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Free Workshops! New for the 2006 IMAGIN Conference! A 1/2 day workshop will be included in your conference
registration this year! The workshops are first come, first served, so register early! In past years, the
workshops have been offered as an added cost to the conference. For a list of workshops and signup info, go to the
Conference page at: http://www.imagin.org/conference/
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Golf Anyone? This year's IMAGIN conference golf outing will be on the
beautiful Spruce Run golf course at the Grand Traverse Resort. It will be an
18 hole scramble and will include a riding cart and dinner afterward. It will
be a shotgun start at 1:30 on Sunday April 30th. You can sign yourself up or
bring your whole foursome! Participants will receive special discounts to play
the 'Wolverine' or the challenging 'Bear' course at a different time. See the
IMAGIN Annual Conference web page for
the latest conference information or see the Grand
Traverse Resort web site for course information.
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IMAGIN Conference Deadlines: Early registration deadline is March 31, 2006.
Early room reservation deadline is April 3, 2006.
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Schoolcraft College Environmental Technology Survey - Schoolcraft
College's Environmental Technology Program was founded in 1995. In order
to revise the program to better meet the needs of both students and their
employers, please take a few minutes to complete their online survey. Your
knowledge and experience in the environmental field will be very helpful. Thank you!
https://surveys.schoolcraft.edu/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.cgi?idx=K86DVG
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Macomb County Community Street Atlas Series The Geographic Information Services (GIS) division of the Macomb County
Department of Planning and Economic Development has recently announced it's county wide
street atlas. This series of fifteen map books has been compiled from street data
contained within the Macomb County Street Name/E911 Address GIS map layer. For more information, visit: http://www.macombcountymi.gov/gis/news.asp
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Tight budget? Free Training! ESRI provides a
number of free web based training modules and free online seminars. The
free, self paced training modules include "Editing
in ArcGIS 9: Tips and Tricks", "Exploring the VBA Environment", "Making
Better Map Layouts with ArcGIS" and many others. The next live web training seminar
is "Introduction to ArcGIS Schematics" on March 23rd. See the ESRI training web site
at http://campus.esri.com/ for more details.
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2005 Southeast Michigan Regional Orthoimagery Flight Update - Over
the past few years, SEMCOG has worked with a number of partners to acquire
orthoimagery for the Southeast Michigan region. The partners include
Livingston County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Oakland County, St.
Clair County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department, the State of Michigan, and the United States Geological Survey.
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The imagery was acquired in spring, 2005, and is currently
being quality control checked by the County partners. There are a number of
products that will be available from this flight. These include 6-inch pixel
resolution imagery, 1-foot pixel resolution imagery, and 2-foot pixel
resolution imagery.
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For more information on acquiring the imagery, please visit SEMCOG's website at
http://www.semcog.org/Products/AerialPhotos/2005RegOrtho.htm
or contact Ann Burns at 313-961-4266.
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Last Call: IMAGIN Leadership Opportunity!!
Are you:
- Interested in providing direction for IMAGIN?
- Good at collaborating with others?
- Committed to seeing IMAGIN at the forefront of GIS in Michigan?
The Nominating/Governance Committee is looking for candidates to serve on the IMAGIN
Board of Directors. This is an exciting
opportunity for members to participate in the leadership of IMAGIN and to set
its course for the future. You may nominate yourself or
someone else that you believe has leadership qualities.
Please submit a few paragraphs listing qualifications, background, and any other information you would like posted in
the candidate write-up.
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Nominations will be accepted until March
15th. If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please contact Bill Rowe, Chair of the
Nominating/Governance Committee at (906)-475-5595 or by email at
BRowe@mqtcty.org
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The Jim Living Scholarship Award! - The IMAGIN
Professional Recognition Committee is seeking nominations for the 2006 Jim
Living Scholarship Award. The $500 Jim Living Scholarship, sponsored by
Woolpert, LLP, recognizes an outstanding student in Geographic Information
/ Geospatial Sciences. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to be
recognized at the IMAGIN Annual Conference, and to assist in the funding
of their college career.
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Interested
students should submit their applications by March 31,
2006
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All students in a degree program in a Michigan college or
university are eligible to apply.
Nominations will be evaluated on the basis of academic achievement and
participation in the IMAGIN organization.
