CARIS LIN is a comprehensive land information system that utilizes the latest Internet technologies to provide a central repository of digital mapping and textual land attribute data. Through the synthesis of a sophisticated GIS system for digital mapping with an advanced ORACLE database for land attribute data, CARIS LIN can meet all data collection and distribution needs regarding land information. The GIS component provides for the maintenance and updating of the digital mapping data. The database component provides for the maintenance of textual attribute information, such as ownership, assessment information, land use, charges against the land, and financing.