State Government Geospatial Advisory Council

This council, authorized by legislation passed in 2009, and reauthorized until June 2015 (SF1270), advises the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office (MnGeo) about issues, policies, priorities, and investments needed to improve state government services through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology. (The Statewide Geospatial  Advisory Council addresses issues of concern to the wider GIS community.)
 

Membership: Up to 15 representatives from state agencies or state Constitutional Offices. In addition to the appointed members, the council includes a representative of MnGeo and the Office of Enterprise Technology as a voting, ex-officio member, and a representative from the Statewide Geospatial Advisory Council as a non-voting, ex-officio member. It is chaired by the state’s chief geographic information officer.

Meetings: Held 6 times a year.

No future meetings are currently scheduled pending the outcome of proposed legislation to dissolve this council.


All meetings are open to the public.

Term of office for appointed members: A term expiring on June 30, 2013
Appointing Authority: Agency commissioners
Compensation: None

Committees and Workgroups:  The council is supplemented and supported by work teams and technical committees that had previously functioned under the auspices of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Geographic Information. Non-council members are welcome and encouraged to participate on committees.
 

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