King County GIS Center Mission, Vision and Goals

• Increase efficiencies and effectiveness of spatial data and GIS applications.
• Provide a valued regional resource of spatial information and GIS expertise.
• Increase ability of county agencies to meet their business needs.
• Continue logical, enterprise-based and business-driven development of KCGIS data, applications, systems, staff, and regional coordination.

To achieve these goals, the GIS Center is organized to:

• Manage the coordination of GIS activity across county departments
• Provide guidance, expertise, and oversight for the KCGIS community
• Administer the core KCGIS database
• Administer the core system components that provide access to the KCGIS database
• Coordinate countywide GIS hardware and software purchase and maintenance contracts
• Support maintenance of core GIS data by county departments
• Develop and maintain a standard GIS data and application front end.

• Custom GIS-based map development
• Department GIS environment customization
• Custom GIS application development
• Custom cartography
• Technical writing
• GIS training
• GIS data development.