New CLC Faces

The Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) promotes the line of communication between NSGIC and our corporate sponsors. It consists of one representative from each of our Gold and Platinum sponsors. This helps us forge a partnership where we can have an open exchange of feedback and ideas in order to continue to move forward and grow.

This year HP, MapQuest and TomTom joined the CLC family at the Gold Package level. Other Gold sponsors include Bentley, ESRI, Michael Baker Jr. Inc., NAVTEQ, and Surdex. In addition, North West Group, Northrop Grumman and Sanborn continue to sponsor at the Platinum Package level.

Communications Committee Report: A New Approach to Committee Pages

The NSGIC Communications Committee has proposed a new approach to committee pages for NSGIC. This approach involves using blogging tools to help committees organize and report their work. You are looking at the prototype now.

At its January meeting, the Communications Committee approved a proposed new approach and asked that it be presented to the Board of Directors. The Board reacted favorably at its January meeting and the Communications Committee planned a path forward at its February meeting.

As a first step, this NSGIC Committee Pages site has been set up, using Blogger. We'll work with each committee chair to get them signed-up and see if we can't get them using the site.

About NSGIC

The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is an organization committed to efficient and effective government through the prudent adoption of geospatial information technologies (GIT). Members of NSGIC include senior state geographic information system (GIS) managers and coordinators. Other members include representatives from federal agencies, local government, the private sector, academia and other professional organizations. A rich and diverse group, the NSGIC membership includes nationally and internationally recognized experts in geospatial information technologies, data creation and management as well as information technology policy.

A GIS Calendar

Facts About NSGIC Sponsorships

As the popularity of spatial technology grows, it offers new challenges and opportunities to GIS professionals. Advances in the geospatial industry now provide tools and information to help solve complex problems in society. However, more data, more software, more users, and more government programs that promote or rely on the technology presents state professionals with complicated new issues. The National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC) is extremely helpful in addressing the myriad of issues associated with statewide GIS initiatives.

NSGIC Knowledge Base: Parcel Integration Strategies

Idaho GIS Coordinator posted a question on the NSGIC State Caucus Listserv seeking methods and experiences to incorporate public land geometries and attributes, or attributes alone, into a single, statewide  parcel layer built from contributions  from a variety of sources. The following is a summary of responses.

This is Another Test Post

Small area data is now available from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. A New York Times website provides instant mapping capability, nationwide for 22 demographic and housing variables. The site is called Mapping America. It is incredibly fast and easy to use.

This is a Test Post

The FGDC recently released the “Modernization Roadmap for the Geospatial Platform”. They are accepting comments on this document through the Ideascale application that was used for feedback on data.gov and via email to geoplatformcomments@fgdc.gov.