WELCOME to the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System (MARIS) Technical Center website, providing access to Mississippi's statewide geographic information system (GIS). Through this site we offer you access to a range of resources, including:

• search and retrieval of data descriptions (metadata)
• retrieval of Mississippi data sets
• posting of news related to GIS developments
• announcements of upcoming meetings and events
• mapping of data sets
• access and retrieval to aerial photography covering Mississippi

MARIS MISSION

• Serve as the legislative mechanism within Mississippi state government to provide for the systematic arrangement, availability, and use of digital natural and cultural resource information
• Encourage compatibility of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data distribution within state government.