I. Establishment:
A. Executive Order 89-24, October, 1989
B. Replaced and upgraded the Arizona Mapping Advisory Committee
II. Mission:
A. To coordinate the development and management of geographic information systems and geographic information in Arizona.
B. To insure that Arizona's public decision-makers and other users have access to geographic information that is complete, timely, accurate, and reliable.
C. To promote the use of GIS and related technologies to more effectively and efficiently address problems, develop plans, and manage the natural, cultural, economic, and infrastructural resources of the state.
D. To translate recommendations into state policy.
III. Objectives:
A. Fostering a spirit of communication and cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies and the private sector in addressing geographic information needs and services in the state.
B. Assigning priorities for statewide geographic information needs and developing implementation plans.
C. Facilitating cost-sharing and collaborative arrangements to develop and maintain high-priority GIS databases and application programs.
D. Developing policies and procedures to facilitate the distribution and exchange of geographic information within the state. To promote sharing by recommending standard methods and means, devising model agreements, publishing directories, newsletters, and performing other appropriate information sharing actions.
E. Providing policy and program recommendations to the Arizona Land Resources Information System and the Arizona State Cartographer pertaining to GIS in the state.
F. Providing recommendations and proposing strategies to local governments, regional consortia, and state and federal agencies regarding priorities, standards, and guidelines to meet Arizona's geographic information needs.
G. Providing recommendations to the governor and the legislature, when appropriate, concerning issues related to geographic information in Arizona.
H. Promoting education, training, and technical support regarding the application of geographic information systems and related technologies.
IV. Structure of GIS Coordination:
A. AGIC - advisory council to the Arizona State Land Department (ASLD, Oct. 1989) to provide guidance and direction in the management of the state GIS. Marks the initiation of the required coordination and established a new focus on geographic information, and on GIS.
B. Arizona Land Resource Information System (ALRIS) - a GIS service bureau located at ASLD's Resource Analysis Division that's charged to establish a clearinghouse of information and a central repository for map and imagery products and digital cartographic data.
C. State Cartographers Office (legislatively established within ASLD, 1988) - sets standards for the development of GIS as administrative policy.
V. Subcommittees:
A. Administrative and Legal Subcommittee - to establish state-level laws and administrative policies that create an effective structure for developing and managing geographic information resources.
B. Data Resources Subcommittee - to efficiently develop and effectively manage the geographic information resources in the state.
1. Geodetic Control Working Group
2. Hydrography Working Group
3. Parcels and Administrative Boundaries Working Group
4. Transportation Working Group
C. Education Subcommittee - to ensure that qualified personnel are available to meet the GIS needs of the public and private sectors and to strengthen GIS-related education programs in Arizona.
D. Information Exchange Subcommittee - to foster the sharing of information and ideas and to disseminate information about GIS-related activities throughout the state.
1. GIS Conference Working Group
E. Technology Subcommittee - to develop efficient and effective methods for the physical exchange of geographic information via hardware, software, and communications.
VI. Membership:
A. Executive Management Board Twenty-nine members composed of representative from federal, state, and local government agencies as well as regional consortia, universities, and the private sector. Most members are agency information system directors or directors of divisions working with GIS. State agency representatives were appointed by Governor's Office.
B. Chairperson and Vice-Chairman (chairman-elect) Elected by Executive Management Board
VII. Meetings:
The council meets monthly, during which issues are discussed and, when needed, action is taken. Reports from the technical subcommittees and special presentations by AGIC's member organizations or outside organizations take place at these meetings.
VIII. Products:
A. Website subcommittee directories, publications and documents, news and special events.
B. Arizona Geographic Information Council Bylaws as Adopted on Dec. 6, 1990.
C. Statewide data inventory, quarterly newsletter, annual calendar, brochure on educational and career opportunities related to GIS in Arizona, GIS curricula for educational institutions.
D. Year-end review session, annual report, annual state GIS conference.
