IMAGIN - Improving Michigan's Access to Geographic Information Networks
IMAGIN E-News - July, 2007
Current News
Alpena, Michigan Uses Bentley Municipal Licensing Subscription to Build 21st Century GIS - Alpena, Michigan subscribes to Bentley licensing program that charges a fixed annual fee based on population which give them access to all the Bentley software they need. This allows them to use the latest Bentley GIS and CAD software to implement utility projects and tie it into GIS. See the full article at: http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/bxc/bxc244.html
State of Michigan Surface Water Information System (MiSWIM) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Department of Information Technology have launched a Surface Water Information System to provide easier access to water system information such as environmental monitoring, beach/river E. coli, fish contaminants, USGS gage stations, wastewater discharges, septage haulers and coldwater streams (trout streams). To find out more, you can read the "Government Technology" article or view the MiSWIM web site at: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3686_43375---,00.html.
National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) - A new advisory group is being created by the U.S. Interior Department. The NGAC is being created to advise the Federal government regarding the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). The Committee is being formed by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). For more information, see the following web page: http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1666
Monthly Theme
This month's theme is "GIS in Parks and Recreation".
City of Troy Parks and Recreation - The City of Troy has published maps of the parks, bike routes and municipal golf courses in the City. You can view these maps at: http://www.ci.troy.mi.us/GIS/Interactive.asp
State of Michigan Parks, Forests & Trails - The State of Michigan has created a statewide map of State Parks, Forest & Trails. Just click on a county on the state map and see the recreational opportunities in the county. View the web site at: http://www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/parkmap.aspx
Michigan Recreational Boating Information System (MRBIS) - The State of Michigan has created an interactive map showing recreational boating locations and information. See the web site at: http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/MRBIS/
Upcoming E-News Themes - In addition to our permanent 'GIS in Michigan' coverage, we include an additional theme for each monthly issue. The theme will not limit the E-News articles to only this theme, but rather it will provide an additional focus for some articles.
The theme for the August 2007 issue of E-News is "GIS in Public Health".
Send any ideas you have relating to the general 'GIS in Michigan' theme of the E-News or the special theme for next month to enews@imagin.org.
Upcoming Events
  • July 31, 2007: ESRI Northern Michigan User Group Meeting, Cadillac, MI
  • August 3, 2007: IMAGIN Board of Directors Meeting, Mt. Pleasant, MI
  • August 20-23, 2007: URISA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC
  • September 12-14, 2007: MiCAMP Fall County GIS Conference, Boyne Mountain Resort, MI
  • September 24-26, 2007: GITA GIS for Oil & Gas Conference, Houston, TX
  • October 7-10, 2007: 2007 ESRI Health GIS Conference, Scottsdale, AZ
  • October 8-11, 2007: Electric and Gas Utility Group (EGUG) 2007, Nashville, TN
  • October 29, 2007: Great Lakes Regional Data Exchange 2007, Ottawa, Ontario
  • November 5-7, 2007: 2007 ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit, Denver, CO
  • March 9-12, 2008: GITA Annual Conference 31, Seattle, WA
  • May 4-7, 2008: IMAGIN Conference, Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, MI
  • August 4-8, 2008: 2008 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA
  • For more events, see the IMAGIN Calendar of Events
    • Training
    Date(s) D Organization City Description
    July 12-13, 2007   ESRI E. Lansing Creating and Editing Parcels with ArcGIS (9.2)
    July 12, 2007   New Urban Research Southfield Mapping Michigan Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
    July 13, 2007   New Urban Research Southfield Mapping Michigan Communities: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
    July 23-24, 2007   ESRI E. Lansing Introduction to ArcGIS I
    July 25-27, 2007   ESRI E. Lansing Introduction to ArcGIS II
    August 20-21, 2007 D MSU RS&GIS E. Lansing Introduction to ArcGIS
    August 22, 2007 D MSU RS&GIS E. Lansing ArcGIS - Introduction to Geodatabases
    August 23, 2007 D MSU RS&GIS E. Lansing Getting your GIS Project off the Ground...
    August 24, 2007 D MSU RS&GIS E. Lansing Integrating Orthoimagery and Raster Datasets into your GIS
    August 27-28, 2007   ESRI Livonia Introduction to ArcGIS I
    August 29-31, 2007   ESRI Livonia Introduction to ArcGIS II
    For links to Michigan GIS training facilities visit the IMAGIN training page.
    To include your Michigan GIS training in this list, send the details to: enews@imagin.org
    D = IMAGIN Members get a 10% discount on this training.
    Spotlight on Supporting Organizations
    Macomb County
    Macomb County GIS Services - The Macomb County Department of Planning and Economic Development has been involved in GIS since 1994.  Growing out of a need for customized Census data and demographic market analyses to support the Department’s Economic Development Division, GIS was the natural choice for managing and mapping these data.
    In 2002 the program completed automation of the County’s 300,000+ tax parcels. Since that time the GIS Services Division has been actively involved in green infrastructure mapping and analysis, E911 address maintenance and the mapping of economic assets. Division staff has been actively working to expand GIS within Macomb County by providing technical support and data services to many departments and agencies. In 2006, the GIS Services Division established an ArcIMS based mapping website to provide access to an expanding set of map services. Local units of government, the emergency management community and the general public now have web access to imagery, FEMA flood maps, environmental datasets, and the County’s tax parcel mapping system.
    For more information about Macomb County GIS Services, please see our website at http://gis.macombcountymi.gov/
    The Cognet Group
    COGNET GIS is one of the country's leading value-added resellers of the Graphic Technologies, Inc. product suite. It is our mission to promote, sell and support what we believe to be the best desktop and mobile viewing technology available.
    COGNET GIS offers fast, friendly, first line support for all of the products we sell. We can help your desktop and mobile viewing needs with experienced consultation, process definition and application development. We even offer your users or development team with on-site training at affordable and reasonable pricing. We can assist you as little or as much as you’d like.
    For more information about COGNET GIS products and services, please see our web site at: http://www.cognetgroup.com/
    Each month, this section will highlight two of our supporting organizations. If your organization would like to be in the spotlight, please contact IMAGIN headquarters about becoming a supporting organization.
    Web Mapping Site of the Month
    Oakland County Trails and Paths Mapping Service - Planning a hiking or biking trip in Oakland County this summer? You might want to view Oakland County's free interactive map of the trails and paths in Oakland County. The maps include current pathways, rails-to-trails paths, and proposed additions to the path system. See the Trails and Paths web site at: http://land.oakgov.com/ims/trails/
    Employment
    Job Openings
    Organization Title
    Great Lakes Commission Web Services/Database Development
    NAVTEQ Geographic Analyst I
    DTE Energy GIS Co-Op/Intern
    Consulting Engineering Associates Senior Analyst Programmer (GIS)
    Livingston County GIS Application Developer
    New Hires/Promotions/New GISPs
    Organization Name Title/GISP
    Grand Traverse County John Harrell GIS Technician
    To include your job openings, new hires, promotions or GISP certifications in this section, please send the information to enews@imagin.org. Please include the URL for your organization also. Check the IMAGIN jobs page for other openings.
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    Editors:
    · Tara Maguire, GIS Coordinator, City of Birmingham.
    · Matt Malone, GIS Coordinator, City of Farmington Hills.
    · Brian Buckley, Senior GIS Specialist, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.
    · Derek Moy, Outreach Specialist, MSU Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Science Research and Outreach Services.
    Publication Date: July 10, 2007
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