Digital cameras mounted inside a specially-equipped van are currently on the residential streets of Delta as B.C. Assessment uses innovation to update photos used for property assessment purposes.
The residential photo update initiative will take street front digital photos of approximately 25,900 single-family homes in Delta followed by 29,600 in Richmond.
The process began last week.
This technology has already been successfully used throughout much of Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, the Okanagan, Kamloops and Nanaimo.
"As the Crown corporation responsible for accurately valuing all properties in B.C., we are always looking for innovative ways to provide more timely, accurate, equitable and fair assessments to all property owners," said Lacy Derkson, deputy assessor for the South Fraser region.
B.C. Assessment will photograph only the public street front of a home including the civic (street) address number.
B.C. Assessment will not retain any personal information related to:
Any images of people on the property.
Visible signage on a residence (excluding street address), including business signs, signs with the names of the people living at that property and any other type of signage that may relate to the identity of a person. This includes vehicle licence plates.
The interior of a residence (e.g., images that show the inside of a home through a window or open doorway or the interior of a garage).
