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Monthly Lunch Meetings
The AAUG gets together the third Wednesday of each month for a lunch meeting, where visitors and GIS professionals from our community give presentations on their work. Free pizza and drinks are provided. Please join us!
- Noon to 1:00 pm
Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Location:U.S. Fish and Wildlife, 1011 East Tudor Road, 1st floor, Gordon Watson Conference Room. Enter building on West Side. Bring ID! Building contact: Jerry Minick, 267-1229
GIS Questionnaire
This questionnaire is being distributed to GIS users throughout the state in hopes of gaining a snapshot of the status of GIS within Alaska at this current time. The results of this survey will be presented at the 2010 Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference during the AAUG/URISA Luncheon on Wednesday, February 24th. In addition to the entertaining and informative live presentation, we also plan on distributing a small booklet providing details on the State of GIS in Alaska as of 2010. The booklet will contain background information on the work we’re doing with GIS across the state as well as contact information for specific users, organizations, agencies, etc., using GIS in Alaska at this time.
Please download and complete the following questionnaire:
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Tricia Saulnier Littlejohn, the current AAUG president, or Luke Boggess, the current URISA president.2010 Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference & GIS Jam
Random and True
The theme for this year refers to the survey method where a random trial line is established to connect two surveyed monuments. The "true" survey line connecting the monuments is established after traversing the randomly established line.
- February 22-26, 2010
Location: Anchorage Sheraton
Website: http://www.aksmc.org/
GIS Jam: Wednesday and Thursday of the conference week are set aside for the GIS Jam. We have many great GIS presentations scheduled for these two days including presentations and discussions with special guest Jack Dangermond, founder and president of ESRI!
AAUG/URISA Lunch: AAUG and URISA have combined forces this year to present "The State of GIS in Alaska" at a joint luncheon on Wednesday at 12:00 PM. The cost is $5 and requires a ticket purchased in advance. There is an option for the AAUG/URISA Lunch on the registration form under Additional Registration Options. We hope to see you there!
Short Courses: On Monday afternoon, Joel Cusick of NPS is presenting a 1/2 day workshop: Geotagging Digital Images from the Field. On Tuesday, GeoMobile Innovations is presenting a full day workshop: ArcPad 8 Bootcamp (fee involved). Also on Tuesday afternoon, Tim Weisenburger of ESRI is presenting a 1/2 day workshop: ESRI ArcGIS Server API Workshop.
Volunteer: If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Isaiah Ditmer before you register.
Contact Mike Knapp for more information on GIS Jam.
GIS Professional Certification
The process to become a certified GIS Professional is now avialable. The GISP certification will help to establish GIS as a profession, provide a means for attaining recognition by other professions, encourage long-term professional development, ensure ethical behavior from members, ensure members have a core competency of knowledge, and assist employers with hiring GIS Professionals. For more information, visit these sites:
GIS Certification InstituteGeoCommunity Announcement
