A new partnership in Utah is looking to take geospatial understanding to the next level.
With new high-resolution imagery, the 14-entity Utah Mapping and Information Partnership — which consists of state, regional and local government organizations — plans to share its digital maps throughout government and with the public. Last year, the partnership was formed to use geospatial data to improve the flow of data and decision-making in the state, and to save government time and money.
“The Utah Mapping and Information Partnership represents proactive government,” said Wade Kloos, GIS director for the Department of Natural Resources. Kloos added that the partnership is also working to focus the state’s GIS solutions in important areas for Utah, such as air quality, transportation, threatened species, and water supply and resources, as well as public safety and economic development, and topics where these areas compete or intersect.
