Outreach Committee 
Committee Mission: To connect the community with the council and its committees by providing strategic communication resources that advance council priorities and values.
Objectives/Vision: To support its mission, the Outreach Committee will:
- Promote the work of the GAC and its committees through public engagement, web presence, and recognitions.
- Connect with local government representatives to support the GAC's commitment to free and open geospatial data for Minnesota.
- Develop and provide guidance for Esri Hub sites for the GAC and its committees.
- Promote the work of the GAC and its committees through social media outreach.
- Coordinate with Minnesota Geospatial Information Office to establish communication guidelines for the GAC that are in alignment with Minnesota IT Services policies and expectations.
Most work will be done via email and online meetings. Face-to-face meetings will be
held as needed and could be held in conjunction with one of the advisory council meetings.
Featured
- Open Data Fact Sheet
- Free and Open Public Geospatial Data Surveys
The purpose of these two surveys was to reach out to Minnesota cities and counties to understand and document the full range of issues and concerns of the data producer community and to begin to document the success stories of GIS in both the user and producer communities relevant to the wider availability of data.
- Cities Survey Results (2018)
- Counties Survey Results (2016)
Committee Structure
Leadership
- Chair: Jessica Fendos, Geospatial Advisory Council Nonprofit Representative, jfendos@logismn.gov
Subcommittees and Workgroups
Open Data Subcommittee
The mission of the Open Data Subcommittee is to promote sharing of county address, centerline, and parcel data openly and to the state for cohesive statewide data. The committee is working with counties to opt-in to sharing data. Once an agreement is reached, the data will be added to statewide feature classes available on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons.
- Co-Chairs
- Heather Albrecht, Hennepin County, heather.albrecht@hennepin.us
- Norman Anderson, MnGeo, norman.anderson@state.mn.us
Success Stories Workgroup
- Chair: Len Kne, University of Minnesota, lenkne@umn.edu
Charter, Accomplishments and Workplan
Committee meeting minutes
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