NVCOG warns members of GIS vendor buyout; board asked to consider regional hosting

NVCOG mapping staff alerted the board that New England Geosystems, the GIS provider used by many member municipalities, was purchased by Snyder Geospatial and that the change could mean higher prices and reduced service levels for towns that rely on the vendor.

"There is, a great great potential for price increase and great potential for lower services for higher costs," mapping staff said, urging the board to consider whether NVCOG should convene a meeting of municipal GIS contacts and explore taking on parcel editing and hosting to preserve service and limit cost increases. Several municipalities indicated they had already moved off the prior vendor and staff said NVCOG could potentially run hosting at approximately the current cost if a majority of municipalities opted in.