Rhode Island GIS News

Ignite Spatial Providence - May 7 - Live Streaming Option

2012-05-03T10:25:00.002-04:00

I am happy to say that at this point we already have 37 people registered for this free event. The room that Lynn lined up for us at Brown University seats up to 200 people, so keep the registrations coming! To go directly to the webpage to register for the event, please click on http://www.neurisa.org/events?eventId=479374&EventViewMode=EventRegistration. To first learn more about the event, click on http://www.neurisa.org/events. We really hope to see you there!

Thanks again to the 12 speakers who agreed to share their work, Brown University for hosting, NEURISA for handling registration, Applied Geographics and Mapping & Planning Services for providing us with break refreshments, and New England GeoSystems for live streaming the event... that's right... live streaming.

New England GeoSystems will be testing free Live streaming services provided by UStream.com for Ignite Spatial Providence. If you are not able to attend and would like to participate remotely, please send an e-mail to Marwin@ne-geo.com before the 6th of May with no text in the body of the email and the subject “Streaming”. Connections will be limited to the first 50 people. You will receive an email the day of the event with a link to view the live stream. Be aware that these services are free and are subject to advertisements. No organization involved in this event endorses any of the advertisements that you will be presented with. We have never used this service before, so there are no guarantees that it will work! If everything goes without a hitch, we will also be able to post a video after the event on our websites.

Again, let your geospatially-oriented friends know about this fun event.

Ignite Spatial Providence - May 7 - Free Registration Now Open

2012-04-27T14:23:00.002-04:00

If you haven't already done so, please visit http://www.neurisa.org/events and register to attend "Ignite Spatial Providence" at Brown University in Providence on Monday, May 7th starting at 4:30pm. Even though registration is free, we really need you to sign up to make sure that we have enough goodies for everyone. The registration page now contains the full agenda with all speakers and presentation titles.

Here's the agenda... more information can be found on the registration website above.

4:30 - Free On-site Registration & Networking

5:00 - Introductions

5:15 - Combining Municipal Parcel, Health Department Lead Exposure, and Lead Law Compliance Data to Gauge the Problem and Target Intervention by Jim Lucht, The Providence Plan
5:20 - Adding Place to a Water Quality Project in Cambodia (WaterForCambodia.org) by Chris Stanton, US Air National Guard
5:25 - Careful with What You Create (Adventures of Mobile Development for Southington, CT) by Marwin Gonzalez, New England GeoSystems
5:30 - What's New in ArcGIS Online by Al Frauenfelder, Esri
5:35 - Rhody Archeology by Jane Miller, Public Archeology Laboratory
5:40 - A Tale of Two Spatial Data Sets by Michele Giorgianni, Applied Geographics

5:45 - BREAK (desserts, coffee and bottled water sponsored by Applied Geographics, and Mapping and Planning Services)

6:15 - Preliminary Work in Determining Rates and Drivers of Agricultural Intensification in Mato Grosso, Brazil by Stephanie Spera, Brown University
6:20 - Using SLAMM to Predict Future Salt Marsh Habitat by Kevin Ruddock, The Nature Conservancy
6:25 - Surveyors / GIS – Different Sides of the Same Coin by Ed O'Brien, RI Society of Professional Land Surveyors
6:30 - Protecting Rhode Island's Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change by Pete August, University of Rhode Island
6:35 - Advancing the Analysis Potential of Topographic Maps in the Digital World by Pete Steeves, US Geological Survey
6:40 - A Land Cover/Use Collision Course: Pressures of Agricultural Development and Land Protection in Tanzania by Marc Mayes, Brown University

6:45 - Wrap-up & Discussion

7:00 - Adjourn to the English Cellar Alehouse (165 Angell Street)

See you there! - Shane

RIGIS event updates - notify your legislator, registration now open

2012-04-20T13:30:00.001-04:00

Just a couple of updates as these events draw closer...

RIGIS Fair at the State House on Wednesday, April 25th at 3:00pm:

Everything is falling into place nicely with this event thanks to the volunteer efforts of many of you in the RIGIS community. If you are in the neighborhood, please plan on stopping by to check out demonstrations by your peers on 5 diverse uses of GIS in Rhode Island. If you know a Rhode Island Senator or Representative (or someone who works with or for of them), please forward them this email to let them know about this event happening while they are in session.