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For more information on the Jim Living Scholarship, please see the IMAGIN awards web page at
http://www.imagin.org/awards/,
or contact Sarah AcMoody (acmoodys@msu.edu
/ 517.432.7447) or Barbara Saunders (saundersb@dteenergy.com,
313.235.1103).
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IMAGIN AWARDS - The Call is out! Don't miss this professional opportunity to submit
your entries and nominations for IMAGIN Awards.
Each year, several individuals are recognized for their
contributions to the field of GIS at the IMAGIN conference.
Nominations are requested for the following awards to be
presented at the 2006 Conference:
- The Jim Living Geospatial Achievement Award
- The Jim Living Scholarship
- The GIS for Everyone Award
- GIS Education and Outreach Award
Criteria and submittal information is located on the IMAGIN website:
http://www.imagin.org/awards/.
All nominations must be submitted to the IMAGIN office by March 31, 2006.
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State of
Michigan Imagery Grant Partnership Opportunity
The purpose of the Grant Partnership is to enable the State of Michigan
(SOM) to purchase rights to Orthoimages. The SOM will use the original
products INTERNALLY among all SOM State Agencies and their contractors
for the duration of a project. SOM needs imagery that is leaf-off and
at least 2-foot pixel or better. It can be either black and white or
natural color. Phase 1 Grant Period: 2005-2009 (Application Deadline
07/1/2008).
Contact: Rob Surber, Deputy Director (517) 373-7910
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Training Discounts For IMAGIN Members!
IMAGIN has teamed up with Remote Sensing & GIS Research and Outreach
Services at Michigan State University to offer IMAGIN members a 10%
discount on all RS&GIS sponsored workshops. This offer is in effect
until September 30, 2006. As an IMAGIN member, you could save $5 - $75
per workshop, depending on the duration/format of the course.
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Take advantage of this great member benefit when you register for
training by letting RS&GIS know that you are an IMAGIN member.
Upcoming training at RS& GIS is available on their website at:
http://www.rsgis.msu.edu/training.htm
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If you are a vendor who offers training and are interested in participating in this program
please contact IMAGIN.
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Give us your suggestions! We want the E-News to be a member driven publication that provides current, relevant information
to GIS users across the State of Michigan. Send your suggestions to enews@imagin.org to
let us know about upcoming user meetings, conferences, opportunities, etc. Get a little free PR for your event!
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- April 7, 2006: IMAGIN Board Meeting, Doherty Hotel, Clare, MI
- April 30 - May 3, 2006: IMAGIN 2006 Annual Conference, Grand Traverse Resort, Acme, MI
- August 7-11, 2006: 2006 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, California
- September 13-15, 2006: Mi-CAMP 11th Annual Conference, Boyne Mountain, Boyne Falls, MI
- September 26-29, 2006: URISA 44th Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC
- For more events, see the IMAGIN Calendar of Events
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In 2002, The Charter Township of Waterford, Michigan hired Plansight,
LLC to assist in the development of their interactive web site. Their
vision was simple, query by address or parcel id and retrieve
assessing, zoning, voting and school information for a particular
location. The site includes black and white aerial imagery and recreation information.
Visit their site at: http://www.twp.waterford.mi.us/gis/
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IMAGIN is a member driven organization. We rely on the hard work and
dedication of our membership to make the organization run. Several of our
committees need your help! We have opportunities available on the following
Committees:
MEMBERSHIP:
Goal: To increase the IMAGIN membership base through systematic
recruiting and retention efforts.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE:
Goal: To support the highest quality annual
conference for members and other participants and attract a diverse cross
section of public/private/non-profit organizations and individual members.
PARTNERSHIPS COMMITTEE:
Goal: To establish partnership relationships with
other appropriate entities and thereby strengthen the organization, increase its
visibility, and improve benefits for members.
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Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
SEMCOG's GIS capabilities are widely used throughout the
region as communities with and without their own GIS
technologies identify needs for effective planning tools.
Communities without GIS benefit from the SEMCOG partnership,
using data in their planning processes. Communities with
their own detailed, parcel-based systems take advantage of
SEMCOG's wider vision, determining where and how they fit
into the regional context. See their GIS web page at: http://www.semcog.org/RegPlan/GIS
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Each month, this section will highlight 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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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: March 11, 2006
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