The purpose of the Regional GIS program is to:
- provide its members direct access to MVRPC’s datasets and interact with MVRPC’s GIS to map and analyze data to meet their own needs; and
- address regional needs through on-going coordination and cooperation amongst organizations in the region.
Two components of MVRPC’s Regional GIS Program are:
- GIS Professional Services Support (PSS): A service-oriented program for MVRPC to assist and support its members to create, maintain, publish and access important geographic data and to utilize MVRPC’s GIS on a routine basis through project-specific partnership efforts.
Regional Geospatial Coordination (RGC): A working group of GIS professionals in the region to identify, prioritize, and take collaborative action to address specific regional project and data needs.
These two components are meant to work together; as communities work with us through the PSS program and gain GIS expertise; they may then participate with the RGC. As ideas are developed at the RGC, they may circulate down to the communities and be implemented through the PSS program.
With these two components, participating members will realize the following benefits:
- Improved direct access to mapping and geospatial data
- Improved analysis capability and resources
- Enhanced access to value-added information through GIS
- Enhanced capacity for data-driven decision-making
- Enhanced data and information sharing across departments, facilitating innovative, shared solutions at the local level
The GIS services informational flyer highlights information on some of the GIS services MVRPC can provide to communities.
1st GIS Survey
MVRPC first surveyed GIS users about how they used GIS in their organizations to better understand the needs at the regional and local level. View the summary of the MVRPC Regional GIS Survey results
2nd GIS Survey
A second GIS Needs Assessment survey was conducted in late 2019. This survey was compared to the first to better understand and catalogue changes in GIS use and the needs in the region. Over 50 GIS users responded to the survey. View the summary of the 2019 Regional GIS Survey results.
3rd and most recent GIS Survey
A third GIS Needs Assessment survey was conducted in March 2024. Our latest survey continues to serve as a way to ascertain what the region’s GIS professionals are doing, what they’d like to be doing, and what might be lacking. View the 2024 Regional Survey Results
MVRPC identified how GIS usage has changed over the years in the Miami Valley Region by analyzing trends from the three assessments, the results of which can be found here: Regional GIS Trends 2015-2024.
Geo-Spark
The "Geo-Spark" is the Miami Valley’s central location for open data and interactive maps. Through this site, you can access GIS open data, view online maps & learn about MVRPC initiatives.
For more information about the GIS Program, contact Tom Harner, GIS Manager at [email protected].