Ignite Spatial Providence at Brown University in Providence on Monday, May 7th at 4:30pm:

We have made great strides in setting up this event, and planning is almost complete. At this point, we have a registration site set up thanks to one of our sponsors (NEURISA). Please click on http://www.neurisa.org/events to register for the event. This registration website will be constantly updated as we receive more information. Upcoming information will include a more detailed agenda with speaker names and presentation titles, and a website that we are working on setting up to allow those who cannot make the presentation to view a live streaming version of it online.

New Detailed Statewide Elevation Data Now Provisionally Available From RIGIS

2012-04-19T10:07:00.000-04:00

Originally collected in Spring 2011, and now available on a provisional basis from RIGIS, are partially classified point cloud data (LAS 1.2 file format), a 1-m resolution bare earth digital elevation model (ERDAS IMG format), metadata, and two supporting shapefiles (the original tile layout plus the hydrographic breaklines that were used to build the DEM). These data may all be accessed via the "Elevation and Derived Products" data download area at the RIGIS online data clearinghouse. (direct link).

This data collection was a component of the larger Northeast LiDAR Project. This multi-state regional initiative was primarily funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and was lead by the Maine Office of GIS, facilitated by the USGS Geospatial Liaison Network, and managed by the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center. Locally, this project was coordinated by RIGIS and the URI Environmental Data Center. More details about these data and this provisional release are available from this collection's download area on the RIGIS website.

Ignite Spatial Providence - Call For Speakers

2012-04-04T13:04:00.000-04:00

It is time to start rounding up a dozen speakers for the first-ever Ignite Spatial event for Rhode Island. Lynn Carlson has offered to host this event and has reserved a large lecture hall at Brown University for late afternoon (4:30-7:00pm) on Monday, May 7th. I have attended one of these events (in Cambridge, MA) and have spoken at another one (in Hartford, CT). I can tell you from first-hand experience, that these events are a blast!

As a speaker, it is far from the traditional speaking gig. The rules are simple, yet strict. Each speaker presents 20 slides on a geospatial-related topic of their choice. Here's where it differs... instead of being able to advance slides at your own pace, they automatically advance every 15-seconds! This means that every speaker has only 5 minutes to get their point across. Think of it as "short attention span theater" for GIS folks.

As a viewer, it can be either fun or challenging, but is never boring. If a speaker picks a very interesting/off-beat topic, with slides that are heavier on pictures and lighter on text, the time seems to fly and the speaker's overall message is well-grasped. If the speaker tries to shoehorn slides from a traditional 20-45 minute talk into this format, the result is brain-overload for the viewer while the speaker gets "run over" by their own presentation as slides continuously advance.

So... please send an email to shane.white@doa.ri.gov with an interesting/timely topic you would like to talk about to your fellow RIGIS members. If you know of someone who you think would do a great job with this format and has something cool to show, please immediately either forward them a link to this blog post, or send me an email with their contact information.

Did I mention that all speakers will be strongly urged to reconvene at the nearby pub for happy-hour follow-up discussions with viewers? As a speaker, this will allow you to meet up with people who share an interest in your topic. Who knows... you may learn something from them about alternative ways to approach and/or apply your thoughts!

Updated Groundwater Data Now Available from RIGIS

2012-03-30T11:41:00.000-04:00

An updated Groundwater Quality Standard dataset, as well as Community and Non-Community Wellhead Protection Areas datasets, are now available from RIGIS. They may be found under the Inland Water Resources data download area.

Two upcoming RIGIS events: Save the Date for April 25th and May 7th

2012-03-28T15:24:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone. I am very excited to announce that we have nailed down dates for two new types of GIS events in Rhode Island.

The first event is a "RIGIS Fair at the Rhode Island State House" from 3:00-5:30pm on Wednesday, April 25th. The goal of this event is for RI legislators to become more familiar with RIGIS, including its members, database, website, and applications. A total of four tables will be set up in the short hallways outside of each chamber for passers-by to take a look at project posters, view demonstrations and talk with members of RIGIS about how GIS may be used to help solve various issues. Topics presented will be pertinent to issues that legislators deal with on a regular basis.

The event is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

The second event is "Ignite Spatial Providence" sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (NEURISA) and RIGIS. This first ever Ignite Spatial event in Rhode Island will be held at Brown University in Providence on Monday, May 7th from 4:30 - 7:00pm.

