About Beltrami County GIS
What is a Geographic Information System?
A Geographic Information System (GIS) refers to a computer system where geographic information is created, stored, and maintained, and where computer programs are used to visualize, analyze, and interact with geographic information. GIS integrates location data (where things are) with descriptive information (the characteristics of what exists there). It helps us understand patterns, relationships, and geographic context, and it enhances the power of maps by integrating with other record-keeping and information systems.
What is Geospatial Technology?
Geospatial Technology includes:
- Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Data Analysis
- Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Positioning, including GPS-enabled data collection
- Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, such as satellite and aerial imagery
- 3D Scanning, such as LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging)
Applying GIS and Geospatial Technology in county government can:
- Save lives
- Save time
- Increase productivity
- Improve decision making
- Introduce new ways to approach old processes
- Engage the community
- Improve citizen access to government
What we do:
- Administer the county’s enterprise Geographic Information System, including desktop, server, and web-based technologies, data, and databases.
- Administer the 911 locatable addressing process by assigning new physical addresses to properties in Beltrami County and maintaining critical data used for emergency response mapping and location services.
- Provide technical assistance and project support to county departments that use GIS software and applications, both in-office and in the field.
- Integrate data from multiple county departments and databases into GIS applications, enabling county staff, residents, and businesses to make informed, data-driven decisions.
- Maintain and manage GIS datasets within the enterprise system, conduct data audits and security assessments, and ensure data accuracy, reliability, and integrity.
- Produce maps and plat books to support county operations and public needs.
- Coordinate the acquisition of remote sensing data such as aerial imagery and LiDAR.
- Respond to inquiries related to property parcels and associated local government information.
- Coordinate the county’s public land survey system (PLSS) corner remonumentation and preservation project, including compiling historical records and preparing new Certificates of Location (COL)
- Scan, archive, and preserve land survey documents.
- Provide electronic access to land survey records and PLSS corner documents.