Abstract: The present invention provides a connector system for incorporating geographic information system (GIS) data into a computer dashboard. The connector system comprises at least one map configuration file containing parameters for map elements and dashboard visual objects and a mapping module that visually renders a map within the dashboard using GIS data according to parameters in the configuration file. A translation module translates between a dashboard application programming interface (API) and a GIS API. Event listeners within the translation module monitor user selections of dashboard visual objects and GIS map objects that are cross-referenced with each other and updates both visual objects and map objects in response to a user selection of either. A communication module retrieves GIS data from at least one GIS data source according to instructions received from said translation module according to user selections and provides the GIS data to the mapping module.