Download **cad-taxmap.skill** from the link in the post.

2. Install it in Claude

  • Open claude.ai
  • Go to Customize (left sidebar)
  • Click Skills
  • Click the + button
  • Select Upload a skill (or "Create skill")
  • Upload the cad-taxmap.skill file
  • Make sure the skill toggle is on

Note: Skills require a Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan.

3. Enable Code Execution and Web Search

The skill needs Claude to run Python code and access URLs:

  • Go to SettingsCapabilities
  • Make sure Code execution and file creation is enabled
  • In any chat, make sure Web Search is enabled (Claude needs this to find REST endpoints from viewer URLs)

That's it. You're set up.


Using it

Step 1: Find your county's GIS portal

Google `[county name] [state] GIS parcels` or `[county name] GIS viewer`. You're looking for the county's online parcel/tax map viewer. Almost every county in the US has one.

Examples of URLs that work:

  • https://gisapps.suffolkcountyny.gov/gisviewer/
  • https://gis.orangecountygov.com/arcgis/rest/services/...
  • https://cortland-county-gis-portal-cortlandplanning.hub.arcgis.com/
  • https://www.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=...

Any of these formats work. You do NOT need to find the technical REST endpoint — Claude will figure that out.

Step 2: Tell Claude what you want

Open a new chat in Claude and type something like:

Get me the parcels for the Village