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This presentation will discuss how open source software and methodologies can be used by small local government with limited staff and budgets to support development of geographic information system (GIS) tools. Two case studies will be presented. The first case study will illustrate how open-source software can be an economical software source for development of an online mapping system. The second will illustrate how an open-source methodology can be used by a consortium of counties to develop tools to support editing of county property maps.
Dean Anderson is the IT Director for Polk County and is responsible for all aspects of information technology including Information Management Systems, the County Website, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the hardware architecture required to support County government. Dean is a member of the Oregon Association of Government Information Technology Management (OAGITM), Oregon Geographic Information Committee (OGIC), a board member of the Oregon & Southwest Washington URISA chapter, and member of the Oregon GIS Policy Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Polk County, Dean was the northwest regional manager for ESRI where he managed and provided technical support for a wide number of GIS projects to support national, regional, state, and local government business activities. Dean also managed and provided technical support for implantation of GIS technology for the private sector including timber, utility and mapping industries. Dean has over 25 years experience in the GIS and Information Management industries.