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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>State GIS,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have set up a mailing list for the State Agencies GIS people: <a href="mailto:stategis@admws.idaho.gov">stategis@admws.idaho.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have added everybody (without asking) that was at or notified about the State Agency meeting we had Aug 31<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I was thinking that we use this list for just the State Agencies – no vendors or other government entities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you do not want to be on the list please let me know and I will remove you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you know of anybody that wants to be added please have them let me know and I will add them.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I set up a list, instead of me just doing a distribution list, so that everybody can use it to communicate with each other.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Below is some information that I sent out to the Geotech list serve yesterday:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Everybody,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>The newly-approved Idaho Land Cover Standard (S4240) has been posted to the IGO website - … <a href="http://gis.idaho.gov/portal/coordination/standards.html"><span style='color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>IGO</span></a> . <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>(posted toward the bottom of the page under – Land Use/Land Cover)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>(this is the Standard approved at the August 18 IGC-EC meeting)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Also of interest is the recent ITRMC decision to delegate the responsibility for developing and approving geospatial standards and guidelines to the IGC-EC. - … <a href="http://itrmc.idaho.gov/"><span style='color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>ITRMC</span></a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>(From a practical perspective this has been the way it has worked in the past, the GIS community developing a standard, IGC-EC recommending to ITRMC that it be adopted and ITRMC voting to adopt it). If you have any questions about his please let me know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>We had a meeting of the State Agency GIS people. I thought it went very well and have had a lot of positive feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>The highlights are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Discussed doing an ESRI enterprise license – we are working on gathering the information need to investigate this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Continuing the discussions and providing better coordination among the State Agencies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Coordination between the State Agencies and IGO on developing standards and other issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Thanks for all the support I have received from everybody.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#558ED5;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva"'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:bill.farnsworth@cio.idaho.gov"><span style='color:blue'>bill.farnsworth@cio.idaho.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>208 332-1878 (w)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>208 863-9039 (c)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>