Standards Committee

The Standards Committee of the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council helps coordinate strategies for integrating geospatial data and business processes across all levels of government. It advises the state geospatial community about relevant standards issues and facilitates the creation and adoption of such standards within Minnesota. It serves as a liaison to federal government standards initiatives. It also advises the state geospatial community on opportunities for shared geospatial architecture within Minnesota.

Geospatial Standards

About Standards

Adopted and Developing Standards, Domains, Lookup Tables and Schema Templates

Process for Proposing, Adopting and Reviewing Standards

Committee Leadership

Co-Chairs:
- Mark Kotz, Metropolitan Council - Retired, markjkotz@gmail.com
- Curt Carlson, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office, curtis.carlson@state.mn.us
Council Liaison: Dennis Tumberg, City of Chanhassen, dtumberg@chanhassenmn.gov

Charter, Accomplishments, and Work Plan

Standards Committee Charter

Term Report and Work Plan

Upcoming Meetings

All GAC Standards Committee meetings are virtual. For connection information, contact committee leadership.

May 4, 2026, 2:30-4 p.m.

Committee Meeting Minutes

Click on a meeting date to view the minutes for that meeting.
Scroll through the list for older meeting dates that are not displayed (minutes for March and November 2005, and for the February 1999 retreat are not available).

See the Committee Reports webpage (for FY2007 see the Geospatial Architecture Committee, the former name for the Standards Committee) for activities from 2006 - May 2009.