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GIS Partnership Summary
State-of-the-Art
Public Access Training and
Production GIS Laboratory
2000
GIS Partnership Award Winner
Partnership Purpose and Goal
The partnership was created to develop and maintain a state of the art public access training and production GIS laboratory and database. The partnership was necessary in order to develop a cost effective GIS laboratory where collaboration was the key factor in spreading development costs between partners.
Participants and Resource Contributions
- US Environmental Protection
Agency - Funding
- Corporation for National
Service - Funding
- NYS Archives and Records
Administration - Funding
- NYS Department of
Environmental Conservation - Funding
- Ulster County
- Funding
- Town of Rosendale
- Funding
- Lower Esopus River
Watch INC. 501-c-3 - Funding
- Ulster County Community College - In-kind space, internet access
- Ramapo College of
New Jersey - Funding 120,000.00, material resources and in-kind services
- Clark University
- Software donations and technical support
- Kingston City Schools
- Funding, staff, facilities
- Rondout Valley Schools
- Funding, staff, facilities
- Ellenville Schools
- Staff, facilities
- General Electric Corporation
- Funding
- WalMart Corporation
- Funding
- Environmental Systems
Research Institute - Software donations
- ERDAS - Software Donations
Time Frame
Date Partnership
Began: 1997
Completion Date: On-going
Deliverables
Fully equipped, public access, production/training GIS laboratory and regional environmental database. Inter-generational public education/GIS/GPS/Remote Sensing/Land use/Watershed Management training program for students, teachers, local officials and volunteers. A replicable Service Learning program which is applicable state wide.
Brief Summary of Partnership
The partnership is formed around meeting the needs of local governments, schools and communities to develop sound land use planning capability and decision making at the local level. The partnership has met and exceeded all expectations, the partners have far exceeded all expectations and the goal is being accomplished in planned, measurable steps. The primary obstacle has been developing trust relationships with local governments. This however, is gradually changing and more and more local governments are utilizing the partnerships resources.
Additional Information Available
On-line
None
Contact Information
Ulster County Environmental Management Council
P.O. Box 557
Stoneridge, NY 12484
Phone: (845) 687-0267
Fax: (845) 687-0520
E-Mail: rfrits@aol.com
Information last updated: September 2000