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GeoStor Service Interuption

The Arkansas Geographic Information Office is experiencing a service interruption with the GeoStor downloads.  The remainder of the system is operating normally. Users who need access to data immediately have a couple of options: 1)  access the data by feature or image services  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ_h9UFFC88 2)  access data on the FTP site http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=ftp We apologize for […]

Address Points Pass the Million Mark

One million physical address records have been digitally mapped and processed through the official State of Arkansas’ Master Address Program (AMAP). This project was started by the Arkansas Geographic Information Office (AGIO), in 2009, under the direction and authority of the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems Board. Though presently incomplete, the data are distributed at no fee via the […]

Cleburne County Address Points Published

We are proud to announce yet another County Address Point update available on GeoStor.This is a first time publication for Cleburne County, Arkansas. It’s a watershed moment for the address point mapping program.  Adding this county puts our state at the half way mark now covering 37 of the 75 counties.  Also of significance the […]

Born Digital Justice of Peace Redistricting

For the first time in history, County Justice of Peace (JP) Districts were originated digitally using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Arkansas.  The statewide map of JP districts (large format file link) is the result of nearly two years of planning by state and local officials. In a 2010 news article the Arkansas Geographic Information Office […]

Justice of Peace Districts Available on GeoStor

The 2011 Adopted Justice of Peace Districts are now available on GeoStor. Link to access Justice of Peace Districtshttp://bit.ly/HA3nYD For a brief history of this data visit this article published by the Arkansas Geographic Information Office.

Address Point File Update – Drew County

Wow can you believe it!  We are proud to announce yet another County Address Point update available on GeoStor. This update is for Drew County, Arkansas. The statewide status of this important dataset is steadily improving. http://www.gis.arkansas.gov/Programs/acf_stat.html Address Point File by County:  http://bit.ly/Address2Statewide dataset: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/Filename (STRUC_SITUS_ADDRESS_PT_point) Thanks to Drew County for providing high quality data for use by […]

GeoStor Scheduled Maintenance

GeoStor will be down for maintenance during the following time-frames: March 30 at 4:00pm to April 2 at 8:00amApril 13 at 4:00pm to April 16 at 8:00am During these scheduled maintenance times, GeoStor’s download capability (clip, zip, and ship) may be offline.  GeoStor’s FTP and Feature Services should remain online.  Thanks for your patience. AGIO

Address Point File Update – Grant County

Address Point File Update County Address Point update available on GeoStor for Grant County, Arkansas. The statewide status of this important dataset is steadily improving. http://www.gis.arkansas.gov/Programs/acf_stat.html Address Point File by County:  http://bit.ly/Address2Statewide dataset: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/Filename (STRUC_SITUS_ADDRESS_PT_point) Thanks to Grant County for providing high quality data for use by the broader community.

Decision Making and Hard Lessons Learned – Run with What You’ve Got

Everyone in this day and age should understand the need for broadband communications. Maps are now playing a big role toward helping policy makers solve the access challenge.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced plans to provide support for eligible carriers using something called the Mobility Fund.  They produced a nationwide map of eligible […]

Address Point File Update County Address Point update available on GeoStor for Carroll County, Arkansas. The statewide status of this important dataset is steadily improving. http://www.gis.arkansas.gov/Programs/acf_stat.html Address Point File by County:  http://bit.ly/Address2Statewide dataset: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/Filename (STRUC_SITUS_ADDRESS_PT_point) Thanks to Carroll County for providing high quality data for use by the broader community.