Regional Projects Working Together

2.  Andy Faust, GISP
 Senior GIS Analyst – RPC
 IT Director – RPC
 Northeast SICP Implementation Coordinator
 Northeast Public Safety Communications (NEWCOM)
 Co-Founder of Wisconsin Regional Orthophotography
Consortium (WROC)
 WLIA Board Member
 Hold the WLIA Social Night High Bowling Score

3.  Background of RPCs
 Regional Projects
 What works
 What does not work
 How to make it all come together

4.  9 RPC’s
 Created in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s
 Created as a cost-effective way to provide planning
assistance
 Provide intergovernmental planning and coordination
for the physical, social, and economic development of
the Region

5. 1. Bay Lake
2. Capital Area
3. East Central
4. Mississippi River
5. North Central
6. Northwest
7. Southeast
8. Southwest
9. West Central

6. Created by state statute to:
 They may conduct all types of research studies; collect and analyze
data; prepare maps, charts and tables; and conduct necessary studies.
 They may make and adopt plans for the physical, social and economic
development of the Region.
 They may publish and advertise their purposes, objectives and
findings, and may distribute reports thereon.
 They may provide advisory services on planning problems to the local
governmental units within the Region and to other public and private
agencies in matters relative to its functions and objectives.

7.  Economic Development
 Geographic Information Systems
 Land Use Planning
 Transportation Planning
 Intergovernmental Coordination

8.  WROC 2005 and 2010
 North East Public Safety Communications
(NEWCOM)

10.  56,000+ sq. mi. imagery
 First ever statewide leaf-off in a single year
 Over 100 participants

12. North East Wisconsin Public Safety COMmunications
• Formed 2004
• 16 counties
• 14,500 sq. mi.
• 600,000+ people
• 500+ PSA

14. The mission of NEWCOM is to provide the
participating counties with a reliable and responsive
communications link between all emergency services
and public safety agencies.

26. YES WE
CAN!

39. Andy Faust, GISP
North Central Wisconsin
Regional Planning Commission
www.ncwrpc.org