15/05
Congratulations to this year's Excellence in GIS Award winners! Learn more about these projects at www.igic.org/conference/awards.html
Large Community City of Fort Wayne
Enforcing Stormwater Quality
Small Community City of Crown Point
Recovering Tax Increment Financing Districts Revenues
County Government Lake County
Enterprise GIS
State and Federal Government (Tie)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Water: Shoreline Regulation
Indiana Department of Transportation: Damage Billing
Education & Nonprofit Indiana University
Walking Routes Project
Business or Commercial Real Estate Data Exchange of Indiana (REDx)
Housing Activity Data
Large Community City of Fort Wayne
Enforcing Stormwater Quality
Small Community City of Crown Point
Recovering Tax Increment Financing Districts Revenues
County Government Lake County
Enterprise GIS
State and Federal Government (Tie)
Indiana Department of Natural Resources – Division of Water: Shoreline Regulation
Indiana Department of Transportation: Damage Billing
Education & Nonprofit Indiana University
Walking Routes Project
Business or Commercial Real Estate Data Exchange of Indiana (REDx)
Housing Activity Data
04/04
IGIC will be holding its third annual Golf Scramble this year at the Martinsville Golf Club on May 7th in conjunction with the Indiana GIS Conference. It will be chance to network, take in a few springtime rounds, and help raise funds for IGIC!
More info at www.igic.org/events/golf
More info at www.igic.org/events/golf
02/04
Contributed by, Jim Sparks
State of Indiana, Geographic Information Officer
The State of Indiana has released the first year (2011) data products of its 3-year program to acquire 1-foot resolution orthophotography (RGBI) and elevation data for the entire state of Indiana. For this project the State has been divided up into three acquisition areas: center (2011), east (2012), and west (2013).
State of Indiana, Geographic Information Officer
The State of Indiana has released the first year (2011) data products of its 3-year program to acquire 1-foot resolution orthophotography (RGBI) and elevation data for the entire state of Indiana. For this project the State has been divided up into three acquisition areas: center (2011), east (2012), and west (2013).
In 2011 twenty-eight Counties in the center column of Indiana were captured by Indiana's contractor Woolpert. Six of these Counties elected to buy-up to 6-inch imagery. Woolpert also acquired and delivered to the State of Indiana 1.5 meter nominal-post-spacing LiDAR from which they also created a 5-foot pixel bare-earth hydro-flattened Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for the same area.
The 2011 data is currently making its way out to all 28 of the 2011 Counties, and is in the process of being published to the IndianaMap and other outlets. Anna Radue at IU Bloomington has already made all the 2011 data available for viewing, downloading, and as web services through the Indiana Spatial Data Portal (gis.iu.edu). For more information (and METADATA) for the 2011 data click here .
IGIC Corporate or Institutional Members who would like copies of multiple counties of the new 2011 data [or the complete 2011 data set] can contact Phil Worrall via email at IGIC pworrall@igic.org. IGIC Corporate or Institutional Members can check out a hard drive containing all the 2011 imagery (2.31 TB total), a hard drive containing all the 2011 elevation data (1.0 TB total), or both drives if they want to make a complete copy of all the data quickly and easily.
The 2011 data is currently making its way out to all 28 of the 2011 Counties, and is in the process of being published to the IndianaMap and other outlets. Anna Radue at IU Bloomington has already made all the 2011 data available for viewing, downloading, and as web services through the Indiana Spatial Data Portal (gis.iu.edu). For more information (and METADATA) for the 2011 data click here .
IGIC Corporate or Institutional Members who would like copies of multiple counties of the new 2011 data [or the complete 2011 data set] can contact Phil Worrall via email at IGIC pworrall@igic.org. IGIC Corporate or Institutional Members can check out a hard drive containing all the 2011 imagery (2.31 TB total), a hard drive containing all the 2011 elevation data (1.0 TB total), or both drives if they want to make a complete copy of all the data quickly and easily.
30/03
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) owns buried fiber optic cable, wireless networks, and phone systems throughout the state. With its recent GIS project, more than 50 years of paper maps, information from over 330 sites, and firsthand knowledge of historic installations contributed to a comprehensive GIS system that allows DNR employees, IOT staff, and vendors to access the data for problem resolution. The locations of over 290 miles of cable, 800 buildings, 146 towers, and all properties’ phone system information are included and can be accessed through either a database or a web interface. Constant updates are made to the system by vendors submitting changes made during repairs or when new equipment is added. The new system allows rapid access to detailed information, resulting in lower charges for repairs and less downtime.
Read more about this project at http://www.igic.org/realworld/govdnrcable.html
Read more about this project at http://www.igic.org/realworld/govdnrcable.html
23/03
Are you planning to attend the Annual Indiana GIS Conference in May? Bring us a poster! Show off one of your projects or processes in a no-pressure, non-competition format. If you’re interested in participating, contact jdubeansky@igic.org for details.