If you are not familiar with Ignite events, they are held in a speed presentation format where each speaker has 5 minutes to present 20 slides (15 seconds each) with automatic forwarding of slides. The result is a very highly entertaining afternoon for attendees and a fun and challenging situation for the presenters!

It will be up to each presenter to put their own entertaining spin on a geospatial subject. After this event, the evening continues at a nearby pub as all presenters will be urged to join us for follow-up questions by attendees.

Here's the event agenda:

4:30 - Free On-site Registration & Networking
5:00 - Introductions
5:15 - First 5-6 presentations
5:45 - BREAK (hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages sponsored by Applied Geographics, and Mapping and Planning Services)
6:15 - Last 5-6 presentations
6:45 - Wrap-up & Discussion
7:00 - Adjourn to the English Cellar Alehouse (165 Angell Street)

For more information about...

... NEURISA, see http://www.neurisa.org/

... our sponsors, see http://www.appgeo.com/ and http://www.mappingplanning.com/

... the Ignite format, see http://igniteshow.com/

... past Ignite Spatial events, see http://isb09.eventbrite.com/, http://isb2.eventbrite.com/, and http://www.neurisa.org/events

... parking around Brown University, see http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Finance_and_Admin/transportation/parking/visitor.htm

... our after-event location, see http://www.englishcellaralehouse.com/

This event is also free and open to the public. The presentation room at Brown University is huge, so please bring along your friends, workmates, classmates, or anyone else with an interest in maps, databases and their uses (including our friends in neighboring Connecticut and Massachusetts!).

As event details develop, the RIGIS Calendar entries for both events will be updated. Please visit our the event calendar website often at http://www.edc.uri.edu/RIGIS/about/calendar.html!

We hope to see you all there! - Shane

2010 U.S. Census Bureau Summary File 1 Extract Now Available From RIGIS

2012-03-20T11:53:00.000-04:00

Selected population and housing indicators extracted from U.S. Census Bureau 2010 Summary File 1 data are now available under the "Cultural, Society, and Demography" download area of the RIGIS online data clearinghouse. These data were compiled and contributed to RIGIS by The Providence Plan at the census block level. One special aspect of these data is that many of the attributes have denominators associated with them, making it far easier to calculate percentages for any given area on-the-fly. For example, if you are interested in calculating the percent of total population of those less than 18 years old for a given area, simply divide the field "AGE2_N" (aka Under 18 Years Population - numerator) by "AGE2_D" (aka Under 18 Years Population - denominator (in this case total population)).

There are over 200 attribute fields within this dataset - be sure to take advantage of your GIS software search tools and/or your browser's search function to quickly located attribute definitions within the metadata that may be of interest to you.

The remaining census datasets within the "Cultural, Society, and Demography" download area have also had their titles updated in order to consolidate them into one logical group, making it easier to quickly skim through the data listing for this category.

Sample LiDAR Data Now Available From RIGIS

2012-03-12T11:12:00.000-04:00

A major statewide airborne LiDAR data collection and processing project is underway on behalf of Rhode Island! More details about RI's portion of the Northeast LiDAR Project and sample datasets are now available from RIGIS - look for the heading "LiDAR: USGS 2011" within the Elevation data download area (or just use this direct link).

In a nutshell, a final & complete data delivery is currently expected for sometime this Spring. Once the data are in hand and have been reviewed, they'll be posted to the RIGIS clearinghouse. Please keep an eye on RIGIS-L or this blog for updates. In the meantime, we'll be dusting off and polishing up the Elevation data download area in anticipation of this major new release!

New Forest Habitat Data Available From RIGIS

2012-03-12T11:09:00.001-04:00

A new Forest Habitat dataset for Rhode Island is now available from RIGIS. Developed and contributed by Bill Buffum at the University of Rhode Island Natural Resources Science Department, it builds upon and dramatically enhances the forest data originally available from the 2003-04 land-use/land-cover dataset. Highlights include more detailed forest habitat sub-categories, refined polygons, and a new shrubland land-cover category. Look for the "Forest Habitat" dataset listed under the Biology and Ecology data download section on the RIGIS online clearinghouse.

Updated RI E-9-1-1 Data Available from RIGIS

2012-03-12T11:04:00.000-04:00

Updated RI E-9-1-1 roads, driveways, sites, and fire hydrants datasets are now available from RIGIS. The roads and driveways data are stashed within the Transportation data download area. Sites (aka addressed buildings) are within the Facilities and Structures section. And fire hydrants are located within the Utilities section.

