GIS Day in Delaware was about as busy as we had expected. What follows is a report from the two events I was able to attend. If anyone has information for the other events, please share those in the comments section.
Reports From Delaware’s GIS Day Events
November 20th, 20092010 GIS Training Classes Scheduled
November 19th, 2009A schedule of ESRI-based GIS training classes offered by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been posted for 2010. The classes are taught by Deborah Sullivan, an ESRI Authorized Instructor.
Happy GIS Day!
November 17th, 2009This is Geography Awareness Week, of course, and Wednesday is GIS Day. There’s a lot going on in celebration of both in Delaware. Among the events are a GIS open house at the City Hall in Dover, a fifth-grade field trip event at the Air Mobility Command at Dover Air Force Base, a public GIS Day Open House at the museum, and the University of Delaware’s Geospatial Research Day.
GIS Day Proclamation from the City of Dover
November 17th, 2009The following proclamation was approved by the City Council in Dover on November 9, and signed by Mayor Carlton E. Carey, Sr.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, technology plays a vital role in the continued growth of the City of Dover and the use, management, and exchange of geographic information technology is necessary for effective decision making by local, state, and federal governmental agencies; and
WHEREAS, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide data that allows for the identification of patterns and relationships of real-world conditions that ultimately lead to better decisions and improved delivery of services for the citizens of Dover as well as our surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, geographic information has many useful applications and is a valuable resource used in the analysis of infrastructure, emergency services, homeland security, economic development, and long-range planning; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dover’s GIS Department has been nationally recognized for their outstanding efforts in the advancement of GIS and the foresight to create programs that can be used to better manage services in the city as well as tracking services for the thousands of people NASCAR races.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CARLETON E. CAREY, SR., MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE do hereby proclaim November 18, 2009 as GIS Day, and November 15 – 21, 2009 as
GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK
Dover’s Use of GIS Explained in the Delaware State News
November 16th, 2009The front page of the Delaware State News for Monday, November 16, features the following headline: “GIS system gives Dover high-tech data access.” The story, by veteran reporter Bruce Pringle, details the successes of Dover’s GIS program over the last few years.
ESRI MUG Conference Set for December 9
November 10th, 2009| December 9, 2009 |
The ESRI Mid-Atlantic User Group will hold its annual conference on Wednesday, December 9, at the Radisson Hotel Valley Forge, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This is a one-day conference and registration rates are $95 between now and December 1 and $105 after December 1. The student rate is $50.
FGDC Annual Report Released
November 6th, 2009
The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has released its 2009 Annual Report. The report includes success stories and accomplishments form the past year and plans and goals for the coming year in the effort to create and maintain a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
Geospatial Research Day at UD
November 1st, 2009| November 19, 2009 |
The University of Delaware will hold its first-ever Geospatial Research Day on Thursday, November 19, at Trabant University Center. The event, which is free, will highlight ongoing geospatial research at UD, but that’s not all, according to organizer Ben Mearns:
We also aim to spur collaboration both within UD and with other organizations and individuals, and to develop interest and understanding of the geospatial sciences in general.
Now… With Lists!
October 30th, 2009The social media world of web-connected professionals is all a-twitter today (sorry) with the roll-out of the new lists feature to all twitter users. Lists are intended as a step forward from simply following an unrelated mass of twitter users to organizing twitter accounts into logical categories.
