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MetroGIS is an award-winning, regional geographic
information systems initiative serving the seven-county Minneapolis-St. Paul
(Minnesota) metropolitan area. It provides a regional forum to promote and
facilitate widespread sharing of geospatial data. MetroGIS is a voluntary
collaboration of local and regional governments, with partners in state and
federal government, academic institutions, nonprofit organizations and
businesses.
MetroGIS is a recipient of URISA's Exemplary Systems in
Government (ESIG) Award for Enterprise Systems. See the
Awards section for more
information.
Vision
The vision for the result of MetroGIS’s efforts, or destination expected to be attained, is “organizations serving the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area are successfully collaborating to use geographic information technology to solve real world problems".
Mission
MetroGIS exists “to expand stakeholders' capacity to address shared geographic information technology needs and maximize investments in existing resources through widespread collaboration of organizations that serve the Twin Cities metropolitan area”.
Measurable Results
The collaborative community of MetroGIS recognizes the need to achieve measurable results within the following outcome areas:
- Expanded resource availability through partnering
- More efficient use of resources through reduction of duplicative costs
- More efficient and effective core stakeholder operations
- Enhanced and broadened understanding of the region
- Expanded participation by users, contributors and jurisdictions adjoining the Twin City metropolitan area
Announcements and News:
Centerlines Initiative: MetroGIS is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office to develop a state-wide centerline data solution that meets the needs of a range of roadway data stakeholders. A current project brief can be found here: Centerline Project Brief.
Other Projects and Activities: MetroGIS' 2013 Draft Work Plan is available here: Draft 2013 Work Plan.
Upcoming Meetings, Forums, and Other Events
Please contact us - we appreciate your
comments about MetroGIS.
Policy Board Chair: Terry Schneider, City of Minnetonka/Metro Cities
Coordinating Committee Chair: David Bitner, Owner, dbSpatial
390 Robert Street North
Saint Paul, MN 55101
fax: 651-602-1674
metrogis-contacts@metc.state.mn.us
MetroGIS Group
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