Suggested updates for these datasets are welcome and encouraged! Please continue to email them to ri911gis@akassociates911.com.

RIGIS User Group meeting (2/7/12) agenda

2012-02-03T10:39:00.000-05:00

RIGIS User Group Meeting (theme: municipal water, stormwater, wastewater mapping)

93 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown (Town Hall)

1:00pm Introductions / Background on Phase II Stormwater in RI

Shane White, RIGIS Coordinator / Allison Hamel, RIDOT

1:15pm "Using GIS to Comply with Phase II Stormwater and EPA CMOM Requirements in Jamestown"

Justin Jobin & Andrew Aveledo, Town of Jamestown

1:45pm "Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Mapping Projects"

Mike Doyle, Fuss and O'Neill

2:15pm BREAK

2:45pm "Using GIS to Comply with Phase II Stormwater and EPA CMOM Requirements in S. Kingstown"

Carol Baker, Town of South Kingstown

3:15pm "Using GIS to Manage RIDOT Stormwater Maintenance Programs"

Allison Hamel, RIDOT

3:45pm Wrap-up

4:00pm Adjourn

Save the Date: RIGIS User Group meeting - February 7th

2012-01-10T15:56:00.000-05:00

Please mark Tuesday, February 7th on your calendar for our next quarterly RIGIS User Group meeting to be held at the Jamestown Town Hall (93 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown RI, 02835) from 1:00pm until 4:00pm. The theme for the afternoon will be municipal stormwater/wastewater mapping. If you are interested in speaking on this topic, please contact Justin Jobin (jjobin@jamestownri.net) or me (shane.white@doa.ri.gov).

Spring 2011 statewide orthophotographs now available from RIGIS

2011-12-27T09:42:00.002-05:00

A new collection of statewide orthophotographs is now available from RIGIS! It consists of multispectral (4-band), 6-inch spatial resolution orthorectified digital aerial photographs that were collected April 29 - May 2, 2011. These images were contracted by a partnership consisting of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, United States Geological Survey, and RIGIS.

Not only are these orthophotographs available in JPEG2000 and GeoTiff formats as traditional file downloads, but RIGIS has teamed with the University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center to also make these images available via a series of online map and image services.

Please visit the data download area for more information and to begin working with these data and associated services.

RIGIS User Group Meeting - new date - November 17th

2011-10-26T12:03:00.000-04:00

Please save this date on your calendar for our next RIGIS User Group meeting (originally scheduled for November 1st). The meeting on Thursday, November 17th will be held at FM Global in Johnston (270 Central Avenue) from 1-4pm. The agenda is "in the works", and is currently slated to include a presentation on FM Global's commercial insurance mission, and one on how they perform flood zone mapping for their clients. We are currently looking for 2 more speakers, so if you would like to show off your latest GIS efforts, please contact me (shane.white@doa.ri.gov or 401-222-6483).

More info to come... - Shane

RIGIS 5-Year Plan and State Enterprise GIS Architecture Plan Now Available

2011-10-12T09:56:00.000-04:00

Just a quick note to let you all know that the final versions of the updated RIGIS 5-Year Strategic Plan (FY2012 - FY2016) and the new State of Rhode Island Enterprise GIS System Architecture Plan are now available for download on the RIGIS website. These documents are the result of many hours of work on behalf of the Rhode Island GIS community. Thanks to all who contributed to these efforts!

On a related note, here is a list of all posted RIGIS documents. - Shane

It's not too late to register for Esri's free half-day seminar in Narragansett on Tuesday the 20th!

2011-09-19T10:41:00.000-04:00

Please click on http://events.esri.com/info/index.cfm?fuseaction=seminarRegForm&shownumber=14861 to register for the event.

For more information, including a brief description of the seminar and the agenda for Tuesday morning, go to http://www.esri.com/events/seminars/extend-your-reach/index.html.

Here's what's currently on their website:

"Join us for a no-cost, half-day seminar for best practices on publishing and sharing your maps, data, and models.

Share your maps with everyone, whether they are in the office, outside the coffee shop, or at home.

Improve Access to GIS
The Extend the Reach of Your GIS seminar teaches GIS professionals how to expand the access to their authoritative maps and geospatial information. Esri staff will present practical applications and demonstrations that reflect common workflows.

This seminar will help you:

Identify the expanding audience for the geographic knowledge you create.
Meet the increased demand for maps by your organization's stakeholders.
Share your work with anyone on virtually any device.

