CAPCOG Geographic Informations Systems Planning Council (GISPC) Meeting

The next GISPC meeting will be Friday, January 29, 2010 at 9:00 am at CAPCOG in the Pecan conference room.

First, Felicia Retiz from TNRIS will discuss the GEMSS/CSEC 9-1-1 Data Repository project. CAPCOG is participating in this pilot for Next Generation 9-1-1.

Next, CAPCOG’s Betty Voights will give an update on GeoMap 2010, Chris Ramser will give an update on Census 2010, and Sean Whitehead will give an overview of LiDAR basics.

Last, our staff will discuss upcoming training courses offered at CAPCOG in 2010.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS PLANNING COUNCIL
CAPCOG Pecan Conference Room
6800 Burleson Road, Bldg. 310, Suite 165, Austin, TX 78744

Presenters needed for the next North Central Texas Regional GIS meeting, which will be April 29th at NCTCOG in Arlington.

This is a great opportunity to get presentation experience, earn GISP points, and spread the word about whatever cool project you are working on.

Please email me if you are interested in presenting. sbroyles@nctcog.org. Presentation slots are first come/first serve.

Thanks!
Shelley.


Shelley Broyles Stenoien
Senior Information Analyst
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Research & Information Services
616 Six Flags Dr.
Arlington, Texas 76005
Ph# 817-695-9156
Fax# 817-640-4428

ESRI Spatial Roundtable - Planning 2.0 discussion

ESRI’s current spatial roundtable discussion is Planning 2.0 and social media. Planners and anyone interested are invited to participate in the discussion. The spatial roundtable is co-hosted by ESRI and the APA. The press release is out today:

http://www.esri.com/news/releases/10_1qtr/roundtable.html

The link to the Spatial Roundtable is:
www.SpatialRoundtable.com

2010-2011 Academic Scholarships

SCAUG is now accepting applications for three $1,500 scholarships for the 2010-2011 academic year. Winners will be announced at this year's Regional Conference in Fort Worth. Applications need to be postmarked by February 28, 2010.

New this year, graduate students may submit for either a scholarship to apply towards qualified tuition and related expenses or a research grant to be applied towards expenses related to an approved project.

Applications are available for download here.

CAPCOG Workshops

Realtime Weather for GIS Workshop
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
CAPCOG Offices, Pecan Conference Room
6800 Burleson Road, Austin, Texas
Cost: $240/person
To register: https://training.capcog.org/viewCat.asp?catid=16

Other workshops offered:

GIS Techniques for 9-1-1
March, 5, 2010

Publishing GIS Maps for the Masses
May 3, 2010

GPS Mapping for Emergency Response
June 7, 2010

Visualizing the 4th Dimension in GIS
TBD

Congratulations to Sharon Coe
of Gregg Appraisal District!
She is the recipient of the personal Sony DVD player.
North Central SCAUG Pomoted Registration during the week of

GIS Day.

HAAUG Meeting

Come join other ArcGIS users at the quarterly Houston Area Arc User Group Meeting being held on December 10th at 4:30 pm in H-GAC's Conference Room A. HAAUG meetings are tailored to cater to all disciplines of GIS, from government, oil & gas, utility, sales, etc. Our goal is to have something for everyone.

The subject of the December meeting will be posted soon. HAAUG meetings provide you with the opportunity to network with other GIS users and ESRI representatives without cost or dues.

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) co-sponsors the HAAUG meetings and provides the location. Meetings are held in H-GAC's office located at 3555 Timmons Lane, Houston, TX 77027 in meeting room "A" on the 2nd floor and meetings begin at 4:30 p.m. sharp!

Free parking is available in the garage in the visitor areas on floors 1, 4, & 5.