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northern minnesota gis users group

northern minnesota gis users group. Wiki and member directory: nmngis.wetpaint.com List-serve: tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nmngis/. nmngis – who we are. 24 in web directory 46 signed up on wiki 85 on list-serve 10-25 at meetings. Itasca County St Louis County Crow-Wing County

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northern minnesota gis users group

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  1. northern minnesota gis users group Wiki and member directory: nmngis.wetpaint.com List-serve: tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/nmngis/

  2. nmngis – who we are 24 in web directory 46 signed up on wiki 85 on list-serve 10-25 at meetings • Itasca County • St Louis County • Crow-Wing County • Carlton County • Cook County • Lake County • Koochiching County • City of Superior, WI • City of Grand Rapids, MN • City of Duluth, MN • City of Hermantown, MN • EMR, inc. • JSA Services • Midwest GIS • Lake Superior College • University of Minnesota Duluth • Fond du Lac Community College • Natural Resources Research Institute • EPA • USGS • MPCA • Arrowhead Regional Development Commission • NRCS • National Weather Service • WLSSD • Superior Water, Light & Power Co. • MN DNR • Mn/DOT

  3. nmngis – what we do • Wiki discussions: • Open source training, other training opportunities • GIS Day, conference connections • Imagery initiatives, availability • Specific applications, methodologies – who has experience with? • Presentations: • Organization projects • State and regional datasets • ArcGIS Server, geodatabases • Tours: National Weather Service, Ironworld (Mesaba bike trail kiosk, DNR forestry center)

  4. Geographic Information Sciences Laboratory College of Liberal Arts, UMD

  5. Geographic Information Sciences LaboratoryCollege of Liberal Arts, UMD • Promoting GIS in UMD research, provide project support for UMD faculty • Promoting GIS in student curriculum (across many disciplines) and provide practical experience for students • Facilitating student projects demonstrating different uses of GIS to students • Providing a lab for students and faculty to do their own GIS work • Maintaining the lab through GIS support, research consulting, and GIS services that provide hands-on GIS experience for students wishing to intern in the GIS lab (internal and external sales) Sustainability in UM practices and promoting sustainable community practices

  6. Geographic Information Sciences LaboratoryCollege of Liberal Arts, UMD Project design Identification of system and data needs Data acquisition Oversight of a GIS project GIS data editing Contracted Services may include: Spatial analysis / geoprocessing GIS model development Cartography large format printing Maps for web Internal Services ‘Clients’ include: Geography, Biology, Geology, History, Pharmacy, Large Lakes Observatory, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Center for Sustainable Community Development, Vice Chancellor of Finance and Operations External Services ‘Clients’ include: Hartley Nature Center St Louis County School District Local Initiatives Support Coalition WI Dept of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Transportation Wheels on Trails Organization

  7. Center for Sustainable Community Development • Dr. Mike Mageau, Assistant Professor Director, Environmental Studies • Dr. Steve Graham, GISP Research Associate, Geographic Information Sciences Lab • Dr. Adam Pine, Assistant Professor Director, Urban and Regional Studies • Dr. Olaf Kuhlke, Associate Professor CLA interim Dean • Stacey Stark, MS, GISP Director, Geographic Information Sciences Lab University of Minnesota: Commitment to: “sustainability and responsible stewardship of public resources; and to sharing new knowledge and practical solutions to real-world problems.” (President Robert Bruininks)

  8. MN Statewide Flood Risk AssessmentMinnesota Department of Public Safety (September 2009) with The Polis Center of Indiana University Hazard riverine profiles for each county in MN using HAZUS-MH (FEMA) • Use updated HAZUS-MH essential facility (school, care facility, emergency operations center, police, fire station) inventory data • Collect and document the riverine flooding hazards for each county • Collect basemap information from State of Minnesota Sources. • Collect and document the riverine and coastal flooding hazards for each county. • Estimate losses using HAZUS-MH GIS tools • Create reports and maps for each county

  9. Wind Resources Mapping of Lake Superior Shores Dr. Mike Mageau, CSCD

  10. Defining the Agricultural Landscape of the Western Lake Superior Region:Realities and potentials for a healthy local food system for healthy people Stacey Stark, GISL David Abazs, Round River Farm Partners: David Syring, PhDAssistant Professor, Anthropology, UMD Gayle NikolaiMember, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Mike Mageau, PhDDirector of Center for Sustainable Community Development, Instructor, Director Environmental Studies, UMD • Information about the capacity of this region to produce food and to meet consumers’ needs: • research-based assessment of the current food system • Conceptual "regional pattern" diet • Local economic impacts

  11. Rural Pharmacies at RiskStacey Stark, GISL

  12. St Louis County Independent School District Transportation AnalysisDr Steve Graham, GISL

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