Illinois GIS Strategy

OGRIP is a two-tiered organization, composed of a Council and a Forum. It also includes an Administrative Work Group consisting of officers from the Forum and elected at-large members.

The Governor-appointed Council serves as a policy body for OGRIP, overseeing the bylaws, rules, procedures and financial affairs. It consists of the Directors, or their designees, of the departments of Administrative Services, Transportation and Natural Resources and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, and three at-large representatives from local government, universities and utilities.

The Forum, which assists the Council in the coordination of GIS activities, is comprised of volunteers. It is open to anyone who wants to contribute actively and to consistently attend Forum meetings. Members of the Forum are generally representatives from state, federal and local governments, universities, utilities, the private sector and the general public.

GISSC is focused on the effective and efficient use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies throughout the state of Ohio. The GISSC supports state agencies working with spatial data and locational relationships. OGRIP serves as the primary coordinating body for spatial and geographic information initiatives between federal, state, regional and local governments.