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Eastern Iowa GIS Day 2008

By Brad Cutler | October 8, 2008 |

Eastern Iowa GIS Day 2008 was held on October 6 – 7, 2008 at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC)) on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa.…

Clearinghouse Committee Meeting Fall 2008

By Brad Cutler | October 1, 2008 |

Oct 1, 2008 10:00 – 11:30 AM Conference Call Present: Patrick Wilke-Brown, Iowa DNR, Chair Jim Giglierano, Iowa DNR Micah Cutler, Franklin and Hardin County Gregg Hadish, NRCS Kevin Kane,…

Des Moines Register Editorial Praises GIS and Use/Collection of LiDAR in Iowa

By Micah Cutler | September 8, 2008 |

The Des Moines Register Editorial section on Monday, September 7, 2008, praised the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) for having the initiative and foresight to invest $6 million in…

The Role GIS Played in Emergency Response During 2008 Iowa Floods

By Anne Packard | August 11, 2008 |

Roughly 54 people attended the Eastern Iowa GIS Users Group meeting on July 17, 2008 at the Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center just outside Cedar Rapids. The afternoon session focused…

IGI Business Case Executive Summary

By Brad Cutler | June 26, 2008 |

In case you missed it or haven’t subscribed to the IGIC email list, below is the Executive Summary of the IGI Business Case that has been being compiled over the…

Mapping and Disasters

By Brad Cutler | June 12, 2008 |

If anyone has any other links to Iowa flooding related maps, please leave them in the comments. Iowa Flood Map from the Des Moines Register Iowa DOT Travel Information Iowa…

In the Aftermath of Disaster

By Anne Packard | June 9, 2008 |

Spring weather in Iowa packs a potent punch. This year’s unusually severe weather, including the tornado that struck Parkersburg and New Hartford and flooding in Ames illustrate the potential of…

Article on using GIS in Davenport for flood issues

By Brad Cutler | May 1, 2008 |

Article in the Quad City Times “Rain looms as river recedes” that discusses recent rising river issues with the Mississippi River and the response. This clip is towards the bottom…

Iowa GIS News Update 2008

By Joshua McNary | March 18, 2008 |

[igic] GIS Inventory/Ramona Workshop at MAGIC [igic] CIAO Change of Date & Training Opportunity from ESRI [igic] GIS Inventory/Ramona Workshop at MAGIC   Monday March 17, 2008 1:52 PM CDT…

FGDC March Newsletter now available

By Brad Cutler | March 12, 2008 |

Spatially Speaking March edition now available Spatially Speaking March edition now available Top Wednesday March 12, 2008 9:20 AM CDT

Historic Sanborn Fire Maps

By Brad Cutler | February 12, 2008 |

Earlier this year, a colleague mentioned to me the availability of historic fire maps available for communities across Iowa that were accessible via the State Library of Iowa. From the…

Microsoft Virtual Earth updates

By Brad Cutler | January 29, 2008 |

For those of you who haven’t seen the update posted for this month, Microsoft has updated their imagery to the Virtual Earth platform. This new update consists of 27.32 TB…