Small County GIS
Advantages & Challenges
Sam
Stanton
Who, What, Where...
Who
2.5 Staff Members
Megan DelGaudio - IT Manager / GIS
Sam Stanton (me) - GIS Coordinator
Tyler Pease - GIS Specialist
ME...
What
GIS Divsion
Housed in Planning & Zoning
BUT....
P & Z
DPW
Sheriff
Emergency Services
Parks & Recreation
Sanitary
Board of Education
Soil Conservation
Farm Service Agency
State's Attorney
We work for or with:
Commissioners Office
Tourism
Economic Development
Incorporated Towns
Board of Elections
Housing Authority
Public Defender
Community Affairs
UMD Extension Office
State of Maryland
Where
Queen Anne's County
The Boring Stuff.....
Size: 370 sq. mi. (15th)
Population: 48k (18th)
Density: 129 per sq. mi (18th)
Median Income $81k (8th)
County Seat: Centreville
7 Incorporated Towns
5 Commissioners
Where
EASTERN SHORE
A network of small towns and villages on an uninterrupted rural landscape.
TRIVIA!!
What' the name people often mistakenly call me after meeting me?
Is the highest point in QAC:
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Church Hill
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Starr
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Bakers Rubble Fill
Name any town in QAC north of Queenstown?
TRIVIA!!
What is special about today's date 10/21/15?
Investment in GIS
Staff
Software
Hardware
Data
Advantages
Nimble
Variety
Flexibility
Freedom
Adaptablilty
Great Relationship with IT!!
Challenges
Staff
Time
Knowhow
Infrastructure
Slow to adapt
FEAR!!
The Future
Enhanced Connectivity
Reinvestment in Staff
On the WEB..!!
Do It Yourself !!
SKI Property Tracking
MIND
BLOWN
More Offerings??
Development Review,
Facilities Management,
Parks, Sanitary,
Damage Assessment,
WIP, Adopt-A-Road....
What got us here:
Small County GIS
By Sam Stanton
Small County GIS
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