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GIS Partnership Summary
Tug Hill Commission GIS Cooperative
Partnership Purpose and Goal
The purpose of the Tug Hill Commission GIS Cooperative is to share the NYS Tug Hill Commission's relative wealth of GIS resources (hardware, software, data and staff) with government and not-for-profit agencies in the North Country region that lack the budget and/or personnel to implement GIS themselves. Because this a large and very rural portion of the state, agencies without GIS resources are common. The Tug Hill Commission GIS Cooperative serves to empower these agencies and the region they serve with GIS capacity.
Participants and Resource Contributions
Members of the Tug Hill Commission GIS Cooperative
- Adirondack North Country Association - funding
- Jefferson County Cooperative Extension - (non-digital) data
- Jefferson County Job Development Corporation - (non-digital) data
- Jefferson County Planning Department - staff, (digital) data
- Jefferson County Soil & Water Conservation District
- Lewis County Chamber of Commerce*
- Lewis County Planning Department* - (non-digital and digital) data
- Lewis County Soil & Water Conservation District*
- Seaway Trail, Inc.*
- Snowbelt Housing, Inc. - (non-digital) data
- Thousand Islands Land Trust* - (non-digital) data
- Tug Hill Resources Investment for Tomorrow (THRIFT)
- Tug Hill Ski and Snowmobile Club
- Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust - (non-digital and digital) data
- Western Edge Recreation
Association
*
NYSGIS Data Sharing Cooperative
member
Time Frame
Date Partnership
Began: Late Winter 2000
Completion Date: On-going
Deliverables
Deliverables mainly consist of data analysis and hardcopy maps produced for specific projects underaken by Cooperative members. Less tangible products include the knowledge of GIS gained by Cooperative members as a result of the partnership. Some members, including the Jefferson County Planning Department, Thousand Islands Land Trust and Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust, have produced digital data that may eventually be distributed through the NYSGIS Data Sharing Cooperative.
Brief Summary of Partnership
The partnership has worked quite well, especially where it has provided resources to members who use the Cooperative to become familiar with operating a GIS (as has been the case with the Jefferson County Planning Department). The biggest challenge has been managing system user schedules and juggling workloads. Organizations who have received GIS products (analysis/maps) have been very pleased.
Additional Information Available
On-line
None
Contact Information
NYS Tug Hill Commission
317 Washington Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315)785-2380
Fax: (315)785-2574
E-Mail: matt@tughill.org
Information last updated: August 1, 2000