Information about the IGIC

About the Iowa Geographic Information Council

• How to become an IGIC member
  Interested in what you see?  Membership is free and open to all who have an interest in geospatial activities affecting Iowa.
• • Membership request
    
  • IGIC email list-serv
     
• Current IGIC Board Members
  2006-2008 roster of Board of Directors
   
• Active Committees
  Listing of current committees and their contacts.  Please contact committee chairs if you have an interest in a particular area, if you would like to present at a committee meeting, or have a topic you feel needs to be addressed by one of the particular committees.
   
• IGIC Documents
  Administrative documents throughout the history of IGIC.  Included are bylaw and incorporation documents as well as a copy of the original Executive Order establishing IGIC and several reports from the late 1990s that were influential in the formation of the organization.
  
  IGIC is a 501(c)3 organization.  We are required by law to make our 990 form available for viewing by the public.  This document may be viewed by contacting the organization's Treasurer, Mr. Terry Brase.  Terry may be contacted at:  319.398.5458 or via email at tbrase@kirkwood.edu.
  
  
• Quarterly Meetings
  The Council meets quarterly to discuss GIS issues in the State of Iowa.  Board members are required to attend at least 3 of the 4 quarterly meetings. Everyone is welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. Meeting minutes are fairly complete going back to the original formation of the organization in 1998.
  
  
• Projects and Initiatives
• • The Iowa Map:  Development of the the Iowa SDI
    
  • Imagery for Iowa
  • Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
  • Building Data Stewardship for the National Map, NSDI, and the Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure
    
  • ESRI Higher Education Site License
  • ESRI Government License for Iowa