Geographic Information System: The system was created to coordinate and setup the County's GIS. Currently we are setting up the GIS to automate the mapping done by the Supervisor of Assessments - Maps & Plats division. There are many different task involved with this project, some of which are listed here.
- Installing, setting up, and maintaining the computers to be used for the GIS system.
- Developing and establishing a network for all computers used in the GIS.
- Train individuals on the concepts and methods of creating, editing, and analyzing geographic data with a GIS.
- Developing the methods for converting the County's some 2200 parcel maps into a digital format (Arc/Info coverages) and adjusting each parcel to Digital Orhtophotography to provide State Planes Coordinates.
- Establishing a connection between the County's Mainframe and the GIS to share information. Developing and giving demonstrations of what a GIS can do for interested County offices and local municipalities.
- Writing software programs to provide user access to spatial data used with the GIS.
- Work with Southern Illinois University to manage a GIS internship program.
What is a GIS? AGIS is an organized collection of computer hardware, software, geographic data, and personnel designed to efficiently capture, store, update, manipulate, analyze, and display all forms of geographically referenced information. This definition describes all the things to create as well as the task performed by , in simple terms, a Interactive Computer Map.
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