Statewide 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 services statewide through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology.  The council must represent a cross-section of organizations that include counties, cities, universities, business, nonprofit organizations, federal and state agencies, tribal government, and other stakeholder groups that benefit from geospatial technology.  (The State Government Geospatial  Advisory Council focuses on state agency issues.)

Members Sought for Next Council Term

Council members are appointed for two year terms through the State’s open appointments process. The next term will run through June 30, 2015.

  • Application deadline is June 28, 2013 or until positions are filled.
  • Application forms are on the Secretary of State’s Open Appointments website.
  • Applicants other than those in the At-Large category must provide a written endorsement from an organization that matches an identified stakeholder category (for example, the Association of Minnesota Counties would be appropriate for the metro and non-metro county representatives).
  • Applications must be submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office; in addition, sending a copy directly to Mn.Geo@state.mn.us is encouraged.
  • Members are expected to facilitate two-way communication between their sector and the Council.
  • Full announcement (includes number of members sought for each sector)

Questions? Contact Dan Ross, dan.ross@state.mn.us, 651-201-2460, or Nancy Rader, nancy.rader@state.mn.us, 651-201-2489.
 

Members and Next Meeting

  • Current members for FY12-13
     
  • The next council meeting will be Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:00 - 4:00 p.m..
    Location:  Blazing Star Room, Ground Floor, Centennial Office Building, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155; directions.
     
  • Meetings are held 4 times a year and are open to the public. Videoconferencing is available with at least 48 hours advance notice.
     

Meeting Materials

Membership

Term of office for current appointed members:  Terms expire June 30, 2013
Appointing Authority:  State Chief Information Officer
Compensation:  None

  • 3  State agency representatives
  • 1  Mn GIS/LIS Consortium representative
  • 1  University of Minnesota representative
  • 1  MnSCU representative
  • 1  MetroGIS representative
  • 1  Metropolitan Council representative
  • 1  non-metro regional government representative
  • 1  county in the 7-county Twin Cities region representative
  • 1  non-Twin Cities region county representative
  • 1  city in the 7-county Twin Cities region representative
  • 1  non-Twin Cities city representative
  • 1  K-12 education organization representative
  • 1  Federal agency
  • 1  Minnesota tribal government representative
  • 1  Minnesota non-profit organization representative
  • 2  Minnesota businesses representatives
  • 4  At-Large representatives

In addition to the appointed members, the council includes the state chief geospatial information officer as a non-voting, ex-officio member.

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.
 

Contacts