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.)

Meetings: Held 4 times a year.

The next meeting will be February 29, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.., Blazing Star Room, Ground Floor Centennial Building, 658 Cedar Street, St. Paul, MN 55155 (directions).  The remaining 2012 meetings will be:  May 30; August 29; November 28.
Videoconferencing is available with at least 48 hours advance notice.

All meetings are open to the public.

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

Membership:  23 

  • 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.
 

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