Bob Wills, Senior GIS Project Coordinator, Dutchess County Department of Planning and Development has been a mainstay with the Dutchess County GIS program for over twenty years and involved in many Lower Hudson River Valley geospatial projects.  Widely recognized across the state, Dutchess County GIS exemplifies a federated style of GIS development across the enterprise by supporting and building GIS capacity in different program areas. While the geospatial concepts are very similar, though very different, Bob came into the GIS space with an architectural background. He is a Registered Architect in the State of New York and board Certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). I recently caught up with him to talk about the Dutchess County GIS program, it”s history, and current efforts.

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