RGIS Program

The RGIS Program is a network for interagency and intergovernment coordination, data sharing, information transfer, and electronic communication. It supports

• public service programs;
• policy development and implementation;
• resource and assets management; and
• strategic planning in New Mexico.

RGIS Goals

• reduce state and local government expense by providing, through the Clearinghouse, a convenient point of transport for geographic information of all types;
• provide web access to New Mexico's resource geographic information and GIS data, as well as CD preparation and distribution;
• promote the use of modern methods of analyzing, managing, and utilizing resource geographic information through special projects, technical support, and outreach;
• maximize the value and utility of existing and new databases;
• enable effective responses to requests for information from government, legislative, private, and non-profit entities through customized projects; and
• facilitate coordination among state agency staff, legislators, cabinet officers, key administrators, and other public officials.