Testimonials
Regional District Testimonials
Central Kootenay Regional District
"This has been a truly collaborative process. It's been very exciting to see the different stakeholders in this process, RDCK, Nakusp, the Province of BC, ICIS and Martin Newby Consulting work together to produce an outstanding result."
Tom Dool, GIS Technician
Peace River Regional District
"Our collaborative relationship with ICIS has been instrumental in helping us achieve our GIS objectives ."
Don Hemakumara, GIS Coordinator
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
"ICIS has provided us with a way to quickly and easily share data across administrative boundaries, resulting in reduced workload and overhead. As a central portal, it greatly simplifies and expedites the handling of requests for data for both the requestor and receiver.”
Steven Botham, Manager of Information Technology
Sunshine Coast Regional District
“Being a member of ICIS has not only benefited the SCRD’s data accuracy, but also provides access to government data sets used in our business. We can now access government information directly through secure web sites that we use daily. The combination of accurate data, free access to data, and sharing data is helping the SCRD meet their goals and ICIS succeed in their mission and vision.”
Trevor Fawcett, GIS Administrator
Local Government Testimonials
City of Burnaby
“Membership in ICIS brings collaborative, convenient and cost effective access to utility and provincial data and is an important initiative, providing opportunities for Local and Regional Governments to increase capacity with data sharing, grants, and software upgrades that improve the cadastral fabric for the economic benefit of all British Columbians while maintaining data ‘ownership’ for the City of Burnaby.”
Brian Sameshima, Chief Information Officer
City of Courtenay
"The common language and the spirit of collaboration at the heart of our ICIS relationship has become an essential element to our efforts. 2010 will see continued improvement of the City of Courtenay’s cadastral fabric."
Derek Richmond, Manager of Engineering
City of Merritt
"The availability of the CivicSpatial funding through ICIS has made a big difference for the City of Merritt. The problem now is that our data is so good that other agency data that has been used to assist with business decisions is no longer usable or has to be used with extreme caution. ICIS has helped us raise the bar."
Sean O'Flaherty , Development Services Officer
District of Sechelt
“Because ICIS is dedicated to collaborative sharing of cadastral information and helping Local Governments like the District of Sechelt through the Civic Spatial Grant Program, it made it possible to more rapidly realize one of Sechelt’s major GIS goals. Now, with a proper survey control framework, locations are consistent, and the information is easily integrated within our GIS.”
Sandra Brown, GIS Coordinator
City of Surrey
"Membership with ICIS has allowed the GIS Section of Surrey to work more effectively. It just makes good business sense to collaborate. The sharing of data fosters economic activity, improves the implementation of information technology standards, and facilitates better decision-making because of improved access to the most up-to-date data.”
Sean Simpson, GIS Manager
District of Mission
“The vision of ICIS and its support of the District of Mission’s data improvement program will have
long lasting benefits for both the ICIS membership and the public at large.”
Chris Knowles, Manager, Information Technology
Village of Queen Charlotte
"The help we received from ICIS was essential and continues to positively impact our progress.”
Debra Uliana , Chief Financial Officer
First Nation Testimonials
Carrier Sekani Tribal Council
"When people share a common direction and sense of community, they can get where they are going easier and faster because they are traveling on the thrust of one another." Excerpt from The Goose Story of the Carrier and Sekani People.
Treaty 8 Tribal Association
"ICIS always provides information to us on the day it is requested. The speed at which the GIS office is able to support decision-making enables the Treaty 8 Tribal Association to lead negotiations. This has been one of the strongest tools for use in consultation and accommodation processes. "
Leeanna Rhodes, GIS Advisor Coordinating Lands Office
Other
Canadian Wildlife Service
"CWS became a member of ICIS in 2010, providing the group with access to the required data. Now, they have access to detailed, standardized digital property boundaries and PIDs. “Access to this data has helped us improve our property information which results in better conservation planning.”
Kathleen Moore,
Ecosystem Conservation Coordinator
Islands Trust
“ICIS allows us to be more efficient by streamlining the cadastral data sharing process and work flow. We’re also looking forward to AddressBC. With over-lapping jurisdictions, it would be arduous for us to maintain our own address database. AddressBC will be a welcome addition.”
Mark van Bakel, GIS Coordinator
