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MDP Participants in 2015 TUgis Conference: Observations & Reflections

March 31, 2015

28th annual conference Last week, multiple MDP staff attended and participated in the Towson University Geospatial Information Sciences (TUgis) conference. Some of us have been going to this conference for over 20 years while others went for the first time. This is the third year for their new one-day format and, with over 600 attendees and 100 different sessions, was an excellent conference. It provided a great opportunity to obtain detailed technical information, enhance our understanding of where the industry is heading,…

State Planning Department Offers Property Maps through Open Data Initiative

August 22, 2014

Julia Fischer

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Digital property maps and parcel information now free For the first time since offering digital maps depicting property maps and parcel data 19 years ago, the Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) today launched a free set of digital map data for Maryland’s 23 counties and Baltimore City under the state’s open data initiative. People interested in probing the wealth of MDP’s parcel geographic information systems (GIS) data can now download the files at no cost. To make data sought after…

Open Data Panel Discussion – Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!

July 23, 2014

Michael Scott

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The MSGIC Quarterly meeting in Prince Frederick, Maryland held a panel discussion this morning related to Open Data in the Geospatial Community. Use this blog to continue the discussion outside of the meeting by posting your ideas, comments, or anything related to Open Data! What is Open Data? Open Data is not a new concept in Maryland. Early initiatives applied the concept of data sharing amongst participating organizations and across governmental boundaries. Newer initiatives aimed to centralize and provide ready…

Maryland’s Statewide Orthoimagery Program: An Update, and Efforts to Provide Faster, Better and Less Expensive Data

March 10, 2014

Jim Cannistra

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Maryland’s orthoimagery program recently benefited from two milestones: the 2013 Eastern Shore imagery project (covering nine counties) was completed, and a multi-year contract was awarded to Axis Geospatial and URS Consultants for future orthoimagery program updates. Under the first phase of the new contract 4-band 6” high resolution orthoimagery will be produced for western shore counties, including the city of Baltimore. Funded by the Emergency Number Systems Board (ENSB), program management is being overseen by the Department of Planning (MDP)…