A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer mapping system capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information (i.e. spatial data).


  Mills County, Iowa - GIS
Department

A geographic information system (GIS) captures, stores, analyzes, manages, and presents data that is linked to location. This allows us to view, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends between the data. Because viewing data in a visual way is very intuitive for humans a GIS helps us to answer questions and solve problems by looking at data in a way that can be quickly understood and easily shared.

What is a GIS used for?

Mills County uses GIS to accomplish such things as property assessment, identifying parcel boundaries, right-of-ways, analyzing property and parcel information, and it's used in roadside sign management. Future implementations of GIS in Mills County may include such things as law enforcement planning, emergency planning and impact analysis, planning and analysis of county roads projects, and conservation planning and analysis.

Send GIS Inquiries to:
Patrick Binns, IT Director



Hours Office is open:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.


Phone Number:
712-527-4873

FAX Number:
Currently not available



GIS Coordinator Forms:
Downloadable forms
used in the GIS Coordinators office



GIS Coordinator Links:
IGIC - Iowa Geographic
Information Council


ICIT - Iowa Counties
Information Technology


Other Related Links:
Iowa Geospatial Data
Clearinghouse


ArcGIS Online

geodata.gov
 
             

Red Tail Hawk - photo courtesy of Blake Mayberry

Argiope aurantia in the prairie - photo courtesy of Blake Mayberry

West Oak Canyon - photo courtesy of Blake Mayberry

LHSF - Mondamin Unit - photo courtesy of Blake Mayberry