[gis_info] SUM: GIS Staff in Local Government question

[Andy Sloop]

Hello,
 
A question closely resembling this one was included in a nationwide survey of cities and counties that URISA commissioned in 1996.  The results were published in a 1998 document titled "Geographic Information Technology in Cities and Counties: A Nationwide Assessment".  The question in the URISA survey asked which department was responsible (formally or informally) for leading GIS in the organization.  The findings were as follows:
 

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Cities

Counties


IT

21

24


GIS

14

22


Planning

22

22


Public Works/Utilities

34

16


Finance/Tax/Assessor

2

8


Administration

3

4


Environmental/Natural Resources

2

2


Joint with other jurisdictions

2

2

 
 
Tycho, of the people who responded to your question, what was the breakdown of city vs county?
 
Andy Sloop

-----Original Message-----
From: Tycho Granville [mailto:tychog at co.wasco.or.us]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:25 PM
To: GIS_Info List
Subject: [gis_info] SUM: GIS Staff in Local Government question


Hi All -
I received a lot of replies to this one (thanks!!). The only pattern I can discern is that once the parent organization gets big enough, GIS spreads to multiple departments. The responses showed departments/staff housed as follows:
 
Multiple Departments: 7
Information Technology: 7
Planning (or equivalent): 6
Public Works: 5 (6 if Wasco County is included)
Assessor/Appraiser: 3
Stand-alone GIS: 2
 
I'm staying put.
The original message is below.
 
Tycho
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Tycho Granville [mailto:tychog at co.wasco.or.us] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:14 AM
To: GIS_Info List (gis_info at webhost.osl.state.or.us )
Subject: GIS Staff in Local Government question


Hi All -
Hoping I can get some replies on this one, which is really directed at local governing bodies. What department(s) are your GIS *staff* (not users) in? If you develop or maintain "raw" GIS data, or provide services for other people/departments I would consider you to be GIS staff no matter what your title. Wasco County's GIS people are a separate division within the Public Works department.
The reason I ask is there is a discussion going on about whether GIS should continue to be in Public Works (which also houses the Surveyor) or merged into Information Services (our networking folks).
TIA, and will sum,
 
Tycho
 

Tycho Granville
Wasco County GIS Coordinator
tychog at co.wasco.or.us
(541)298-3543
http://co.wasco.or.us <http://co.wasco.or.us/>  

 

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