Public training available Thursday for county GIS system

Bartholomew County will be holding training sessions on Thursday for its new countywide GIS system.

According to County Assessor Ginny Whipple, the new geographic information system, called Beacon, will go live on Thursday on the county website’s GIS portal. The mapping and property tracking software displays assessment values as well as tax information. The previous program, Elevate, has been in use for many years and was purchased by Schneider Geospatial. The new software combines elements of both program.

Training sessions will be held in the County Council chambers at the Governmental Office Building on Third Street in Columbus tomorrow, with sessions at 8:30, 10:30 and 2. Each session will last about an hour.

Space is limited and you encouraged to make a reservation. You can call the county assessor’s office at 812-379-1505 and hit Option 5.