From aclark at com-geo.org Mon May 2 21:48:39 2011 From: aclark at com-geo.org (Andrew Clark) Date: 3 May 2011 00:48:39 -0400 Subject: [gis_info] COM.Geo 2011: Microsoft Keynote, Windows Phone 7 workshop/course Message-ID: <20110503044839.2643D19983A0@swiki.osl.state.or.us> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From EAdam at co.lincoln.or.us Tue May 3 09:34:46 2011 From: EAdam at co.lincoln.or.us (Eli Adam) Date: Tue, 03 May 2011 09:34:46 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] CCGISUG sponsored 2011 Oregon Coastal LiDAR Meeting on 5/11/11! Message-ID: <4DBFCC36.4F75.00CE.0@co.lincoln.or.us> The Central Coast GIS Users Group (http://www.orurisa.org/ccgisug) is pleased to announce the details of the 2011 Oregon Coastal LiDAR Meeting taking place from 9am to 4:30 pm on May 11, 2011 in Newport, Oregon. The goals of this meeting are to provide an overview of various LiDAR data collection, processing, and storage methods and to focus on coastal applications of LiDAR modeling. Scheduled presenters include: Ian Madin (DOGAMI), John Sherrard (ESRI), Neal Myers (CLPUD), Doug Smith (David C. Smith & Associates), Demetrios Gatziolis (USFS), Russ Faux (Watershed Sciences), Randy Dana (OCMP), and John Bauer (Wetlands Conservancy). More details, including tentative agenda, are available on the meeting website: http://www.orurisa.org/2011_coastal_LiDAR_Meeting. The meeting will be held in the Library Seminar Room of the Guin Library at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport. For directions, please visit http://maps.google.com/maps?q=44.621747,-124.045135. For a map of the HMSC campus, please view http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/visitor/sites/default/files/visit/images/map-HMSC.pdf . Please register at http://ccgisuglidar2011.eventbrite.com/ Registration is FREE! Also, please forward this email to anyone you think may be interested; this meeting is open to all interested. We look forward to seeing you there. Best Regards, Eli From tanya.haddad at state.or.us Thu May 5 14:07:50 2011 From: tanya.haddad at state.or.us (Haddad, Tanya) Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 14:07:50 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] Summer internship available at DLCD (Natural Hazards) Message-ID: <2D371CBB27C746488A630F87111B591701E3199D6B@dlcdsxch01> Apologies for cross-posting, DLCD's Natural Hazards Program is recruiting a summer intern. Please feel free to distribute the below announcement. Resumes and cover letters should go to Rob.Hallyburton at state.or.us --------------------------- fwd ---------------------- > > Summer Internship Opportunity 2011 Department of Land Conservation & Development- Natural Hazards Program The State of Oregon, Department of Land Conservation and Development, Natural Hazards Program is pleased to announce one summer internship opportunity. The internship will give the selected student work experience performing a project or task that the Natural Hazards Program identifies as necessary to achieve its goals, and develop the student's communication skills and knowledge of natural hazard planning and permitting practices and procedures. One of the goals of the Natural Hazards Program is ensuring that Oregon's flood-prone communities remain compliant with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) by providing education, technical assistance, and program monitoring. Development within flood hazard zones is regulated by nearly all of Oregon's cities and counties. The Natural Hazards Program administers the federal NFIP program at the state level, assisting and overseeing local activities. This internship is intended to develop knowledge and skills that will be useful to anyone contemplating work as a land use planner for local or regional government. Duties during the internship will include some but not necessarily all of the following: * Collecting and organizing information about floodplain management activities in select jurisdictions; * Conducting field inspections of buildings for compliance with NFIP construction standards; * Reviewing local zoning ordinances for compliance with the NFIP and Oregon building codes: * Preparing maps using GIS to depict where flood hazard zone boundaries have changed because of revised FEMA maps; * Composing articles for DLCD's Natural Hazard News listserv; and * Assisting local governments with compliance and permitting issues. Specific projects and internship outcomes will be negotiated based upon selected student's skills and interests. The internship will begin with two weeks of intensive training on managing development in flood hazard zones according to NFIP standards and guidelines and state policy and law. Extensive in-state travel is likely. The internship will be supervised by DLCD's Planning Services