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GIS Partnership Summary
Southern
Tier West Regional Planning and
Development Board's Community GIS Project
Partnership Purpose and Goal
Community GIS provides GIS capacity to local governments utilizing the internet. These are small rural communities that cannot implement GIS on their own because of cost, personnel, and time issues. Community GIS overcomes those barriers by providing GIS capacity through a cooperative effort.Participants and Resource Contributions
- Southern Tier West RP & DB is the driving force behind the program. As a member of the NYS GIS Data Sharing Cooperative, STW has the GIS capacity and staff to build and operate the system. Through a grant from the Appalachain Regional Commission and funding provided by the member communities, the system was built and is operated.
Time Frame
Date Partnership
Began: January 2001
Completion Date: On-going
Deliverables
Each member community has a specific web site viewer built to their specifications. The viewer is their portal to GIS capability. The program is open to any community in the Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua County region.
Brief Summary of Partnership
Through this partnership twelve local governments in the three county region have begun to utilize GIS. This has spurred additional investment in many of these communities. This is an on-going program that accomplishes its goal each time a new member is added.Additional Information Available
On-line
www.southerntierwest.org
Contact Information
Brian Schrantz
Director of Information Services
Southern Tier West RP & DB
4039 Route 219, Suite 200
Salamanca, NY 14779
Phone: (716) 945-5301
Fax: (716) 945-5550
E-Mail: bschrantz@southerntierwest.org