Services for Local Government

LunaGeo helps municipalities build practical GIS platforms using open source technology. From QGIS and PostGIS to managed hosting and public web maps, we help local governments organize spatial data, support planning and staff workflows, and share maps without the cost and complexity of proprietary GIS platforms.

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The Challenge

Many small municipalities need GIS, but do not have dedicated GIS staff. Data may be scattered across shapefiles, spreadsheets, PDFs, old web maps, consultant files, and individual staff computers.

This can make it difficult to answer basic questions:

  • Where are our assets?
  • Which parcels are affected by zoning, land use, or planning policies?
  • What data do we already have?
  • Can staff access the same map?
  • How do we keep public maps and planning layers up to date?
  • How can planners track development applications, growth areas, and constraints?
  • Who is responsible for maintaining GIS data?

LunaGeo helps municipalities turn scattered GIS data into a managed GIS platform that staff can actually use.

How LunaGeo Helps

LunaGeo helps municipalities organize, manage, and share their mapping data without needing a full in-house GIS department.

We can help with:

  • Setting up easy-to-use desktop mapping tools
  • Cleaning up municipal mapping data
  • Organizing zoning, parcel, land use, asset, road, and infrastructure layers
  • Setting up development application, growth area, and constraint mapping workflows
  • Supporting demographic, parcel, walkability, and accessibility analysis
  • Creating internal maps for staff
  • Creating public web maps for residents and council
  • Hosting and managing your GIS environment
  • Training staff so they can maintain maps with confidence
  • Providing ongoing support when questions or issues come up

Common municipal GIS needs

Practical GIS help for municipal staff.

Organize Municipal Data

Bring parcels, roads, zoning, land use, addresses, assets, infrastructure, planning policies, and development layers into one organized GIS platform staff can rely on.

Clean Up Legacy Files

Sort out shapefiles, spreadsheets, consultant deliverables, and outdated map projects so your data is easier to maintain.

Support Staff Workflows

Set up simple desktop mapping tools and shared projects so planning, public works, administration, and consultants can work from the same information.

Create Internal Staff Maps

Build internal web maps for day-to-day use, including parcel lookup, asset review, zoning checks, and infrastructure reference.

Publish Public Maps

Create public-facing maps for residents and council so zoning, facilities, trails, and other municipal information is easier to access.

Get Ongoing GIS Support

Receive hosting, maintenance, staff training, and on-call GIS help without needing a full in-house GIS department.

Support Planning Analysis

Map development applications, growth areas, constraints, facilities, transportation networks, and demographic data for planning reports and policy work.

Train Planning Staff

Provide QGIS training for practical municipal workflows, including map creation, spatial analysis, data joins, field editing, and web map preparation.

Improve Data Governance

Define clear ownership, update routines, access controls, and documentation so municipal GIS data stays accurate and dependable over time.

Municipal Planning Use Cases
  • Build zoning, land use, and planning policy web maps
  • Create consistent QGIS projects for planning staff
  • Clean up parcel, zoning, policy, and development application layers
  • Map development applications, growth areas, and constraints
  • Analyze access to parks, transit, schools, or public facilities
  • Prepare maps for council reports and public communication
  • Move planning data into a shared PostGIS database
Open Source GIS

Flexible tools for municipal data

LunaGeo supports QGIS, PostGIS, GeoServer, LunaMap, and managed LunaCORE environments so municipalities can keep their spatial data in open, standards-based systems.

We can support an existing GIS environment or provide a fully managed platform for staff maps, public maps, planning data, and long-term spatial data storage.

Need help turning municipal GIS needs into a practical plan?

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Tell us a little about your organization, your GIS data, and the kind of support you need. We will follow up to discuss practical next steps.