Welcome to Federal GIS Forum, a quarterly ESRI newsletter designed to keep you up-to-date on GIS and federal government news.
In This Issue
Call for Case Studies
GIS for Decision Support in Public Policy Making
The ESRI government industry team is compiling a book for government executives, managers, and elected officials that will make a compelling case for using GIS technology as a strategic tool in decision making. This book will feature case studies submitted by federal, state, and local government GIS professionals and GIS consultants and developers. ESRI invites you to share your success stories through the online submission page. Share your story.
Elections Case Studies/Screen Shots
The ESRI government industry team is looking for case studies or screen shots from state government GIS professionals using GIS in support of elections. Submit your case study or screen shot to Rich Leadbeater at rleadbeater@esri.com.
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Special ESRI UC Info!
New Sessions at the 2007 ESRI International User Conference
Learn about GIS concepts and industry trends in a new series of sessions geared toward people who are new to GIS, interested in learning about new trends, or who want to review the core elements of GIS. These sessions provide you with context behind GIS concepts and solutions to help you leverage your GIS investment. You will gain a broader and deeper understanding of GIS and how it can help you solve a variety of problems using the geographic approach. In addition, industry experts will outline strategies for using geospatial technology as a core component of your enterprise, giving you a competitive edge.
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Special Interest Groups, Summits, and Events
Visit ESRI at Upcoming Events!
The following meetings will take place during the 2007 ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) at the San Diego Convention Center (SDCC).
Federal Reception at the ESRI UC
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
7:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
West Terrace, Upper Level, SDCC
The federal GIS community is invited to the Federal Reception on Tuesday evening, June 19. The reception will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on the West Terrace of the San Diego Convention Center.
To RSVP for this event please go to www.esri.com/ucfedreception.
Public Works Special Interest Group
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Room 24 A, SDCC
The Public Works Special Interest Group (SIG) will hold its first meeting, Tuesday, June 19, in San Diego, California. Membership is open to all ESRI users, user organizations, and business partners. Join the Public Works SIG.
Cadastral Special Interest Group
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Room 28 C, SDCC
Last year's cadastral SIG meeting was a strong beginning. Now continue sharing your successes at the 2007 cadastral SIG meeting. The group will meet on Tuesday, June 19. Sidwell will be sponsoring the event. Register for the Cadastral SIG.
Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Special Interest Group
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Room 26 B, SDCC
The 2010 census has begun! The highest elected officials of each state, local government, and federally recognized American Indian tribe have received their invitation to take what is probably the most important step they can to ensure a complete enumeration of their community—participation in the LUCA program. LUCA participants have the opportunity to review the Census Bureau's confidential list of addresses for their community and provide updates to the addresses and associated spatial data. Because the Census Bureau is providing a number of options for digital participation in LUCA, GIS practitioners can be vital contributors to this local effort. This two-hour session will include a description of the LUCA program's benefits to participating governments and a walk-through by Census Bureau experts on the ins and outs of the program. ESRI experts will demonstrate an application the company will distribute without charge to its customers for use in the LUCA review and update processes.
Census Special Interest Group
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Room 28 C, SDCC
This is an open meeting sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau to answer questions and discuss issues regarding geographic program activities at the bureau. Census stakeholders, data users, and other interested parties are welcome to attend.
Fifth Annual Survey & Engineering GIS Summit
June 16–19, 2007
San Diego Convention Center
Both the surveying and engineering industries rely on geographic data, making GIS technology a valuable resource. The 2007 Survey & Engineering GIS Summit is an opportunity for engineers, surveyors, and GIS professionals to learn about the most current applications and solutions. For more information, visit www.esri.com/surveysummit or e-mail surveysummit@esri.com.
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Grants and Training
Grants
Did you know you can register to receive e-mail notification from ESRI concerning future grant funding opportunities? Take advantage of this notification system to hear about grant opportunities to further develop your GIS. Take the time to visit with ESRI's grant administrator at the ESRI UC. Stop by the industry showcase information booth for details.
No-Cost Live Training Seminars
ESRI Training and Education routinely holds complimentary live training seminars. View upcoming seminars. View other no-cost training options. Listen to instructional podcasts.
Take your GIS skills to the next level through ESRI training and education.
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Software News
ArcGIS for AutoCAD 1.0 is now available for customer download
ArcGIS for AutoCAD is a no-cost application that installs on top of AutoCAD 2007 and provides access to ArcGIS Server map services. ArcGIS for AutoCAD provides access to every GIS vector, raster, and image format supported by ArcGIS Server through this map service view, without the need for special data connections, symbology mapping, conversion, or translation. The ArcGIS Server map service object that is created and added to your AutoCAD drawing provides access to cartographic GIS work products that may be the results of powerful ArcGIS analysis. Advanced cartography, sophisticated data management, and the benefit of the world-class GIS analysis are now all passed through this map service image object. ArcGIS for AutoCAD dynamically displays the most current versions of the included map services. The coordinates of the map services are tied to those of the AutoCAD drawing. The standard pan/zoom operations of AutoCAD also control the current visible portion of the map service to deliver functionality like scale-dependent display. Direct access to the GIS feature attributes is provided through the included IDENTIFY tool.
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Podcast
2007 ESRI Federal User Conference Plenary
Congressman Paul Kanjorski, Keynote Speaker
Listen to Pennsylvania congressman Paul Kanjorski talk about how collaboration and coordination play important roles in implementing successful GIS across all levels of government. This podcast was recorded at the 2007 ESRI Federal User Conference. Listen or download: MP3 [MP3-53:59].
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ESRI Employment Opportunities
Federal Marketing Specialist
Put your knowledge of the federal market to use in this critical position on ESRI's industry solutions team.
Engineering Industry Marketing Specialist
Utilize your years of experience in the engineering field to provide assistance, coordination, and some independent management of ESRI's marketing efforts related to products and services within this market.
Search for additional employment opportunities on the ESRI government team by clicking here.
Search for more employment opportunities with ESRI at http://careers.esri.com.
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