Division Manager and will work closely with the state's NFIP Coordinator. Skills required: The intern should have excellent writing, strong critical thinking and good oral communication skills. A strong interest in land use or hazard mitigation planning as a potential career is desired. Type of student desired: Graduate or upper-level undergraduate student majoring in natural resources, environmental sciences, civil engineering, public policy, planning, or geography. Compensation: $15/hour, a minimum of 32 hours and a maximum of 40 hours per week. Duration: Maximum 12 week duration starting after June 1, 2011. The successful applicant must commit to completing the entire assignment. To apply: Applications due by May 20, 2011. Please provide a resume and cover letter explaining how you have obtained the necessary skills for the position (as identified in the "skills required" section above) and why you are interested in this internship. Please e-mail resume and cover letter to: Rob Hallyburton, Manager DLCD Planning Services Division Rob.Hallyburton at state.or.us DLCD Flood Hazard site: http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/HAZ/floods.shtml -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aclark at com-geo.org Sun May 8 23:35:48 2011 From: aclark at com-geo.org (Andrew Clark) Date: 9 May 2011 02:35:48 -0400 Subject: [gis_info] COM.Geo 2011 Spotlights - Mobile GIS, Digital Earth on iPad, US FCC Keynote... Message-ID: <20110509160301.B55481998350@swiki.osl.state.or.us> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We will make every effort to ensure that these interruptions occur during off-peak hours. Thanks, Erik Endrulat ________________________________ 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 Cy Smith, Oregon State GIO DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA) Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cy.smith at state.or.us Mon May 16 10:58:29 2011 From: cy.smith at state.or.us (SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO) Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 10:58:29 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] imagery In-Reply-To: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B07FBFB15@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <4BD752C728FD8C43A7940818DD4A1E9B07FBFB3B@exchnode02.ad.state.or.us> I was a bit remiss in not noting in my earlier message that the latest imagery webpage, with all the iterations of past imagery, is a direct result of many, many people over the years, especially those who have worked tirelessly on the Orthoimagery Framework Implementation Team led for the past 6 or 7 years by Randy Sounhein at the Oregon Department of State Lands. Many thanks to Randy, DSL leadership, and all of you that worked to get us to this beta version of the new website. Cy From: SMITH Cy * EISPD GEO Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 02:39 PM To: gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Cc: OGIC (ogic at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) ; OGIC2 (ogic2 at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) ; PAC (pac at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) ; gpl_list at listsmart.osl.state.or.us ; FIT (fit at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) ; OUS-GIS (ous-gis at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: imagery We are pleased to announce the release of the 2009 NAIP Imagery for Oregon (1/2 meter 4-band), now available through the Oregon Imagery Explorer . In addition to the 2009 imagery, the 2000 and 1995 1-meter black and white image services are also now available. Instructions for connecting to these services are available on the Oregon Imagery Explorer site: http://oregonexplorer.info/imagery Note: We are still working to address issues of speed and display quality for these image services, and will be providing updates to improve these services over the next few months. During this ?beta period?, there may short periods when the services will become unavailable. We will make every effort to ensure that these interruptions occur during off-peak hours. Thanks, Erik Endrulat ________________________________ 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 Cy Smith, Oregon State GIO DAS/EISPD Geospatial Enterprise Office President, Urban/Regional Info Sys Assoc. (URISA) Secretary, Coalition of Geospatial Organizations (COGO) Past President, Natl. States Geographic Info. Council (NSGIC) 503-378-6066 http://gis.oregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It also has good instructions that explain how to download the ACS data and handles the joining of map and attribute data. The extension and background on using ACS data may be downloaded at: http://gesg.gmu.edu/census Richard Lycan Professor Emeritus of Geography and Urban