NWGIS UC 2024

I was the City Engineering Technician from 2005-2023. I became the GIS Administrator in 2023 and am in charge of all GIS functions for the City of Mountain Home Idaho with a population of a little over 16,000. I have created a GIS database with over 6K Water meters, 94 miles of water lines, 1,800 Water Valves, 2,700 street signs, 1,500 sewer manholes, 82 miles of sewer lines and 87 miles of street data including signs and sidewalks, over 70 miles of walking/biking paths, City zoning data as well as the Area of Impact data.
By collecting and building the city-wide GIS database John has saved the city over $1M.
John has provided City crews with "online maps" and the system is being used by most every department in the city as well as City Council members.
Many times, we only hear of larger cities or organizations doing amazing things with GIS.
I would like to encourage smaller towns to take that next step and prove that you too have that "can do" spirit. No matter the size of the town you too can have interactive GIS data that is easy to read and follow.

"With an active GIS Strategic Plan, you can take your organization’s GIS maps and data, from a mysterious mapping software to something that will be a very useful tool for every department."