GIS and Mapping Division
The GIS Division was created for the first time under the Board
of the Alachua County Commission in Fall of 2000. Click for a
History of the Division,
for our Story in Numbers,
for a chart of our Areas of Operation, and
for a list of our Recognitions.
For a synthesis of the services our site provides, their funding, technology,
history, usability, etc., click here.
The Division operates in four areas, strongly adhering to the principles of the
GIS Code of Ethics:
- Geospatial decision support in various areas of urban and rural planning applications
- Asset and record management for land administration systems
- WebGIS application development and maintenance for Internet and Intranet. See GIS Portal
- Conception, design, and implementation of general E-Services
The GIS Division's main goal is to democratize GIT as an open spatial enterprise, using geo-infrastructure as a framework for overall system integration. Main activities include:
- GIS and IT Strategic Planning and Advanced Technology Research
- Pursuit and Implementation of Innovative Research Grants
- Technology Management and Systems Design
- Project Management and Application Development
- Data Management and Development, Analysis, and Map Production
