New E-Newsletter to Focus on the Survey/GIS Nexus

Professional Surveyor Magazine has announced plans for a new e-mail newsletter focused on land surveying, GIS, laser scanning, aerial mapping and hydrographics.

As we witness emerging technologies in this fascinating field, we cannot help but notice how technologies are combining in new ways to yield faster turnarounds, new value-added services, and enhanced performance for those of us in geo-technology fields.

It is to be called Pangaea (pan-jee-uh) "after the supercontinent from which our seven continents were formed."

The launch is set for September. The newsletter will go out to subscriber e-mail accounts on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. Subscription will be free. Professional Surveyor plans to e-mail invitations to its contact list and will offer subscription on-line.

FGDC Winter Newsletter Released

The Winter 2008 edition of the Federal Geographic Data Committee Newsletter (PDF) has been released. The Newsletter includes updates on a number of fronts:

• A meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).
• 2008 NSDI CAP Grant highlights and a reminder about the 2009 grants,
• New FGDC employees,
  
• Announcement of the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management 2009 Geospatial Conference,
  
• Metadata activities, and more.

The newsletter is one of many resources available on the FGDC web site library page.

We Really Do Want to Know...

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Ten BIG Pages of NSGIC News!

The Summer 2008 Edition of NSGIC News (PDF) has hit the newsstands!!!

Well, to the extent that you consider the NSGIC web site to be a news stand. It is public and NSGIC News is displayed there, so that's like a newsstand.

Never mind that... The Summer Edition of NSGIC News is out! It is ten big pages of news about NSGIC. And in it you can read about the latest efforts of NSGIC's leadership to help coordinate among state, local and federal agencies!

You can read about The National Map! And about a new addressing white paper! And about the Annual NSGIC Conference!

Learn more about COGO! (What is COGO? We refer you to the latest NSGIC News; page 4.)

But that's not all! Meet Katherine Kapo, NSGIC's newest state coordinator and the one-woman focus-group who bravely tested the new NSGC "webterview!"

But wait, there's more!

We also present the results of the first-ever NSGIC Six-Word "How-To" Challenge: How will we achieve a true National Spatial Data Infrastructure?

And we're not even telling you all that is found in the latest NSGIC News. It is really hard to maintain this breathless excitement while typing; but just you trust us, there's more!

And it is all for you in the Summer 2008 Edition of NSGIC News (PDF).

Winter 2008 NSGIC Newsletter Now Available

The Winter 2008 Edition of NSGIC News (PDF) is now available.

This edition of the (usually) quarterly NSGIC newsletter includes, among other things, a recap of the 2007 NSGIC Outstanding Service Awards, a preview of the 2008 NSGIC Midyear meeting, details about an effort to preserve our digital data heritage and an introduction to the idea of "Pecha Kucha."

This NSGIC News newsletter, and past editions, is available from the Newsletters page of the NSGIC web site. Feel free to share these with your own local GIS communities.

By the way, have you any items that you think should go in the NSGIC newsletter or on this blog? Drop a comment below and we'll talk.

Latest FGDC Newsletter Released

The Federal Geographic Data Committee has released its Winter 2007/2008 Newsletter (PDF).

The newsletter includes a detailed article about the late Carol Brandt, who was awarded the first-ever NSGIC Dedicated Service Award in 2007.

There are also articles on using Web Services to deliver framework data, the 10th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Conference, the Fifty States Initiative, Geospatial One-Stop, the buzz about metadata in Virginia, and several Tribal Government GIS success stories.

Summer/Fall 2007 NSGIC News Now Available

The Summer/Fall 2007 edition of NSGIC News (PDF) has been added to the collected NSGIC Newsletters on the NSGIC web site.

This edition includes an informative update from NSGIC President Stu Davis (Ohio) and information on a variety of topics of interest to the NSGIC membership:

• Using Ramona to update the NSGIC State Summaries
• Plans for the annual conference in Madison
• The Cost Benefit Analysis for Imagery for the Nation
• Honoring members of your GIS community
• The 2010 Census
• Nominations to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC)
• USGS/State Partnerships for the NSDI
• National Hydro Data
• And more!

NSGIC News is published semi-annually share information about NSGIC activities and related state and federal initiatives.

FGDC Releases Summer 2007 Newsletter

The latest newsletter from the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is available for download from the FGDC web site.

This issue includes a note about NSGIC giving FGDC Staff Director Ivan DeLoatch the NSGIC Distinguished Service Award. It gives an overview of the Dept. of the Interior's Geospatial Modernization Blueprint, which attempts to organize the many geospatial initiatives in the Department. And it provides a brief review of recent FGDC Steering Committee and Coordination Group meetings.

The newsletter lists the 26 projects that were granted 2007 CAP Grant awards under the National Spatial Data Infrastructure Cooperative Agreements Program. It provides an update on the Geospatial Line of Business and the work of the Common Solutions Team. And it lists several emergency response success stories.

Winter/Spring 2007 NSGIC Newsletter

The latest edition of the NSGIC News (PDF) is now available on the NSGIC web site.

This edition includes a message from NSGIC President Stu Davis, information on the latest version of the RAMONA GIS Inventory Tool, an update on the NSGIC Mid-Year Conference, overviews of the new "Transportation for the Nation" and Address Data Work Groups, and more information on NSGIC organizational and planning efforts.

Enjoy!