The Goshen County GIS (Geographic Information Systems) department is, as a recently created county department, still developing in terms of responsibilities. Primarily the department to date has been tasked with developing a geographic information system encompassing and incorporating available data from all sources as a means to both act as a data repository and more importantly to assist the county with planning and emergency information needs. The GIS department is initially tasked with creating and updating the county’s rural addressing and county road maps as a means to assist county agencies, emergency responders, other governmental entities and the public at large.