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Scott County Geographic Information System
Focus group meeting after our GIS Strategic Plan Kick-off event.
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Did You Know…
In 1969, Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI) is founded by Jack and Laura Dangermond as a privately held consulting group.
What Is A Geographic Information System (GIS)?
"A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.” as defined by www.GIS.com
GIS is a way for people to know more about the world around them and to use that information to make better decisions for themselves and their surroundings. For Scott County, GIS helps departments to locate and identify their resources, and make better decisions for the residents and consumers of their services.
“Knowing where things are, and why, is essential to rational decision making”
Jack Dangermond - President, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder of
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
How We Started
In 2003, the Scott County Board of Supervisors, the County Administrator, and the GIS Steering Committee with the support of various departments, determined that the County needed a coordinated effort to build a countywide, enterprise Geographic Information System (GIS). In following with the County’s vision, the GIS Division has grown from an idea, into a tool used by many departments within the county.
What We Do
Through several different software solutions, we are able to provide an evolving enterprise wide GIS system. Using Desktop, Server (web), and Mobile (GPS field data collection) GIS software, GIS is quickly becoming an asset to Scott County. For more information on our software and hardware, please see our About Us page.