Agenda at a Glance

The seminar will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:00 p.m. Lunch will not be provided.

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Session 1

- Introduction to ArcGIS Online
- Creating a destination
- Adding interesting content

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 2
- Registering your map services
- Same map everywhere
- Enabling self-service mapping
- Preview of what's to come
- Wrap-up and next steps"

Time Change Notice: RIGIS Executive Committee Meeting

2011-09-07T12:47:00.000-04:00

Please note that the time of the regular quarterly meeting of the RIGIS Executive Committee meeting has been adjusted. Committee meetings will continue to be held on the third Thursday afternoon in the months of March, June, September, and December. However the new meeting time will be **3:00-5:00pm** until further notice.

RIGIS Executive Committee meetings are open to all to attend and observe, and are listed on both the RIGIS calendar and the Rhode Island Secretary of State's website.

2011 Statewide Planning Program: Challenge Grants

2011-08-22T15:06:00.000-04:00

One of the eligible activities is "Parcel Digital Data Development" - Development of digital parcel-level data that meets "RIGIS Standards for Digital Parcel Data Sets for Use in a GIS". RIGIS parcel standards can be viewed at http://www.planning.ri.gov/gis/RIGISParcStnds.pdf.

In 2007, grants were awarded to the Town of Tiverton (http://host.appgeo.com/TivertonRI/) and the Town of Westerly (http://ags.cdm.com/westerlyri/).

TOWN OF TIVERTON: $54,540 to: Develop new digital parcel level land use data for use in future planning studies such as transfer of development rights and access management. CONTACT : Chris Spencer, Town Planner, 625-6718

TOWN OF WESTERLY: $30,000 to: Develop a townwide, parcel-based, digital land use coverage as first step towards implementing a Town GIS system. CONTACT : William Haase, Town Planner, 348-2550

From:	"Walter Slocomb"
To:	"e-news newsletter"
Date:	8/12/2011 10:55 AM
Subject:	[Planning] Fwd: 2011 Planning Challenge Grants

2011 Planning Challenge Grants

There is a total of approximately $1,000,000 available in FY 2012 for project grant awards in amounts up to $100,000. Multi-community Corridor Studies may be higher. Unless otherwise noted in the RFP, each grantee will be required to provide a match share totaling 20% of the total project cost.

Planning Challenge Grants are administered by the Statewide Planning Program and funded with Federal Highway Administration Metropolitan Planning funds received by the State of Rhode Island and allocated to the Statewide Planning Program in its role as staff to State Planning Council, the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for Rhode Island. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funding for statewide, regional and local planning studies leading to the implementation of the State Guide Plan, particularly Land Use 2025 and Transportation 2030.

The State Guide Plan is Rhode Island’s long-range planning document. It comprises many separately published elements covering a range of topics including transportation, land use, outdoor recreation, water supply and historic preservation. Two of the most recently updated elements are Land Use 2025 (2006) and Transportation 2030 (2008). These elements envision a Rhode Island with walkable, mixed-use growth centers complimented by a first class transportation infrastructure and a connected greenspace network.

In addition, projects that specifically address improving the quality or increasing the availability of affordable homes may be eligible for additional funding under Rhode Island Housing’s Targeted Assistance Grant Program. This additional grant award, not to exceed $10,000, may be used to satisfy the match requirement outlined above.

Applications for funding will be accepted on a competitive basis within the limits of available funds. The submission deadline is November 10, 2011. The Request for Proposals and Frequently Asked Questions sheet can be found at http://www.planning.state.ri.us/misc/pcgrants.htm.

Any questions should be directed to Karen Scott, Assistant Chief of the Statewide Planning Program at (401) 222-4411 or karen.scott@doa.ri.gov.

RIGIS User Group meeting on Tuesday, August 2nd

2011-07-27T13:51:00.000-04:00

We have finally nailed down all of the logistics for this meeting. First of all, it will be held at the Cumberland Public Library (1464 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, RI 02864) in Meeting Room #1 from 1-4pm on Tuesday, August 2nd.

Here's information on where to park at the library. Thanks Christina!

