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    Government Geospatial Coordinator Forum
    September 20, 2012
    9:00am - 3:00pm EDT
    Noblesville, IN
    FREE

    IGIC is pleased to announce the 6th annual Government Geospatial Coordinator Forum taking place September 20th in Noblesville. This free event provides face-time for participants to discuss issues that directly impact geospatial coordinators, managers, auditors, planners, and EMA personnel.

    The Forum is open to geospatial professionals at all levels of government, and offers a chance to have frank and open conversations about your concerns, challenges and successes. While there are informational presentations on topics of statewide interest, the primary focus of the day is on open discussion, roundtables and Q&A time with officials.

    Register today at www.igic.org/forum

    History of GIS in Indiana
    Polis Center at IUPUI is featuring a blog series to discuss the HISTORY OF GIS IN INDIANA. Featured bloggers include Jim Sparks, Indiana Geographic Information Officer, Phil Worrall, Executive Director of Indiana Geographic Information Council, and John Buechler, Director of Geoinformatics at Polis, as well as interviews with key figures in our state’s GIS history.

    We realize that there are many diverse perspectives of Indiana’s GIS history, so we encourage you to share your own by adding your comments to the Polis Center blog or Facebook page.  You can read and post your comments to part one and two of our blog series right now!

    Part I     History of GIS in Indiana: One Perspective, by Jim Sparks, Indiana GIO
    http://thepoliscenter.iupui.edu/index.php/the-history-of-gis-in-indiana-one-perspective/

    Part II    History of GIS in Indiana: The MSE Perspective, by Phil Worrall, ED of IGIC
    http://thepoliscenter.iupui.edu/index.php/history-of-gis-in-indiana-part-ii-the-mse-perspective/

    NAIP Imagery Acquired In Indiana
    Indiana's data collection for 2012 is complete.  

    What is NAIP?
    The National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) acquires aerial imagery during the agricultural growing seasons in the continental U.S. A primary goal of the NAIP program is to make digital ortho photography available to governmental agencies and the public within a year of acquisition.

    History of  GIS in Indiana
    Over the course of the next few weeks, the Polis Center at IUPUI will featuring a blog series to discuss the HISTORY OF GIS IN INDIANA. Featured bloggers include Jim Sparks, Indiana Geographic Information Officer, Phil Worrall, Executive Director of Indiana Geographic Information Council, and John Buechler, Director of Geoinformatics at Polis, as well as interviews with key figures in our state’s GIS history.

    King County GIS Delivers Significant Return on Investment
    Ever wonder about the financial benefit of GIS to your organization?  In King County, Washington, the use of GIS resulted in at least $775 million in net benefits to the county over the eighteen-year period from 1992 to 2010, according to a study performed by Dr. Richard O. Zerbe, Jr., Director of the Center for Benefit-Cost Analysis at the University of Washington.  ROI Report 

     

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