1. McCracken and Paducah Geographic Information System
MAP~GIS

2. MAP~GIS is a 6-Member Consortium
McCracken County
City of Paducah
Joint Sewer Agency
Paducah Water
Paducah Power
E911

3. MAP~GIS Timeline 1995 – First GIS data obtained in CAD format
1999 – GIS agreement signed between the City, County, Paducah Water, and Paducah Power
2001 – first aerial photographs flown; CAD data updated
2002 – GIS Coordinator position created and hired
2002 – Paducah/McCracken E911 joins the Consortium
2004 – GIS Technician position created and hired; Road Centerlines created
October 2004 – Joint Sewer Agency joins Consortium
The consortium concept dates back to 1995 when the first data was obtained. The first official agreement was established in That makes MAP~GIS 20 years old.

4. MAP~GIS Timeline 2007 – All base data updated
April 2009 – Operational efficiency plan eliminated GIS Coordinator position and moved GIS from Engineering to Information Technology
October 2009 – City and County address points created
2010 – Data and GIS expanded to web and public
2012 – ESRI Enterprise License Agreement obtained
2013 – All base data updated

5. MAP~GIS System Structure
To date there has been approximately $1.2 million spent on data and equipment split up equally by the consortium members.
The consortium guides the purchases and direction of the system infrastructure.
Membership consists of 6 voting members and 2 representatives of the public
Two GIS employees are paid 100% by the City of Paducah. E911 and McCracken County have a contract for services with the city.
$1.2 million jointly invested into the system.

6. What is McCracken County’s Cost?
Annually
$6,000 for Consortium membership/maintenance (used for future equipment and data purchases)
Contract for services around $28,000 per year billed quarterly (increases 3% annually)
Software Licensing $0 under the current license agreement ($1, paid from above contract)

7. What Does IT/GIS Staff Do?
Maintains approximately 200 data layers and adding more each day
Parcels
Address points
Maintains the GIS server and related equipment
Provides technical support to approximately 20 power users and numerous web based users
Develops, creates, and maintains all of the web based mapping services for McCracken County

8. County Focused Tasks Maintain parcel lines in the county
Scan plats from County Clerk’s office
Put accurate lines into the GIS system
Maintain county-wide address points
Maintain road layers, road network, road address ranges
Physical & Political Boundaries and Features
Voting Precincts – Emergency Services Boundaries
School Districts – Landmarks
Zoning Districts – Flood Boundaries

9. GIS User Levels Viewers Editors Web Based ArcMap Web Based
Public
Employees of Consortium
Mobile Devices
Editors
ArcMap
Web Based

10. Current Map Services Print Maps – wall maps to small maps
Public Web Maps
Accessed through
Employee Maps
Accessible from

11. GIS Manager – City of Paducah
Contact Information
Stephen C. Chino, Jr., PLS
GIS Manager – City of Paducah
ext. 2017