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"Our core business is GIS." |
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King County Geographic Information System (KCGIS) is a coordinated
regional geographic information resource that meets the business needs
of King County, local agencies, and the general public. KCGIS comprises
centrally managed core GIS resources, as well as GIS activity that is
distributed across twelve county departments and related to the business
activities of the agencies within those departments.
The King
County GIS Center mission is to deliver top value to the region by
providing efficient, high-quality GIS leadership, coordination, infrastructure,
and services that meet the business needs of King County and the communities
we serve.
The GIS
Center goals are to: |
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Preserve
the County’s investment in GIS by prudent, coordinated operation
and maintenance.
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Provide
responsive and innovative GIS services to King County customers within
an efficient business environment.
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Continue
logical, enterprise-based and business-driven development of KCGIS
data, applications, systems, staff, and regional coordination.
To achieve
these goals, the GIS Center is organized to: |
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Manage
the coordination of GIS activity across county departments
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Provide
guidance, expertise, and oversight for the KCGIS community
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Administer
the core KCGIS database
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Administer
the core system components that provide access to the KCGIS database
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Coordinate
countywide GIS hardware and software purchase and maintenance contracts
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Support
maintenance of core GIS data by county departments
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Develop
and maintain a standard GIS data and application front end.
An additional
resource we provide to King County is the GIS
Center Client Services Group. This group is composed of staff
available for GIS-related projects, services, consulting, and products
on a charge-back cost reimbursable basis. Examples of the GIS Center’s
client service offerings include: |
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Custom
GIS-based map development
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Department
GIS environment customization
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Custom
GIS application development
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Custom
cartography
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Technical
writing
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GIS
training
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GIS
data development.
See
more about Client Services
For
more information about the King County GIS Center, feel free to contact
me:
George Horning
King County GIS Center Manager
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Revised October 17, 2002 |
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