Studies Population Research Center, Mail Code PRC Room 780P Urban Center Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207 503-725-5158 (office) 503-880-3230 (cell) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darrell at garnix.org Tue May 17 11:08:24 2011 From: darrell at garnix.org (Darrell Fuhriman) Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 11:08:24 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] ArcMap extension for mapping ACS reliability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FWIW, I attended the tutorial he gave on the tool at AAG last month, and it's really quite an interesting tool. I strongly suggest reading the appropriate ACS Compass guide(s). http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/handbooks/ I look forward to working with it more. Darrell On May 17, 2011, at 11:03, Richard Lycan wrote: > David Wong at George Mason University recently released an extension that facilitates the mapping of data from the American Community Survey (ACS), particularly the mapping of the margin of error (MOE) for the estimates. The project was funded by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The data for small geographies, such as census tracts and block groups, were released earlier this year. Due to the smaller sample size for the ACS compared to the 2000 Census long form data the MOE for these ACS data are relatively larger. When presenting the ACS data for small geographies on maps the cartographer should advise the viewer of the reliability issues. David Wong?s extension provides assistance in doing this. It also has good instructions that explain how to download the ACS data and handles the joining of map and attribute data. The extension and background on using ACS data may be downloaded at: http://gesg.gmu.edu/census > > > Richard Lycan > Professor Emeritus of Geography and Urban Studies > Population Research Center, Mail Code PRC > Room 780P Urban Center > Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207 > 503-725-5158 (office) > 503-880-3230 (cell) > > _____________________________________________________ > gis_info mailing list > gis_info at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/gis_info > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for content. > Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) or the sender of the message, by phone or email. > Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wayne.coffey at state.or.us Wed May 18 12:03:50 2011 From: wayne.coffey at state.or.us (Coffey Wayne) Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 12:03:50 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] Redistricting shapefiles ect. Message-ID: <67F44C78839EBD4C94BA32AEAD5448811E240B7618@legmx01.leg.local> We have updated the Oregon Redistricting website to include Option I and Option II demographic tables and shapefiles. Please keep in mind that these do not represent final plans, they are preliminary proposals submitted by redistricting committee members and developed in a variety of redistricting software applications including: AutoBound, Maptitude and Borderline. Committee services technical staff have not validated the plans for contiguity or population balance at this time. Testimony is still being taken at this time. http://www.leg.state.or.us/redistricting/ Wayne Coffey Technical Coordinator for Redistricting - GIS State of Oregon, Legislative Administration-Committee Services 503-986-1508 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bart.butterfield at idfg.idaho.gov Thu May 19 11:09:42 2011 From: bart.butterfield at idfg.idaho.gov (Butterfield,Bart) Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 12:09:42 -0600 Subject: [gis_info] 2011 Northwest GIS User Conference comes to Boise Message-ID: <3E4619C5E0D10C4091D7899C10B63D8A0917523F@idfgmail.IDFG.STATE.ID.US> Save the Date! October 17-21, 2011 Boise, Idaho is proud to host the Northwest GIS Users Group Conference for the first time October 17-21, 2011. Idaho's state capital and largest city, Boise, is home to a thriving GIS community eager to share its hospitality with you. Visit the NWGIS Visit the NWGIS We have worked hard to arrange a conference that will fit within the budget of a GIS professional. Boise is ideally located in the Pacific Northwest for easy travel to and from the conference. The Grove Hotel is providing affordable lodging right next door to the conference center in the heart of Boise's vibrant downtown. We have also arranged discounts for air travel and Boise restaurants. The Northwest GIS User Conference continues its history of providing affordable learning opportunities, previews of upcoming GIS technology, and opportunities to share with GIS professionals from across the Northwest. You can find conference details on our newly designed Web site at