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IMAGIN Student Poster & Paper Competition - IMAGIN will hold its 2007 competition at
Schoolcraft College in Livonia on January 25, 2007.
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The IMAGIN Student Poster & Paper Competition gives students the opportunity
to gain professional experience, recognition, cash awards, and other GIS prizes.
The top 3 finalists from the undergraduate and graduate categories will be asked
to attend the May 7-9 Conference in Kalamazoo. Graduates will be asked to
present papers and undergraduates to display their posters. These finalists will
also receive free lodging, paid conference registration, and a one year free
membership to IMAGIN.
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For more information about this competition, see the IMAGIN web site at: http://www.imagin.org/conference/, send email to
info@imagin.org or call IMAGIN at 888-298-1002.
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Midland County GIS Department Update - Midland County, as part
of its new Geographic
Information Systems program, is collecting and verifying a
variety of data such as road centerlines, water lines, home addresses, property
values, and much more. The county has contracted with Mt. Pleasant-based Amalgam
LCC for the address-collecting portion of the project, which requires workers
to drive every road in the county and pull up alongside homes to confirm the
needed information, says Chris Cantrell, the county's GIS Systems Coordinator.
For the full article, please see: http://www.co.midland.mi.us/news_detail.php?id=155&sid=29
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Midland County is also spatially enhancing its transportation and hydrology (water) layers as well as
developing building footprints and addresses.
For the full article, please see: http://www.co.midland.mi.us/news_detail.php?id=159&sid=51
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National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) 2005 Interim 1 Meter Imagery Product Availaible Free -
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released their 2005 1 meter imagery product
in 'interim' form. 'Interim' form means that it has not been fully checked and may contain errors
and may not meet final accuracy standards. This product covers the entire State of Michigan.
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The imagery can be downloaded from the following web site: http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ Click the 'Get Data'
link, click 'Quick County', select your county and then select '2005 National Ag. Imagery Program Mosaic'.
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See the 'Data Gateway' site above for the latest information on this product or see the NAIP web
site at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/apfoapp?area=home&subject=prog&topic=nai
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Thanks to IMAGIN's Supporting Organizations - IMAGIN wants to thank all of its supporting
organizations for their support. Two ways that IMAGIN does that is by providing the "Highlight on
Supporting Organizations" in the monthly E-News (see below) and by providing their organization's
write up on the IMAGIN web site at http://www.imagin.org/about/sponsors.html.
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If you are a supporting organization, please visit the page above to make sure that you are listed and that your
information is up-to-date. Thank you.
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Reserve The Date - Just a reminder that the 2007 IMAGIN Conference is May 7-9,
2007 and that Sunday, May 6, 2007 will be the annual golf outing (open to all) at
The Prairies Golf Club
in the afternoon and in the evening the vendor & speaker reception will take
place. For more info, see: http://www.imagin.org/conference/
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IMAGIN Members Have Chance to Win $100, or more - For each submitted and used article to the
IMAGIN E-News, imagiNEWS or posting on the IMAGIN web site, the member is entered into a drawing that
will take place at the Annual conference. Five entries will be drawn and will recieve a $100 prize
each. For full details, see the IMAGIN members page at: http://www.imagin.org/members/
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December issue not published. The December 2006 issue was not published.
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This month's theme is "GIS in Township and Village Government".
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Waterford Township Updates Interactive GIS with 2006 Aerial
Photography - Waterford Township, located in Oakland County, Michigan,
recently updated their interactive mapping applications with 2006 black and
white aerial imagery. Dozens of static maps ranging from voting precincts to
daycare centers are also available for download in PDF format from the
Township's Map Library. The township has been actively involved with GIS for
several years, with extensive operations in the Department of Public Works,
including a unique cemetery mapping
application. Visit their GIS homepage at http://twp.waterford.mi.us/gis/.
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Meridian Township Interactive GIS Services Available Online - Meridian
Township, located east of Lansing, has several interactive mapping applications
available on their website. Applications include an aerial photography viewer,
engineering viewer, crime data for 2004-2005, and cemetery mapping. Visit their
homepage at http://gis.meridian.mi.us/.
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East Bay Charter Township - East Bay Charter Township is
located in the northwest corner of the Lower Peninsula nestled among many inland
lakes inside Grand Traverse County. The Township has an online mapping
application showing jursidictional boundaries. Visit their GIS mapping at http://www.eastbaytwp.org/mapindex.asp
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New E-News Theme! - In addition to our permanent 'GIS in Michigan'
coverage, we will begin having an additional theme for each monthly issue.
This theme will not limit the E-News articles to only this theme,
but rather it will provide an additional focus for some of the articles.
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The theme for the February 2007 issue of E-News is "GIS in City Government".
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Send any ideas you have relating to the general 'GIS in Michigan' theme of the E-News
or the special theme for next month to enews@imagin.org.
