GIS Consulting · Northeast Mississippi
Trace Geospatial maintains the spatial infrastructure your county runs on — E-911 addressing, parcel records, road networks, and public web maps — handled locally, on retainer, at a price that works for rural government budgets.
What We Do
Most rural Mississippi counties don't have a full-time GIS staff — they have outdated map files, a CAD drawing from 2009, and a road database no one has touched in years. That gap creates real problems: slower emergency response, compliance risk, and staff hours spent on data work that modern systems handle automatically.
Trace Geospatial fills that gap. We serve as your on-call GIS team — maintaining your spatial data, keeping your E-911 system current, and building the web tools your residents and staff actually use.
Services
Why Local Matters
Out-of-state GIS firms bid on Mississippi county contracts remotely. We live here. That difference shows up in the data.
"Most counties in rural Mississippi have outdated spatial data — and the cost of that gap shows up in emergency response times, compliance audits, and staff hours spent on work that should be automated."
— Joel Barber, Trace GeospatialHow It Works
About
Trace Geospatial was founded by Joel Barber, a Northeast Mississippi native with a degree in Geospatial Technology and a background in construction and land development across the region. After years of working on metal buildings, pole barns, and commercial projects throughout Prentiss, Tishomingo, and surrounding counties, Joel saw firsthand how outdated spatial data creates real problems for the counties his communities depend on.
Trace Geospatial exists to close that gap — providing enterprise-level GIS services at a price point and with a level of local knowledge that no out-of-state firm can match.
Whether you're a county board supervisor, a 911 coordinator, or a chancery clerk tired of outdated maps, we're here to help — starting with a free, no-obligation audit of your current GIS data.
Get Started
No cost, no obligation. We'll visit your county, assess your GIS data, and give you a plain-language written summary of exactly where things stand and what it would take to fix them.