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McAninch and GPS Technology

By Brad Cutler | June 19, 2006 |

The June 19th, 2006 Business section of the Des Moines Register had a very interesting front page article on West Des Moines based McAninch construction and their adoption of GPS…

Why blogging?

By Brad Cutler | June 15, 2006 |

OK. I started tinkering with blogger back in May. For whatever reason I think I’ve been a little slow to the table in adopting some of the “Web2.0” technologies/innovations but…

IGDC

By Brad Cutler | June 15, 2006 |

What is the IGDC you ask? It is the Iowa Geospatial Data Clearinghouse. The “clearinghouse” is in the process of a redesign and also a relocation to a new url.…

IGIC’s new URL

By Brad Cutler | June 15, 2006 |

After hearing input from folks over the last several years about the length of the IGIC URL, the Board of Directors at the last quarterly meeting decided to adopt a…

July and August schedule is filling up fast

By Brad Cutler | June 15, 2006 |

For those of you who haven’t taken a look yet at the calendar posted on the IGIC website, take a second and check it out. Just completed ICIT conference that…

GeoTREE Course Offerings for Summer 2006 are announced

By Brad Cutler | June 15, 2006 |

For those of you who haven’t heard of GeoTREE yet, please take the opportunity to visit their website to learn more about their plans and offerings. GeoTREE has just announced…

Dangermond to present conference keynote

By Brad Cutler | May 16, 2006 |

Jack Dangermond (ESRI) has agreed to present the opening keynote address at the 2007 Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC) conference. The 2007 conference will mark the 8th biennial conference for…

Sioux City Selected to Host 2007 IGIC Conference

By Brad Cutler | May 16, 2006 |

2007 IGIC Conference to be held in Sioux City, IA. The Conference will be held at the Sioux City Convention Center during the fourth week of April, 2007.

Conference committee selects chair for 2007 Conference

By Brad Cutler | May 16, 2006 |

The Conference Committee has elected Ron Koch (Woodbury County) to serve as the committee chair for the 8th biennial conference.

Exhibitor Registration Details for the 2007 IGIC Conference

By Brad Cutler | May 16, 2006 |

Exhibitor Registration Details for the 2007 IGIC Conference: Price of $550.00 per 8’x10′ booth space The registration price includes 3 conference registrations included. Electricity and wireless internet connectivity are included.…

Voting ends for 2006-2008 IGIC Board of Directors

By Brad Cutler | May 16, 2006 |

The IGIC Board consists of 25 members that are elected on a 2 year cycle. Voting concluded on May 15th, 2006 to fill the empty seats in all 8 of…

Disclaimer, Purpose, and Approach

By Joshua McNary | May 15, 2006 |

This blog is intended to serve as a venue for announcements of and links to a variety of events, web sites, and resources of interest to the general membership of…