nwgis.org . The conference program, training schedule, opportunities for vendors and sponsors, keynote speakers and prices are all detailed on the site. Conference attendance, vendor and sponsor registration will be available soon. This year's Northwest GIS User Conference is shaping up to be a great conference. Mark your calendar now to be sure not to miss this event. Visit us at nwgis.org and follow us on twitter . See you this fall in Boise, Bart Butterfield & Linda Davis Conference Co-Chairs, Northwest GIS User Group Boise 2011 Visit the NWGIS Northwest GIS User Group, Boise October 17-21, 2011 Problems viewing this email? View this message online at http://nwgis.org/sites/all/files/mailings/announcement -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Harvey.Arnone at seattle.gov Fri May 20 13:38:18 2011 From: Harvey.Arnone at seattle.gov (Arnone, Harvey) Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 13:38:18 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] Senior GIS Developer postion open with Seattle Public Utilities (closes 5/24/2011) Message-ID: <30AC6680130B014690F7EC5F1FC6936A044F7B133E@COSMCMS3.ad.seattle.gov> Sorry for the short notice on this as the application period ends on May 24th. Seattle Public Utilities is currently advertising a Senior GIS Analyst/Developer position. Please see www.seattle.gov/jobs for detailed info. This is similar to the job opening we advertized several weeks ago but has higher software development skills requirements due to the complexity of the work assignments. Thanks -Harvey Arnone (Supervisor of GIS Applications Development) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mblosser at gorgegis.com Wed May 25 09:26:10 2011 From: mblosser at gorgegis.com (Margo Blosser) Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 09:26:10 -0700 Subject: [gis_info] Hood River 4H Group is Looking for a Volunteer GIS Instructor Message-ID: Hood River 4H Group is Looking for a Volunteer GIS Instructor. A great group to work with and a beautiful location in the scenic Hood River Valley! Please contact Jesus Acosta 4H coordinator at Jesus.Acosta at oregonstate.edu Best Regards, Margo Blosser Gorge GIS 541.806.9410 www.gorgegis.com -----Original Message----- From: Acosta, Jesus [mailto:Jesus.Acosta at oregonstate.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 3:50 PM To: Margo Blosser Subject: Potential GIS instructors - project description We are trying to Get Started with GIS and GPS by doing some activities from ESRI. It is for 4-H clubs not already familiar with GPS or GIS technologies that want to begin introducing spatial literacy to youth at a basic level. The National 4-H mission is to empower youth to reach their full potential by working and learning in partnership with caring adults, and fostering opportunities for community engagement and service projects. The goals for Hood River county 4H Group is to: 1. GIS Software - Using Arc Explorer?Java Edition for Education to learn from the Thinking Spatially Using GIS book, or exploring spaces going places; geospatial geographic to learn among other resources that will help youth learn about GIS. 2. Community Project - The goal of this project is to illustrate "the nature of your community" through at least 3 maps and text. The content of the presentations will vary, according to what each group deems to be the important elements defining the nature of "the community." www.esri.com/communityatlas. The 4-H Map Gallery site, www.arcgis.com. 3. 4-H Youth Favorite Places?a national project that teaches 4-H youth about GIS and GPS while providing a community service. www.youthfavoriteplaces.org. 4. GIS Day - Take part in GIS Day by participating in or hosting an informational event for local youth, community leaders, and the public. www.gisday.com. 5. Presentation - Make at least one presentation to other 4-H clubs, youth, and leaders or other community organizations of what they have been learning, this could be off the community project. Any other course materials, aids, books and anything else that will be useful can be used. We do have several laptops on which ArcGis 10 Desktop has been installed, and Garmin handheld GPS units from which to use. Equipment, supplies and materials are good, all that is needed is some that know about the topic to help teach the youth. Please let me know, if you are interested in becoming a volunteer leader. Thanks Jesus Acosta-Gonzalez, 4-H Program Assistant Latino Outreach & LEGO Robotics Oregon State University Extension Service Hood River County 2990 Experiment Station Drive, Hood River, OR 97031 Tel.: 541-386-3343, Fax: 541-386-3684, Cell: 541-490-5536 jesus.acosta at oregonstate.edu http://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver/index.php P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail P