Iowa Geographic Information Council

The Central Iowa ArcUser Organization (CIAO) is a technical group of ESRI software users serving the area of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Story and Warren counties.

Eastern Iowa User Group (EIOWAGIS)

The Eastern Iowa GIS User Group (EIOWAGIS) is a forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and collective knowledge among the local GIS community. Please join us to learn, explore and better understand the possibilities with GIS.

Siouxland User Group (SLUG)

Iowa Counties Information Technology (ICIT)

Representatives of several counties have come together to create an organization to help provide and foster encouragement, communication, education, assistance, technical knowledge and cooperation to county employees responsible for the implementation, use and/or maintenance of technology within their organization or department.

News: 2008 IGIC summer quarterly meeting agenda now available. 2008-06-25; GIS Analyst Position Available in Scott County 2008-06-25; FGDC invites comments on draft Federal Trail Data Standard 2008-06-17; 2008 IGIC Board Election Results 2008-05-22; IGIC Geodetic Committee Meeting 2008-05-12; More news…

Upcoming Events

ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS

GIS Lab, UNI, Cedar Falls, IA,
2008-07-14

ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality

GIS Lab, UNI, Cedar Falls, IA,
2008-07-16

Summer 2008 IGIC Board Quarterly Meeting

Ft. Dodge Public Library; 424 Central Avenue; Fort Dodge, IA 50501,
2008-07-16

CIAO GIS user group

Des Moines and Wickiup Hill,
2008-07-17

Eastern Iowa GIS User Group Meeting

Wickiup Hill ,
2008-07-17

Building Geodatabases

GIS Lab, UNI, Cedar Falls, IA,
2008-07-21

ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis

GIS Lab, UNI, Cedar Falls, IA,
2008-07-24

Goals

Promote the use of geographic information technology among public and private organizations and individuals for planning, decision-making and problem-solving processes.

Promote education and training in GIS and related technologies within all levels of education.

Adopt, communicate and promote standards for use by the GIS community to facilitate data collection and promote data sharing.

Promote partnerships for the purpose of data development and data sharing.

Provide a mechanism through which the interests and concerns of Iowa's GIS community can be directed to appropriate policy makers.

Provide operating policies and procedures for management of the Council.

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