About KC Metro GIS
Local governments increasingly use GIS to plan future development, track road maintenance and other public works projects, and plan emergency response. Working through MARC, local GIS managers formed the KC Metro GIS committee to develop policies and technical standards for sharing GIS information at the regional level.
Sharing GIS files will allow, for the first time, the creation of a regional map that can seamlessly zoom all the way from the broad, eight-county “big picture” down to individual parcels, the smallest units of land ownership. MARC and KC Metro GIS are working with local governments to develop a system for sharing GIS files to maximize their usefulness to public decision-making.
The KC Metro GIS committee meets quarterly at the Mid-America Regional Council offices. To receive meeting notices via e-mail, join the KC Metro GIS listserv. For more information about the committee, contact Brian Parr.