1. Regional GIS Councils

2. Overview State GIS Council CIRGIS Channel Islands Regional GIS Collaborative CCJDC Central Coast Joint Data Committee CGIA California Geographic Information Association Others

3. State GIS Council Formed around 2000 as part of an effort to better coordinate State GIS activities Mostly CA state based, but includes local, tribal, federal, private representation Encouraged the formation of Regional GIS Councils to further support, and communicate throughout the state Activity has varied over the years Now part of the State’s CIO http://www.cio.ca.gov/wiki/CAGISCouncil.ashx http://www.cio.ca.gov/wiki/CAGISCouncilRegionals.ashx

4. CCJDC Central Coast Joint Data Committee Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito Mostly driven and supported by AMBAG Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, regional planning organization A couple of other key supporting people Good success in completing cooperative projects http://ccjdc.org/

5. CIRGIS Channel Islands Regional GIS Collaborative Ventura, southern Santa Barbara counties Initial 1997 formation by Ventura Co. & others Current support by cities, counties, nonprofits, UCSB, Ventura College, key individuals 501(c) nonprofit, has financial standing, board Most funding by grants & cooperative projects Some cooperative projects (aerials 2 yr cycle) Data sharing agreements http://cirgis.org/

6. CGIA California Geographic Information Association Not a regional GIS council Has been able to succeed and help the State GIS Council Due to lack of organizational restrictions Includes a list of all regional GIS councils http://cgia.org/

7. Others Bay Area Regional GIS Council Eastern Sierra GIS Network Far Northern GIS Council Gold Country Regional GIS Collaborative Humboldt Area GIS Collaborative Mendocino-Lake Regional GIS Collaborative North Valley Regional GIS Council Sacramento Regional GIS Council San Diego Regional GIS Council San Joaquin Valley Regional GIS Council Sierra Nevada Regional GIS Council SoCalGIS Southeastern California GIS Council

8. SLO Regional GIS Council Do we form? Do we merge/partner with CIRGIS or CCJDC?