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IGI and Related GIS Activities – Status Oct 21, 2009

By Jim Giglierano | January 19, 2010 | Comments Off on IGI and Related GIS Activities – Status Oct 21, 2009

Completed Projects GIS Flood ROI Study – $15k funding from USGS – interviewed GIS people involved in last year’s flood, ROI spreadsheets produced for various geospatial activities during 2008 flood…

Portion of Iowa included in Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area

By Brad Cutler | July 22, 2009 | Comments Off on Portion of Iowa included in Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area

This marks one of those days to celebrate local geography. As of July 22, 2009 the Upper Mississippi River Valley Viticultural Area comes into being.  This viticultural area covers 29,914…

Can’t get enough of that ROI…..

By Brad Cutler | July 7, 2009 | Comments Off on Can’t get enough of that ROI…..

This just up on the IGIC website, the final document and complete text of interviews for the 2008 GIS ROI study related to the flooding that occurred across Iowa. For…

2009 IGIC Conference Poster Session Results

By Brad Cutler | May 15, 2009 | Comments Off on 2009 IGIC Conference Poster Session Results

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s poster session. Thank you for all of you who contributed a map or poster to fill the exhibit hall. Student Category:First Place: Mr.…

2009 IGIC Conference Exhibitors

By Brad Cutler | May 12, 2009 | Comments Off on 2009 IGIC Conference Exhibitors

Thank you to all of this year’s exhibitors who helped to make the 2009 IGIC Conference a success! We would not be able to do it without you!

2009 IGIC Conference Award Recipients

By Brad Cutler | May 12, 2009 | Comments Off on 2009 IGIC Conference Award Recipients

Congratulations to the following award recipients. Enough can not be said about the three individuals who received awards at this year’s conference and what they have done to further the…

We are a social bunch……..

By Brad Cutler | May 4, 2009 | Comments Off on We are a social bunch……..

For those of you who are into that whole social networking phenomenon, there are a couple of different routes you can use to assist in getting your IGIC fix. The…

IGI Progress Report – 3/31/09

By Jim Giglierano | April 1, 2009 | Comments Off on IGI Progress Report – 3/31/09

IGI Progress Report – 3/31/09 2008 CAP Grant – Building Stewardship Capacity for Structures and Transportation project deadline extended 6 months until end of September footprint web update tool progressing…

Maps Matter

By Brad Cutler | February 3, 2009 | Comments Off on Maps Matter

For those of us working with maps and GIS on a day to day basis, we know this statement to be true….”maps matter”.  But I’ll be the first to admit…

IGI Progress Report – 12/30/08

By Jim Giglierano | January 6, 2009 | Comments Off on IGI Progress Report – 12/30/08

2007 CAP Grant completed and sent in Sept 30 – good comments back from FGDC FGDC project website IGIC project website 2008 CAP Grant – Building Stewardship Capacity for Structures…

Iowa Geopsatial Infrastructure Progress Report – November 2008

By Jim Giglierano | December 16, 2008 | Comments Off on Iowa Geopsatial Infrastructure Progress Report – November 2008

The Iowa Geospatial Infrastructure will ultimately be a community of GIS data providers, service bureaus, and connecting technology that delivers framework data layers to all GIS users across the state.…

Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission Issues 120-Day Report to Governor Culver

By Brad Cutler | November 19, 2008 | Comments Off on Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission Issues 120-Day Report to Governor Culver

For those that may have missed it, the Rebuild Iowa Commission issued its final report on Monday, November 17, 2008 to the Iowa Legislature on how Iowa should continue to respond to…