From cy.smith at state.or.us Thu Oct 6 20:14:46 2011 From: cy.smith at state.or.us (SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO) Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 20:14:46 -0700 Subject: [FIT] GIS Services Survey Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B07FC093C@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> In order to provide better service to the Oregon geospatial community, the Oregon Geospatial Enterprise Office is interested in getting your input on usage of web mapping services for your work. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/geoservices We ask that you respond by next Friday, October 14th. Thank you, your input is greatly appreciated! _______________________________ Erik Endrulat, GISP GIS Analyst-Web Administrator DAS EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office 955 Center St. NE, rm 470 Salem, OR 97301 | 503-378-2781 Twitter: @OregonGEO -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Wed Oct 19 19:37:13 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:37:13 -0700 Subject: [FIT] 14th GIS Standards Forum - Last call for lunch! In-Reply-To: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6FAC1@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> References: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6FAC1@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6FB4E@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> The Forum is next Thursday! If you're planning to attend and want a lunch you need to let me know by12:00pm this Friday, October 21st. All you need to do is send a quick email to milton.e.hill at state.or.us. If you've already replied to the RSVP you should have received a confirmation. Unsure?Just let me know. 14th GIS Standards Forum Thursday, October 27th, 2011 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Salem Conference Center 200 Commercial Street SE Salem, OR Lunch provided, RSVP requested by Wednesday, October 19th Agenda * Welcome (beverages) * Final review of The Oregon Water and Monitoring Well Data Standard * Initial presentation of The Oregon Landslide Data Standard * ODOT and Oregon Spatial Data Library Transportation Portal - Demo and Scoping * Lunch (provided) and Transportation Framework Implementation Team Meeting * Initial presentation of the Framework Data Services Standard * Discussion of revisions to the existing Oregon Hydrography Data Standard * Addressing and Address Point Data Workshop Information about past Forums: http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml#GIS_Standa rds_Forums Oregon GIS data standards: http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/standards/standards.shtml Milt Hill, GISP Framework Coordinator DAS/Geospatial Enterprise Office 955 Center St. NE, Rm 470 Salem, OR 97301 503-378-3157 milton.e.hill at state.or.us http://gis.oregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milton.e.hill at state.or.us Sat Oct 22 20:19:44 2011 From: milton.e.hill at state.or.us (HILL Milton E * EISPD GEO) Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:19:44 -0700 Subject: [FIT] Ed Arabas recognized as Outstanding GISP for 2011 Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B06D6FB6E@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Congratulations Ed! GISCI banner GIS Certification Institute Newsletter October 21, 2011 In This Issue Upcoming Events Social GISPs Outstanding GISP 2011 Congratulations - GISPs Quote of the Week An E-Book Review GISP Renewal Points GISCI Leaders Upcoming Events If you have an event, please let us know. We will provide GISP brochures on request. October 24-27: SCAUG Conference; Oklahoma City, OK October 24-27: GITA's GIS for Oil & Gas Conference; Houston, TX October 24-27: 2nd Annual National Tribal GIS Conference; Albuquerque, NM November 1-4: URISA's 49th Annual Conference for GIS Professionals; Indianapolis, IN November 10: Houston Area GIS Day; Cypress, TX November 16: GIS Day in Tulsa, Tulsa, OK February 24-28, 2012: AAG Annual Meeting; New York City, NY February 26-March 1, 2012: NSGIC Midyear Meeting; Annapolis, MD May 30-June 1, 2012: USGIS Spring Symposium; Washington, DC June 22-15, 2012: URISA Leadership Academy; Savannah, GA July 23-27, 2012: Esri International User Conference; San Diego, CA September 9-13, 2012: NSGIC Annual Conference; Lake Buena Vista, FL Do you have an event you want listed? Please contact us. Quick Links GIS Certification Institute GISP Store Member Organizations Association of American Geographers (AAG) Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA) The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) The University Consortium of Geographic Information Systems (UCGIS) The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) Social GISPs Follow GISCI_GISP on Twitter Join Our Mailing List Outstanding GISP 2011: Ed Arabas Ed Arabas The GISCI Board of Directors is proud to recognize Mr. Ed Arabas, GISP, as the Outstanding GISP for 2011. This is the first time this award has been given and Ed is a worthy choice. Ed is a stalwart champion for the GISP. During his two year tenure on the GISCI Board, he was President and Vice President. He has also served on the Certification Committee and the Core Competencies