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Kansas Geographic Information Systems Policy Board

What We Do   The Kansas GIS Policy Board works to ensure a technological environment where GIS is recognized as an integral and indispensable tool for government and businesses to serve the information needs of citizens and customers. Kansas provides a broad contingency of GIS users with open access to complete and accurate framework data with appropriate guidelines to protect individual privacy and other sensitive information. The Kansas GIS Policy Board formed a cooperative relationship with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), by becoming a Cooperating Partner of the FGDC in support of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), resulting in the establishment of the Kansas Data Access & Support Center, DASC.   The Kansas GIS Policy Board is responsible for the development of  standards, strategies, and policies that emphasize cooperation and coordination among agencies, organizations, and government entities in order to maximize the cost effectiveness of GIS by creating public and private partnerships throughout Kansas.  The board, consisting of 37 members appointed by the Governor from state and local government agencies as well as public, private, and academic interests, provides review, coordination and recommendations for GIS programs and investments. Currently partnerships, within and among levels of government and private entities, provide the basis for assigning roles and responsibilities for the development and maintenance of data themes.

GIS Links Executive Order No. 2006-08 (pdf) List of Policy Board Members Future Meeting Information Kansas GIS Standards Kansas Association of Mappers KARS - Green Report KDOT - Geospatial Enablement Plan Kansas State University GIS Commons Kansas Geological Survey MidAmerica GIS Consortium (MAGIC) National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Kansas Data Access & Support Center, DASC

Upcoming GIS Policy Board Meeting ~ Friday March 12th, 2010

The next meeting of the GIS Policy Board will be held in the Landon State Office Building, Room 106, 900 SW Jackson ST in Topeka. The agenda for the meeting will be posted here as soon as it is finalized.

If you are unable to travel to Topeka for this meeting, you may call in on a toll free conference line at 10:00 AM.
Please call in on (866) 620 - 7326 and use conference code: 5384709096

Previous GIS Policy Board Meeting ~ Friday January 8, 2010

The recent meeting of the GIS Policy Board featured presentations by Ken Nelson, Dana Petereson and Jude Kastens.

• JANUARY 2010 GIS Policy Board Meeting agenda (pdf)
• Virtual USA (ppt)
• Virtual USA Handout (pdf)
• Land Use - Land Cover (pdf)
• Floodplain Mapping (pdf)

KANSAS GIS Links

• Kansas GIS Day 2009 ~ Governor's Proclamation
• KANSAS GIS Inventory Information  (PDF Format)
• KANSAS GIS Inventory Application
• KANSAS Collaborative - GIS Team

KANSAS GIS Strategic Plan

Below are links to the final versions of the Kansas GIS Strategic Plan and the Improved Elevation Data Business Plan accepted by the Policy Board. Your input has been valuable throughout the Information Gathering Sessions and Stakeholder Group discussions, and we have appreciated your time in reviewing these plans. The Elevation Data Business Plan was selected by the Strategic Plan Committee as the top priority data issue for Kansas. Members of the GIS Policy Board are currently working on an implementation plan to present to the State's Cabinet level leaders and the Kansas Legislature.

• Strategic Plan Final Version May 2008(pdf)
• Elevation Data Business Plan Final Version May 2008(pdf)
• Preliminary Findings (pdf)
• September Strategic Planning Meeting (pdf)
• July Strategic Planning Meeting (pdf)
• Previous Session Presentations (pdf)

Kansas Data Access & Support Center, DASC