MGP

What MGP does

MGP (Municipal GIS Partners Inc.) is a privately-held Illinois technology and consulting firm founded in 1998 by Tom Thomey, focused exclusively on local government municipalities. The company operates the GIS Consortium, a collaborative model serving 34+ villages and cities in Illinois with shared GIS services, data infrastructure, and best-practice development. Its core product suite is built on Esri ArcGIS and Microsoft 365/Power Platform and includes myGIS (data discovery), Community Portal (address-specific resident and staff access), Asset Management (real-time infrastructure tracking), and a Local Government Data Model containing 200+ attribute tables. Supporting modules include Address Pre-Check and Address Verification Tool for data quality at entry and across enterprise systems (Tyler MUNIS, Cartegraph OMS, BS&A, Central Square Dispatch). MGP monetizes through tiered annual subscriptions (M365 Shared Services tiers from $22,200 to $59,200 per community based on employee count), professional services for GIS implementation and consulting, and bundled enterprise software deployments. The company's GTM combines consultative direct sales (free 30-minute discovery sessions) with the consortium-driven referral channel and an annual Partner Conference that draws 50+ organizations. The team of 30+ employees, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is composed largely of former local government professionals, positioning MGP as a domain-specialist boutique rather than a generalist IT consultancy.

Name

MGP

Legal name

Municipal GIS Partners Inc.

Website

https://mgpinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MGP (Municipal GIS Partners) is a privately-held Illinois consulting and technology firm that provides GIS platforms, Microsoft 365 shared services, and data management solutions to 34+ local government municipalities through its GIS Consortium model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government GIS Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geospatial Data Management & Enterprise GIS (Geodatabases, Web GIS, Spatial Analytics) (EUAHAKAC), Environmental Reporting, Dashboards & Regulatory Submittals (Automated Reports, e-Reporting) (EUAHAKAL)

Keywords

• Local government GIS
• Municipal data management
• Esri ArcGIS solutions
• Microsoft 365 integration
• Government asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Plaines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. M365 Shared Services Program: Annual subscription-based service providing access to Business Analyst and Developer resources. Each quarter, the team works with staff to configure and create solutions within the M365 environment. Pricing based on community size (employee count).
2. GIS Solutions and Consulting: Professional services including GIS implementation, data management, analysis, application development, and strategy consulting for local government clients.
3. Enterprise Software Solutions: Products including myGIS, Community Portal, Asset Management, Address Verification tools sold as part of comprehensive GIS programs for municipalities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MGP sells proprietary GIS software products (myGIS, Community Portal, Asset Management, Local Government Data Model, Address Pre-Check, Address Verification Tool) and provides Microsoft 365 Shared Services to local government municipalities. The company delivers implementation, data management, application development, and consulting services through tiered annual subscriptions and professional services engagements, primarily to small and mid-sized communities in Illinois via the GIS Consortium model.

Product overview

MGP (Municipal GIS Partners) offers a unified suite of GIS-based products and services for local government. The core platform centers on myGIS for data discovery and analysis, Community Portal for address-specific property information access, Asset Management for real-time infrastructure decisions, and the Local Government Data Model providing a standardized framework with 200+ data tables. Supporting modules include Address Pre-Check and Address Verification Tool for data quality at entry and across systems. M365 Shared Services extends the platform through Microsoft ecosystem integration. The products work together to enable data-driven decision making across local government operations including public works, utilities, planning, and finance departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• myGIS: Enables data discovery and analysis to support local government processes.
• Community Portal
• Asset Management
• Local Government Data Model
• Address Pre-Check
• Address Verification Tool

Products and services

• myGIS

Quantifiable outcome

• Glen Ellyn address match rate improved from 37% to 95%, saving 65+ hours of manual edits
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationMGP is an Esri partner specializing in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise implementations. Their solutions leverage Esri technology for local government GIS applications including mapping, spatial analysis, and data visualization.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMGP provides Microsoft 365 shared services including Teams implementation, Power Platform development, SharePoint integration, and Power Automate workflows. They are a Microsoft-focused partner for local government productivity solutions.
• GIS ConsortiumflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMGP founded and supports the GIS Consortium, a collaborative of 34+ Illinois municipalities sharing GIS resources, best practices, and development costs. The consortium enables collective innovation and shared services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accela: Accela is a government technology platform providing permitting, licensing, and asset management solutions for state and local agencies. It competes more broadly with MGP's GIS-and-Asset-Management bundle, especially with larger municipalities seeking a unified civic platform.
• Trimble Geospatial: Trimble provides geospatial hardware and software solutions including GIS data collection, asset management, and mapping platforms. As a broad incumbent in the geospatial space, Trimble offers competing platforms and partner-level technology to firms like MGP serving the government market.
• Tyler Technologies: Tyler Technologies is a major public-sector software provider whose MUNIS ERP system integrates with MGP's address standardization services. As a broad incumbent, Tyler offers financial, permitting, and asset management software that competes with and complements MGP's offerings.
• CivicPlus: CivicPlus provides municipal website, communication, and engagement software for local government including FOIA, transparency portals, and citizen request platforms. Comparable to MGP's Community Portal and FOIA transparency offerings but at broader portfolio scale across thousands of municipalities.
• OpenGov: OpenGov is a government technology company offering budgeting, financial management, and asset management solutions for state and local government. Through its acquisition of Cartegraph it directly overlaps with MGP's asset management and capital planning offerings.

Direct peers

• Woolpert: Woolpert is a national architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and consulting firm with a strong GIS practice serving state and local government. Like MGP, it operates as a professional services-led GIS firm but at significantly larger scale, with multi-state government clients and a broader services portfolio.
• Schneider Geospatial: Schneider Geospatial (a division of BLDR Holdings) provides GIS-focused software and services for county and local government including parcel management, addressing, and assessor workflows. Directly comparable to MGP's address verification and parcel data offerings, though Schneider focuses on counties while MGP focuses on municipalities.
• Cartegraph: Cartegraph (now part of OpenGov) provides asset and operations management software for public works and utilities in local government. MGP integrates with Cartegraph OMS for sewer and infrastructure workflows, making it both a partner and adjacent competitor in the municipal asset management space.

Emerging players

• Granicus: Granicus provides government communications, FOIA management, and resident engagement platforms to municipal and county governments. Comparable to MGP's FOIA portal and transparency-focused Community Portal, focused on a narrower adjacency within the gov tech stack.
• CentralSquare Technologies: CentralSquare provides public safety, ERP, and utility billing software to local government and 911 centers. MGP lists CentralSquare Dispatch as a supported integration, and CentralSquare's utility billing suite overlaps with MGP's GIS-and-utility-data offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubelinkedin.com/company/municipal-gis-partners-inc.-mgp-inc.-
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/municipal-gis-partners-inc.-mgp-inc.-
• Xx.com/mgpinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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