Mission Statement:
The Geographic Information System (GIS) Program is a section of the Infrastructure Planning & Geo-Resources Department within the Bernalillo County Public Works Division.
The general mission of the GIS Program is to support Bernalillo County government with geographic information technology for analysis and decision-making as it pertains to Property Assessment, Public Safety, Public Health, Permitting, Capital Improvements, Environment, Transportation and many other issues in which County government has interest.
In order to fulfill this mission GIS staff must assume a number of responsibilities. These include GIS database design, ownership and stewardship, custom application development, training, technology transfer and support services, system integration, system architecture and design, strategic planning, and providing information to the public and other agencies.
Services (What We Do):
Services include but are not limited to: GIS data acquisition, creation and maintenance; GIS integreation with county Oracle and SQL-based systems and the City of Albuquerque GIS; GIS application development; training county staff to use GIS software; transfer of GIS technology to county users, including technical support; performing complex spatial analysis; long- and short-term strategic planning, software/hardware maintenance, data sharing, and system administration.
Enacting Legislation:
The GIS Program facilitates the efficient and effective delivery of products and services countywide, and conducting daily business required by statute, regulation, ordinance and policy.