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· 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 and MetroGIS) in the promotion of GIS . To have access to a current and accurate base of GIS data from Ramsey County for downloading to each site via web, CD or other electronic means 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 County-wide basis for issues such as land use capacities, social services planning, commuter needs, transit planning, air and water contamination, and security and emergency planning, · To provide data to the County to assist them with their day to day tasks (e.g. city permits) The group received the Governor's Council on Geographic Information Award in 2003 for its efforts in collaboration over the years. In 2003, the group concentrated on the following themes: · Enterprise GIS - development of public web mapping tools and member organization GIS warehouse concepts (see online mapping released December 2003 at: http://maps.metro-inet.us ) · Addressing - development of centralized, coordinated consistent addressing county-wide · Community GIS - working with neighborhoods within both Ramsey County and metro-wide in collection of local data and dissemination of information at the local level · Outreach - continued education of membership and community of our GIS activities and benefits · Emergency Management - coordination with MetroGIS metropolitan and statewide efforts in providing GIS data for emergency response and in planning. Roseville Comprehensive Plan - 2003 Update Implementation Program - Page 11 of 11