23/03
Mark your calendars! The Government Geospatial Coordinator Forum will be held in Indianapolis on Thursday, September 20th from 9:00am-3:00pm.
Formerly the Local Government GIS Coordinator Forum, this year we’ve opened up attendance to all members of local, state, and federal agencies working with geospatial data. Here’s your opportunity to network with colleagues from around Indiana and discuss topics that impact you!
As always, this is a free event, and lunch will be provided.
Formerly the Local Government GIS Coordinator Forum, this year we’ve opened up attendance to all members of local, state, and federal agencies working with geospatial data. Here’s your opportunity to network with colleagues from around Indiana and discuss topics that impact you!
As always, this is a free event, and lunch will be provided.
19/03
Contributed By: Kevin Mickey
The Polis Center at IUPUI
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Polis Center is offering an Esri certified ArcGIS 10 Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis course at the special price of $650.00 to all participants, a savings of $350.00 when compared to the normal $1,000.00 course fee. This course will be offered at the Polis Center training facility in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30-4:30 each day. Call 317-274-2455 to register.
Description:
Advance your ArcGIS Desktop skills in this course that teaches how and when to apply ArcGIS tools to create an efficient workflow that supports GIS analysis. Working with data stored in a geodatabase, you will organize and prepare data for analysis, create geoprocessing models, and work through a challenging analysis project. By the end of the course, you will be able to determine which ArcGIS tools and functions to use in a given situation and apply them to your analyses. The skills taught in this course are applicable to all types of GIS analysis.
Goals:
After completing this course, you will be able to
Add data from different sources to a geodatabase
Create and use geodatabase components that maintain data integrity and prevent errors during data creation and editing
Solve common spatial data alignment problems
Use a variety of geoprocessing tools to perform an analysis that supports decision making
Build a complex model to automate an analysis workflow
Who should attend:
GIS analysts, GIS specialists, and other experienced ArcGIS users who want to extend their basic ArcGIS skills in the areas of data creation and editing, geoprocessing models, and GIS analysis.
The Polis Center at IUPUI
Indianapolis, Indiana
The Polis Center is offering an Esri certified ArcGIS 10 Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis course at the special price of $650.00 to all participants, a savings of $350.00 when compared to the normal $1,000.00 course fee. This course will be offered at the Polis Center training facility in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13, 2012 from 8:30-4:30 each day. Call 317-274-2455 to register.
Description:
Advance your ArcGIS Desktop skills in this course that teaches how and when to apply ArcGIS tools to create an efficient workflow that supports GIS analysis. Working with data stored in a geodatabase, you will organize and prepare data for analysis, create geoprocessing models, and work through a challenging analysis project. By the end of the course, you will be able to determine which ArcGIS tools and functions to use in a given situation and apply them to your analyses. The skills taught in this course are applicable to all types of GIS analysis.
Goals:
After completing this course, you will be able to
Add data from different sources to a geodatabase
Create and use geodatabase components that maintain data integrity and prevent errors during data creation and editing
Solve common spatial data alignment problems
Use a variety of geoprocessing tools to perform an analysis that supports decision making
Build a complex model to automate an analysis workflow
Who should attend:
GIS analysts, GIS specialists, and other experienced ArcGIS users who want to extend their basic ArcGIS skills in the areas of data creation and editing, geoprocessing models, and GIS analysis.
15/03
With portions of the City’s infrastructure deteriorating, excessive rain and groundwater was entering the Lawrence sewers, causing sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) with potential health risks to the community. To eliminate SSOs and comply with EPA orders, data about the sanitary sewer was collected and entered into a GIS database. This allowed for the evaluation of over 1 million feet of sewers and 5,000 manholes. Lawrence now has an updated and comprehensive database of its sanitary sewer system, which aids in maintenance and planning decisions, as well as increased accuracy of asset locations.
Read more about this project at http://www.igic.org/realworld/utlawrence.html
Read more about this project at http://www.igic.org/realworld/utlawrence.html
28/02
The City of Westfield Public Works Department annually updates the local traffic regulations ordinance. Three separate divisions contribute information, and all must be pulled into one report for the document. By utilizing the City’s enterprise GIS, data could be held and methodologies developed for updating data input. Modifications were made to existing data sets to expand their usability. A township-wide grid was built that is being used to populate every street segment with a logical grid and classification ID. This ID serves as the foundation for relational queries and planning. Geoprocessing models were built to produce reports for updating information as well as the annual INDOT update.
Read more about this project at www.igic.org/realworld/govwestfieldtraffic.html
Read more about this project at www.igic.org/realworld/govwestfieldtraffic.html
22/02
Earth Observation Day is a STEM education and outreach event of AmericaView and its partners. The goal is to introduce teachers and students to remote sensing through local land use - land cover mapping activities. The "official" day is April 11th, but actually any day can be earth observation day!
More information is available at www.americaview.org/k-12-earth-observation-day
More information is available at www.americaview.org/k-12-earth-observation-day