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Augusta council approves JEO contract to migrate city GIS data to ArcGIS (not to exceed $12,880)

Augusta City Council · April 6, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a JEO contract not to exceed $12,880 to migrate the city’s GIS data from a proprietary SAM platform to ArcGIS, with staff and the city engineer to maintain and update maps going forward; annual licensing costs will follow and staff recommended prorating migration costs across utilities.

The Augusta City Council voted April 6 to authorize an agreement with the city engineer (JEO) to migrate the city’s geographic information system (GIS) data from a proprietary SAM platform to the ArcGIS (Esri) platform, with a migration cost not to exceed $12,880.

Staff said the migration would transfer existing GPS‑located utility and parcel mapping into ArcGIS file formats and enable JEO to be the primary steward of the system so maps and layers can be maintained consistently despite local staff turnover. Staff noted ArcGIS provides greater…

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