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January 25, 2007: IMAGIN 2007 Student Paper Competition, Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI
January 30, 2007: ESRI Northern Michigan User Group Meeting, Traverse City, MI
February 14, 2007: Macomb County GIS Users Group Meeting, Mt. Clemens, MI
February 16, 2007: Oakland County GIS Steering Committee Meeting, Pontiac, MI
March 4-7, 2007: URISA Integrating GIS & CAMA Conference, Las Vegas, NV
March 12, 2007: IMAGIN 2007 Annual Conference Speaker Registration Deadline
March 17-19, 2007: 2007 ESRI Worldwide Business Partner Conference, Palm Springs, CA
March 19-22, 2007: 2007 ESRI Developer Summit, Palm Springs, CA
April 15-18, 2007: URISA Geospatial Integration for Public Safety Conf., New Orleans, LA
April 23-25, 2007: 2007 ESRI Business GeoInfo Summit, Dallas, TX
May 6, 2007: IMAGIN 2007 Annual Conference Golf Outing, Kalamazoo, MI
May 6, 2007: IMAGIN 2007 Annual Conference Speaker Appreciation Reception, Kalamazoo, MI
May 7-9, 2007: IMAGIN 2007 Annual Conference, Radisson Plaza Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI
May 6-7, 2007: MapInfo 2007 Global DevSummit, Seattle, WA
May 8-10, 2007: MapInfo 2007 Global User Conference, Seattle, WA
June 11-13, 2007: GPS World Conference & Expo, Rosemont, IL
June 16-19, 2007: 2007 ESRI Survey & Engineering GIS Summit, San Diego, CA
June 16-19, 2007: 2007 ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, CA
June 18-22, 2007: 2007 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA
August 20-23, 2007: URISA Annual Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC
For more events, see the IMAGIN Calendar of Events
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For links to Michigan GIS training facilities visit the IMAGIN training page.
To include your Michigan GIS training in this list, send the details to: enews@imagin.org
D = IMAGIN Members get a 10% discount on this training.
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Institute for Geospatial Research & Education - The Institute for Geospatial
Research & Education (IGRE) is an applied geographic information technology
research institute under the corporate umbrella of Eastern Michigan University.
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Our Mission is to provide technology transfer and technical support services
to foster the use of geospatial technology. IGRE provides professional GIS,
Web and Application Development services to the private sector, public
agencies, to not-for-profit corporations and research organizations.
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Visit our web site at: http://igre.emich.edu/
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Delhi Charter Township - We've mastered the art of
balancing development and quality of life. A superb growing
ground for children and teens, Delhi Township boasts four Michigan
Exemplary Schools, and Holt's high school was recognized as one of
the top 100 schools in the nation.
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With a Big Ten university next door, as well as Lansing Community
College, Davenport College of Business, and Cooley Law School,
we're at the center of lifelong learning.
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While maintaining its small town atmosphere, Delhi Township offers
many opportunities, whether personal, recreational or business.
It is home to many national and international companies which provide
a broad range of products and services around the world.
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A master land use plan is in place to ensure that the
community continues to develop in a manner that provides the highest quality of
life for those who reside here while assuring opportunities for businesses and
those who will arrive.
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Visit our web site at: http://www.delhitownship.com/
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Each month, this section will highlight one or two of our supporting organizations.
If your organization would like to be in the spotlight, please
contact IMAGIN headquarters
about becoming a supporting organization.
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City of Novi's Internet Mapping Portal - The City of Novi proudly
announces free, citizen access to its newest web resource as part of the
City's effort to enhance the availability of online information. The new
Portal will provide a central access point to obtain frequently requested
Federal, State, County, and City map data. The new Portal has helped to
streamline internal work processes within the Department and will provide
more responsive service to Novi citizens.
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Additionally, the Portal will features access to the status of Novi
commercial/residential development projects, land records/tax assessment
information, zoning, future land use, wetlands, woodlands, voting
precincts, zip codes, roadway weight classifications, street acceptance
status, parks, historic/current aerial orthophotography, and more.
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You can visit the City's interactive maps at: http://cityofnovi.org/Community/Maps.asp.
Please contact the City's GIS Manager, Christopher Blough at cblough@cityofnovi.org if you
would like to learn more about this valued resource.
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New Hires/Promotions/GISP's
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To include your job openings, new hires, promotions or GISP certifications
in this section, please send the information to enews@imagin.org.
Please include the URL for your organization also. Check the
IMAGIN jobs page
for other openings.
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Editor - Tara Maguire, GIS Coordinator, City of Birmingham
Editor - Matt Malone, GIS Coordinator, City of Farmington Hills
Editor - Brian Buckley, Senior GIS Specialist, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.
Publication Date: January 24, 2007
E-News Web Page:http://www.imagin.org/resources/enews.html
Email Address: enews@imagin.org
Any corrections to the E-News will be posted on the web site above.
Please email us your comments and suggestions. Thanks!
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