Smith County GIS Association is designed to assemble Business Professionals, Educational Facilities, and Citizens together to promote Geographic Information Systems and Technology in Smith County; while sharing GIS knowledge, contributing resources, encouraging dialog, enabling projects, hosting events, supporting community outreach, strengthening professional advancement, and advocating educational growth.

Industries may include GIS Professionals, Appraisal Districts, City / County / State Offices, Communications, Hospitals, Surveying, Construction and Development, Engineering, Public Works, Private Business, Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Educational Facilities, Teachers, Students, Natural Resources, Economic Development, Mapping, Public Safety, Transportation, Utilities, Health & Human Services, Forestry, or any other field relating to GIS, Mapping and Geography.