Here's the agenda:

1:00 Introductions

1:15 Pete Steeves (USGS) will speak about the National Hydrography Dataset and StreamStats (http://water.usgs.gov/osw/streamstats/)

1:45 Mike Doyle (Fuss & O'Neill) and Christopher Reily (ProvWater) will speak about watershed protection using GIS

2:15 Networking Break

3:15 Bobbi Moneghan (Town of North Smithfield) will speak about how they use GIS to support planning efforts

2:45 Michele Giovanni (AppGeo) will speak about the successful use of GIS by town and city governments in Rhode Island

3:45 Wrap-up

4:00 Adjourn

I would like to thank all of these presenters for donating their time to relay their experience with GIS.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday. This should be a great meeting! - Shane

Updated Rhode Island E-911 Sites, Roads, Driveways, and Hydrants Data Posted

2011-07-20T09:33:00.000-04:00

Updated sites, fire hydrants, roads, and driveways data maintained by the Rhode Island Enhanced 911 Uniform Emergency Telephone System are now available from RIGIS. Look for these datasets under the Facilities, Utilities, and Transportation data download areas on the RIGIS online data clearinghouse, respectively.

Call for Presentations - August 2nd - RIGIS User Group meeting

2011-07-15T13:22:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone. I hope that you are enjoying summer.

Just a quick note to remind you to mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 2nd from 1-4pm for the next RIGIS User Group meeting. In an effort to rotate the location around the state, this quarter's meeting will be held in Cumberland (more location details coming soon). With a busy summer full of people taking time off to enjoy themselves, I need some help lining up speakers for this meeting.

If you have something that you are working on that you would like to show off to your GIS colleagues in RI, please let me know (shane.white@doa.ri.gov). It doesn't have to be a new or unique concept... the biggest benefit from giving a presentation is to tell people what you are doing, in as much detail as time allows, and find out who in the audience is doing something similar so that everyone can learn from each other's experience and/or research on the topic.

If you have a topic that you are considering, please email/call me to discuss it. I would be happy to talk with you about how to best present it.

If you have a topic that you would like some else to talk about, please let me know. If you know someone who would be a good speaker on the topic... better yet.

If you have a subject pretty much nailed down and know how you want to present it, please send me a very brief email with the following info:

- Title

- Short Description (no more than 10 words)

- How much time you would like (30-45 minutes)

To get the brainstorming going, here are some potential topics:

- ArcGIS v10.1 Debrief from the 2011 Esri User's Conference (home version, new LiDAR tools, etc.)

- Integrating crowdsourced information with GIS workflows (maybe a result of someone's research into this)

- Using free ArcGIS Online map services developed by URI for RIGIS (Greg, can you do this for us?)

- Broadband Mapping efforts in RI (project status, online resources, future direction)

I look forward to seeing your emails. - Shane

Updated RIDEM Conservation Lands, Shellfish Harvest Prohibition Areas Datasets Now Available

2011-06-30T08:34:00.000-04:00

Updated Conservation Lands and Shellfish Harvest Prohibition Areas datasets have been posted to RIGIS. Look for them under the Environment & Conservation data download area.

New and Updated Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Data Now Available from RIGIS

2011-06-27T13:20:00.000-04:00

New Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) data are now available from RIGIS for Kent, Newport, and Washington Counties! Updated DFIRM data has also been posted for Providence County. With this posting, DFIRM data are now available from RIGIS for all counties in Rhode Island.

The DFIRM database consists of a compilation of datasets, tables, and documentation. For more information about the individual assets contained within a DFIRM database, please be sure to review the documentation that is packaged with each database. Another nice resource is FEMA's "Guidelines and Specifications for Flood Hazard Mapping Partners" which explains the various elements of a DFIRM database in greater detail, as well as this FEMA Digital Flood Mapping Products summary web page.

NEURISA Day 2011 Call for Presentations - Now Open

2011-05-24T15:39:00.000-04:00

NEURISA will host its annual conference on Monday, October 3rd at the Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. This one day conference will include keynote sessions, vendor demonstrations, and presentations from your colleagues in the geospatial and information technology community.

You're invited to submit an abstract proposal for a 20-minute presentation using the link below. You can also find more information on the www.neurisa.org website. Topics categories are:

• Mobile Technologies
• Gov 2.0/Emerging Technologies/IT/311
• Census 2010 – Redistricting
• Asset Management/Compliance Solutions
• Enterprise GIS

Abstracts should be 300 words max. and submitted by July 1st, 2011. Contact Steve Sharp (steves@vcgi.org) or Randi Pickford (rpickford@hartford.gov) with questions.

NEURISA - NEURISA Day 2011 Abstract Form