MPS is a leading provider of geographic information system and GIS mapping services in Rhode Island. Founded in 1990, MPS is a woman-owned and operated consulting business located in Jamestown, Rhode Island. We serve a broad range of clientele in the governmental, non-profit and private sectors. MPS understands how to use GIS technology and spatial data to support decision-making and improve the operations and processes of government and planning.

MPS is a small business as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). MPS is also certified as a woman-owned business enterprise (WBE) and a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) in the following states:

• Massachusetts
• Rhode Island

Most federal agencies and many states have incentives to include woman - and disadvantaged businesses in large contracts. MPS is available for direct contracting opportunities with any government agency, and for subcontracting opportunities through
prime contractors.

MPS is led by Mary F. Hutchinson. Ms. Hutchinson directs all aspects of GIS project management, analysis, training and technical support. She has over 20 years of professional experience in the GIS, planning and mapping industries, both in the United States and overseas. She earned a Master in Community Planning degree at the University of Rhode Island where she won the American Institute of Certified Planner’s (AICP) Outstanding Student Award. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia and earned the Bachelor of Applied Science in Cartography.

Ms. Hutchinson sits on the board of the Rhode Island Geographic Information System (RIGIS) Executive Committee and the New England Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA). She is Vice-President of the Conanicut Island Land Trust and Past Vice-Chair of the Jamestown Conservation Commission.

Her planning work has received awards from the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and American Planning Association (APA). Many of her maps have received awards, been published as limited editions or in award-winning publications both in the United States and Australia.