The Orange County Consortium, a nonprofit association of governmental entities, utilities, and universities, has been formed. Through the Consortium, each member entity is able to take advantage of savings on hardware, software, services, training, and data. Members of the Consortium cooperate in data sharing through telecommunications links and distributed maintenance of a central library database.
Members also agree to meet regional data standards adopted by the Consortium.
These images can be used to identify and update features such as building footprints, pavement, utilities, land use, and serve as an accurate base for developing other GIS data. Use of these images ensures that agencies can exchange GIS data and expect it to accurately overlay their own maps. It also includes planimetric data for street centerlines, street edges, railroads, and hydrography, as well as elevation. Any municipality, county, appraisal district, school district, special district, utility, or other regional, state, or federal agency with local jurisdiction in Orange County, Texas, is eligible to join the Consortium. The Consortium Charter is available on the City of Vidor Drainage Page .