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Collaborative Efforts within the I-35W ConrridoX' Ramsey County GIS Users Group The Ramsey County GIS Users Group is an alliance of current and future users of Geographic Information Systems. The foundation data base that is used has been created and is maintained by Ramsey County. The users within the group to date consist of municipalities including their police and fire departments, school districts, soil and water conservation districts, the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department, and several economic development partnerships. The group was formed in May 1995 and has since grown to include some sixteen organizations who individually perform a wide variety of functions throughout our community. Five of the cities within the group are also members cities in the I-35W Corridor Coalition. The User Group is able to operate autonomously from the County but we rely strongly on their cooperation. The goals and objectives of the group are as follows: . To provide a better service to the public by enabling elected officials and management the ability to make more informed decisions based on a wealth of public information which can be processed and displayed by GIS technology . To give users the opportunity to access data and knowledge much cheaper through the User Group than could be otherwise possible by individual negotiation . To contribute to the ongoing development of the GIS data base being maintained by Ramsey County through annual contributions for cost-sharing and by providing input of ideas from a users perspective l1li To enable newcomers to the technology to "get up and running" as quickly and cheaply as possible II To promote data and knowledge-sharing between organizations through the development of group training programs and establishment of GIS pilot projects III To establish cost-sharing programs between organizations who wish to create and maintain enhanced GIS data bases . To cooperate with metropolitan and regional organizations (such as the I-35W Coalition) in the promotion of GIS . To have access to an up to date and accurate base of GIS data from Ramsey County for downloading to each site via modem, cable connection, or via CD and to have organizations linked to each other to enable simple and rapid transfer of information . To give organizations the ability to look beyond their own boundaries and have access to data on a Coun!y-wide basis . To provide data to the County to assist them with their day to day tasks (e.g. city permits)