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RGIS About Us Page 2 of 5 <br />To contribute to the ongoing development of the GIS data base being, maintains <br />County through annual contributions for cost - sharing and by providing input o <br />a users perspective <br />To enable newcomers to the technology to ?get up and running? as quickly and <br />possible <br />To promote data and knowledge-sharing between organizations through the do <br />group training programs and establishment of GIS pilot projects <br />To establish cost - sharing programs between organizations who wish to create at <br />enhanced GIS data bases <br />To cooperate with metropolitan and regional organizations in the promotion of <br />To have access to an up to date and accurate base of GIS data from Ramsey Col <br />downloading to each site via modem, cable connection, or via CI) and to have or <br />linked to each other to enable simple and rapid transfer of information <br />".'Co give organizations the ability to look beyond their own boundaries and have <br />data on a County -wide basis <br />To provide data to the County to assist them with their day to day tasks (c g. cit; <br />What kinds of data do we use and need? <br />Different users will use different data sets in their day - -to -day operations. Howe) <br />will need to have access to: <br />A computerized tax parcel base map <br />A user - defined selection of County taxation and assessor information in a text ft <br />(public information only) which can be attached to each parcel on the map <br />Other sites may have more specific needs, such as access to: <br />Socioeconomic data <br />Physical and man -made features data including building outlines, street a enterli <br />water and wetlands etc. (Some organizations will want to cost -share with other i <br />entities) <br />Aerial digital imagery which can be seen as an aerial photo of the landscape app <br />the computer screen as a backdrop <br />does the User Group 'r orx( and "N lat does it cost? <br />:'. :Joint Powers Agreement has been established haw /" n the User Group and R <br />;aunty for the purposes of data and cost- snaring. A ita License Agreement m <br />- 4 - <br />http: / /www.ramseygis.com /Webpages/ About %20the %20Organization.html 3/28/2005 <br />