Isanti County approves $42,200-a-year GIS licensing agreement with Esri
September 01, 2026 | Isanti County, Minnesota
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Isanti County commissioners on Sept. 1 approved a three-year GIS licensing agreement with Esri at $42,200 per year to support the county’s GIS hub, public map viewer and a suite of online mapping tools.
Barry Windor, environmental services division leader, said the county’s map viewer had 48,000 views in the past 12 months and the GIS hub had roughly 135,000 total views across applications (tax-parcel viewer, childcare finder, floodplain inquiry, zoning and other tools). "The map viewer, on our website in the past 12 months has received 48,000 views," Windor said, and staff argued a bundled small-enterprise government agreement is more cost effective than purchasing services a la carte.
Windor said the proposed rate — $42,200 per year, or about $126,600 over three years — represented roughly a 10% increase over the current contract and that the amount is included in the draft 2027 budget. Commissioners asked about public usability after earlier complaints; staff said initial difficulties have eased as new applications were introduced.
Why it matters: The contract supports public-facing mapping tools and internal GIS services that residents, staff and local partners use for zoning, parcel research, floodplain checks and other functions. Approving the Esri agreement preserves those services and budgets for the coming term.
Barry Windor, environmental services division leader, said the county’s map viewer had 48,000 views in the past 12 months and the GIS hub had roughly 135,000 total views across applications (tax-parcel viewer, childcare finder, floodplain inquiry, zoning and other tools). "The map viewer, on our website in the past 12 months has received 48,000 views," Windor said, and staff argued a bundled small-enterprise government agreement is more cost effective than purchasing services a la carte.
Windor said the proposed rate — $42,200 per year, or about $126,600 over three years — represented roughly a 10% increase over the current contract and that the amount is included in the draft 2027 budget. Commissioners asked about public usability after earlier complaints; staff said initial difficulties have eased as new applications were introduced.
Why it matters: The contract supports public-facing mapping tools and internal GIS services that residents, staff and local partners use for zoning, parcel research, floodplain checks and other functions. Approving the Esri agreement preserves those services and budgets for the coming term.
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