Regional Collaboratives serve as a conduit to connect locally maintained GIS data to Regional and State activities. They are an important part of California's efforts to foster collaboration throughout the state.
Regional councils that meet regularly:
Sacramento Regional GIS Council
Joe Concannon, GIS Coordinator, Sacramento Area Council of Governments
(916) 340-6234 | jconcannon@sacog.org
San Diego Regional GIS Council
Paul Hardwick, Regional Geographic Information Systems, Homeland Security SDSU
phardwick@foundation.sdsu.edu | www.sdrgc.org
Central Coast Joint Data Committee
Current Chair: Rex Boyes, GIS Coordinator, City of Watsonville
RBOYES@ci.watsonville.ca.us
Co-Chair: Cary Stiebel, Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Former Fort Ord
Cary.A.Stiebel@usace.army.mil
San Luis Obispo Regional Council
Andy Richardson, GIS Coordinator, California Department of Transportation
(805) 549-3571 | Andy.Richardson@dot.ca.gov
http://gisug.calpoly.edu
North Valley GIS Council
Brian Lasagne, Butte County
North Coast (Humboldt and Del Norte Counties)
Jerry Van Dolen
Far North Regional GIS Council
Terri Webster, GIS Analyst, City of Redding
(530) 225-4031 | twebster@ci.redding.ca.us
http://ncncr-isb.dfg.ca.gov/RGCPortal/DesktopDefault.aspx
County GIO/GIS Manager listing:
Los Angeles County: Mark Greninger http://egis3.lacounty.gov/dataportal/
Ventura County: Laurie Kurilla
Santa Barbara County: Zacharias Hunt
San Bernardino County: Mike Cohen
Kern County: Jeff Orton
Contra Costa County: John Huie
Alameda County: Rohin Saleh
San Mateo County: Pete Owens
City and County of San Francisco: Blair Adams
Sonoma County: Tim Pudoff
Solano County: Jake Armstrong
Napa County: Pat Kowta
Mendocino County: Leif Farr
Santa Cruz County: Matt Price
Merced County: Richard J. Green, GIS Program Manager, Merced County Association of Governments
(209) 723-3153 | rich.green@mcagov.org
Kings County: Greg Gatzka, (559) 582-3211 x2682 | ggatzka@co.kings.ca.us