The North Carolina Property Mappers Association was formed in October of 1980 to help the needs of state and local government officials whose work involves mapping and land records management without regard to the unit of government or department in which such persons perform their duties. An assemblage of 91 mappers representing 49 counties attended the inaugural conference held at the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill. The groundwork for the NCPMA was adopted at that time.- To create a framework in which the duties and counties of North Carolina may cooperate in the investigation, study, discussion and recommendation of improvements in property mapping, GIS and land records management. - To provide a forum in which officials of various agencies of state and local government concerned with property mapping, GIS and land records management may discuss common problems. - To provide a means whereby property mappers and other persons interested in property mapping may interchange ideas and experiences and obtain advice. - To advance property mapping, GIS and land records management knowledge and practice through education. - To encourage a high standard of professionalism as a means to more effectively serves the public. - To work toward the improvement of the technical quality of property maps available to local governments. - To support legislation beneficial to property mappers and land records management.