Horry County Receives GITA’s Excellence Award

San Antonio, Texas, March 5, 2007—The Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) announced today that Horry County, South Carolina, was named the recipient of the 2007 GITA Excellence Award for the local government/public sector. The award recognizes the dedication, insight, and high degree of initiative in the outstanding application of geospatial technology. The award was presented during the Opening Session of GITA’s Annual Conference 30, being held March 4-7, 2007, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Horry County’s Government GIS-centric project has been a key to the success of all new applications deployed by Horry County. In 2003, the county began the migration path for deploying new GIS-centric software solutions. All of the solutions obtain spatial components from the county’s GIS. Another core goal for this project was a single source for all users (county and city) to access GIS data.

“Unique in that all applications are required to be integrated with a real-time read of the GIS data elements, the county’s 86-mile fiber network provides a single source for GIS data to all county and city offices. The decision-makers at Horry County have realized the value of GIS and have shown their commitment and support throughout the entire project. The IT/GIS team has gone above and beyond in making the vision a reality, ” said Tim Oliver, assistant director, IT/GIS, Horry County.

For more information about GITA’s Awards Program, visit http://gita.org/about-gita/awards_program/index.asp, call 303-337-0513, or e-mail info@gita.org.

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About GITA:

The mission of the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) is to provide excellence in education, information exchange and applied research on the use and benefits of geospatial information and technology in business, utility and government applications worldwide. GITA’s Annual Conference 30 will be held March 4-7, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas. Visit GITA on the Web at www.gita.org.