The City of Guthrie in Oklahoma now offers the public access to GIS applications on the web. VillaGIS worked closely with city officials to develop a web presence that well represents the City of Guthrie and improves upon the public service that the city diligently provides.

VillaGIS had the honor of presenting gAMA™ (geo-assisted mass appraisal) and C.A.P.P.S. (Computer Aided Personal Property System) to the SEMAA. The meeting allowed VillaGIS team members to dialogue with numerous Missouri Assessors about the demands and needs of their daily work load. These types of meetings enable VillaGIS to keep informed about particular GIS user needs within the assessing community.

Sean Hills: VillaGIS Manager of Technical Services, Ginger Lynch: VillaGIS Marketing Director, and Curtis Copeland VillaGIS Vice President spent the day at the State Capital in Oklahoma City sharing with GIS professionals from a vast range of backgrounds. These types of events allow GIS professionals to interact and share ideas which promotes the continued advancement and application of GIS technologies.

As an active voice for setting and maintaining GIS standards in a number of States, VillaGIS attended this hearing to ascertain the nature and scope of Missouri Senate Bill 384 sponsored by Sen. Lager. He stated at the hearing that one of the main purposes of the bill was to implement a state wide seamless GIS map. The question of course becomes who shall fund such an initiative. VillaGIS continues to monitor the development and language of the proposed bill as it has the potential of affecting all GIS professionals and users in every arena from utility applications to assessment mapping. We are strong advocates for GIS standards and support such efforts while we remain concerned with the current language of this law and the controversy it has the potential to create. We invite you to contact us and give your opinion of this bill.