HISTORY OF GIS IN VERMONT
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Significant DatesItems with related documents in the Vermont GIS History collection are highlighted in italics. |
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| 1969 | Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) is founded by Jack Dangermond |
| 1974 | The Vermont Mapping Program is started within the Department of Taxes to develop statewide orthophotography in Vermont |
| Summer 1981 | The first installation of GIS in Vermont occurs at the University of Vermont's School of Natural Resources |
| 1982 | ESRI launches ARC/INFO, its first commercial GIS software |
| 1983 | Database development formally starts at the University of Vermont's School of Natural Resources |
| 1985 | The Vermont Mapping Program's statewide orthophoto coverage is completed, in hardcopy format |
| 1988 | The Growth Management Act of 1988 (Act 200) is enacted |
| August 1988 | Pilot Projects are initiated |
| March 1989 | The first Vermont GIS Annual Report is issued |
| June 1989 | The Office of Geographic Information Services (OGIS) is created within the Agency of Administration through an Executive Order by Governor Kunin |
| 1994 | The Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Inc. (VCGI) is established through Act 204 of 1994 (10 VSA Chapter 8) |
| 1994 | The Vermont Mapping Program initiates digital orthophoto coverage for Vermont |
| January 1996 | The Office of the State Auditor issues a recommendation that the Department of Taxes should not copyright digital orthophotographic data files. |
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