Working Group. The GISCI Board of Directors would like to thank Ed Arabas for his efforts. Thank you, Ed, for all that you have done. In the picture: Mike Vanhook, Vice President of GISCI, presenting Ed Arabas with the Outstanding GISP 2011 award at the NSGIC Conference in Boise, ID. Congratulations to Our Newest GISPs One of our newest GISPs was emailed that his application was approved. His response was, "Thank you so much. Best news to hear ever. Made my day!" Do you remember that feeling? You finally completed the GISP application, you've mailed it in, and now you are waiting ... and waiting ... and hoping you filled it out correctly ... and hoping you get approved even though you know you qualify ... and then you get the email or your packet it in the mail! You did it! You are a GISP! What we do matters. Our work as GISPs, our contributions to the GIS industry, and our volunteer work for GISCI are important. Here is a list of our most recent GISPs: * Aimee Dubois * Benjamin Hoffman * Yang Huang * John Hickcok * Jason Collins * Stephen Savage * Mark Rees * Aurobindo Ogra * Nikolas Smilovsky * Stanley McShinsky * Brian Ward * Nick Kryger * Paula Komm-Storum * John Nickerson * Peter Schneider Quote of the Week I compliment young practitioners who have persisted to success through the depths of a faltering economy. They are GISP heroes. ... Anyone who survives the Great Recession with family and job and health unbroken should be commended. They will be remaking the track so we can get to where we want to go. - Dave Skiles, GISP Color for Maps and Type for Maps A Review by Hans van der Maarel Gretchen Peterson, author of "GIS Cartography - A Guide To Effective Map Design" has written two e-books that are intented to offer cartographers guidance on two important aspects of map design: color usage and typography. Colors For Maps offers the reader a range of different color palettes, subdivided in coordinated palettes, differentiated palettes and color ramps (10 of each). All of these are presented both as a simple collection of color swatches, but also in a map and as a map legend. In addition to that, a deuteranope simulation is presented to give the cartographer a clue as to how a reader with deuteranopia, the most common form of color blindness. Unfortunately not all colors are equally represented in the sample map, especially in the case of the differentiated palettes this is awkward, since the deuteranope simulation only covers the map. The color swatches are presented along with their RGB and Hex color values and an ArcGIS .style file is supplied along with this e-book, making it easier to incorporate. Unfortunately CMYK values are not covered. Type For Maps is set up in a similar way, it shows the reader a number of different combinations consisting of a serif and a sans-serif typeface. These are divided in "standard" typefaces (i.e. the ones most likely to be available on any Windows PC), free typefaces and for-fee typefaces. The typefaces are presented through an alphabet, sample sentences (which also cover different styles of the typefaces) and on a map. There is also a short paragraph of text describing the typeface and its advantages. Finally, a number of symbol fonts is presented. Type For Maps acknowledges that it offers just a small sampling of the enormous range of typefaces available, and suggest some additional resources. The primary intended audience for these e-books appears to be novice cartographers, coming from a GIS background. Both are certainly useful for more experienced cartographers as well, especially if they are looking for additional inspiration on these aspects of cartography. In short, they would be excellent value for money for anybody interested in increasing their range of cartographic abilities. GISP Renewal Points Some of you have contacted us because you need ideas on how to get points for your renewal. We have a wealth of information to help you, including low and no cost ideas. Contribution Points * The GISCI Review Committee would like your help in reviewing GISP applications. One must be a GISP and sign a non-disclosure agreement. If you are interested, please contact Sheila Wilson. GISCI Leaders Sheila Wilson, GISP, Executive Director Each member organization appoints two members to the Board of Directors. The members are: * David Hansen, GISP, USBR, representing URISA (GISCI President) * Michael Vanhook, State of Alabama Geospatial Office, representing NSGIC (GISCI Vice Presdent) * Jeremy Mennis, Temple University, representing UCGIS (GISCI Secretary) * Jean McKendry, Association of American Geographers, representiing AAG (GISCI Treasurer) * David DiBiase, GISP, Penn State University, representing AAG * David Brotzman, Vermont Center for Geographic Information, representing NSGIC * Steven Prager, University of Wyoming, representing UCGIS * Becky Shumate, GISP, PennWell, representing GITA * Rebecca Somers, GISP, Somers-St. Claire GIS Management Consultants, representing URISA * Andrew Vondrak, Peidmont Natural Gas, representing GITA About GISCI GISCI is a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization that provides the GIS community with a complete certification program. 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