1. Overview of the Central MN GIS User Group Pete Knutson - Stearns County May 16 th, 2007

2. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP 1. History 2. Mission/Purpose 3. Scope 4. Relationships 5. Administration 6. Assessment

3. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP Why? Share information and coordinate GIS development January 2007 – First meeting held in this very room May 16 th, 2007 – Second meeting was held here this morning Very early stages of development 1. History

4. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP No formal vision or mission statement yet Purpose –Provide a forum for sharing information Tools, techniques, data… Web-based map viewers Data distribution & fee structure (county) –Promote GIS ‘Best Practices’ and establish/adopt common standards –Coordinate regional projects 2. Mission/Purpose

5. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP Attendees have come from: –City – St. Cloud, St. Cloud Area Planning Office –Primary Service Area County – Stearns, Benton, Sherburne, Morrison, Todd, Wright, Douglas –Higher Education – St. Cloud State University –Private - GeoComm –Visitors – Pine-to-Prairie User Group and RDCs 3. Scope

6. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP No formal relationships have been established yet with any other groups, committees or organizations 4. Relationships

7. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP No organizational structure at this time Frequency: Quarterly Locations: Central MN Agenda: Topics of interest determined by users Minutes: Notes taken but not distributed yet Web site: Not at this time Funding: None 5. Administration

8. CENTRAL MN GIS USER GROUP Establish Vision & Mission statements Establish a formal structure Take a close look at other User Group organizational structure and successes Take a very close look at MetroGIS model –St. Cloud Area Joint Planning District –St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Sartell, St. Joseph, Waite Park – Stearns, Benton, Sherburne 6. Assessment