Welcome to Local GIS Link, a quarterly ESRI newsletter designed to keep you informed about GIS and local government news.

In This Issue

• Call for Papers
• Podcasts and Videos
• Events, User Meetings, and More
• GIS Training
• Software News
• Hardware Solutions
• Industry News
• ESRI Employment Opportunities

Call for Papers

Survey & Engineering GIS Papers
ESRI wants to recognize GIS work in the surveying and engineering GIS community at the Survey & Engineering GIS Summit. We are welcoming abstracts for presentations that discuss best practices, innovative GIS applications, and lessons learned by your department or organization. E-mail dana_barnes@esri.com by March 14, 2008, if you are interested in submitting an abstract.

Health GIS Papers
Health professionals who use GIS understand the inherent value of a geographic framework for managing and communicating knowledge, supporting critical business applications, and furthering education and research programs. ESRI software users are invited to share their work in paper presentations at the 2008 ESRI Health GIS Conference in Washington, D.C. By telling your GIS story, you will be able to share relevant insights with other professionals from public health, hospitals and health systems, managed care, social services, and academic health. The deadline to submit an abstract is April 18, 2008.

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Podcasts and Videos

New Podcast: ESRI's New Enterprise License Agreement for Small Municipal and County Governments
Chris Cappelli, ESRI director of U.S. sales, discusses the benefits of the new enterprise license agreement program for small municipal and county governments.
Listen to podcast. [MP3]

Video: Server-Based GIS and Spatial Leveraging of Public Health Data
Jared Shoultz, Division of Public Health Informatics

Gain insight as to how the ArcGIS system supports routine business functions at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control such as geocoding, optimized routing, emergency response, mobile GIS, and national electronic disease surveillance system (NEDSS) as well as special analysis projects.

View demo [29:40-WMV]
Download presentation [PDF]

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Events, User Meetings, and More

NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Summit
February 19-22, 2008
Atlanta Hilton
Atlanta, GA
ESRI Booth #5

GIS & CAMA Technologies Conference
February 25-27, 2008
Sheraton New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
ESRI Booth #107

Come and learn firsthand about the advantages of GIS integration with computer-assisted mass appraisal (CAMA) through live software demonstrations or get answers to your questions through face time with our staff. Visit ESRI in booth #107 and expand your options by learning about enterprise GIS!

ACSM/LSAW 2008
March 4-9, 2008
Spokane Convention Center
Spokane, WA
ESRI Booth #101

If you will be attending the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) in Spokane, Washington, be sure to join us for the Survey & Engineering Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting, hosted by ESRI on Friday, March 7. See conference agenda for more details.

FDIC 2008
April 4-12, 2008
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, IN
ESRI Booth #900

GIS Workshop at FDIC 2008

Managing the Fireground Using Technology
Tuesday, April 8, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Chief Don Oliver, Wilson (NC) Fire/Rescue Services; Division Chief (Ret.) Michael St. John, Livermore-Pleasanton (CA) Fire Department; and Captain Yo Gikas, Los Angeles (CA) City Fire Department

This workshop will address methods and tools for improving effectiveness in providing the safest responses, providing the best tools for incident management, and improving fireground accountability. It will look at technology currently available to assist firefighters in safety, strategic planning, and tactical operations; how response, command and control, planning, accountability, and management can be dramatically enhanced; and the tools and technology available to monitor buildings, track firefighters, and create and maintain real-time situational awareness.

National Association of County Engineers
April 20-22, 2008
Doubletree Lloyd Center Hotel
Portland, OR
ESRI Booth #102

CHC/NSC 2008
May 5-8, 2008
Victoria Conference Centre
Victoria, BC
ESRI Booths #9 and #10

GIS: Bringing Land and Sea Together
Join surveyors and hydrographers at the 2008 Canadian Hydrographic and National Surveyors Conference (CHC/NSC) to explore the possibilities of GIS technology. Read more at www.esri.com/landandsea.

2008 ESRI International User Conference
August 4-8, 2008
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA

Public Works SIG Meeting at ESRI UC
The second annual Public Works SIG meeting will take place during the 2008 ESRI User Conference (ESRI UC). Join us for lunch, hear the latest public works news, and meet others using GIS in public works.

Public Works Track at ESRI UC
Public works will have its own dedicated track at the 2008 ESRI UC. Sessions will address asset management, automated vehicle location (AVL)/GPS, pavement management, and more.

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GIS Training

New Training Course!
ArcGIS Survey Analyst: Maintaining Land Records Using the Cadastral Editor

This instructor-led Virtual Classroom course is designed for experienced ArcGIS users who want to create, update, and manage accurate and seamless cadastral networks from survey plans and electronic subdivision data. It is also useful for GIS users who need to work with cadastral datasets and survey information. Land record and survey professionals will find the course of particular benefit.

This three-day class is held live and is interactive over the Web for three hours each day, making it easy and cost-effective for attendees to participate in the class from their desks. The next class begins March 4. Register for this course.

No-Cost Live Training Seminars
Did you know ESRI Training and Education routinely holds complimentary live training seminars? View upcoming seminars. View other no-cost training options. Listen to instructional podcasts.

Take your GIS skills to the next level through ESRI Training and Education.

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Software News

New Small Municipal and County Government Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) Program
This new and exciting program is designed to make GIS affordable for governments of small cities and counties that have populations of 100,000 or less. See details at www.esri.com/smallgovela. You can also call 800-447-9778 or an ESRI office near you.

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Hardware Solutions

Search for any hardware solution or the latest promotions at www.esri.com/hwpromo. Type in keyword searches or use the pull-down menus to find all applicable solutions. If you want to see all the solutions as a single view, select view all offers by vendor.

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Industry News

Public Works Seminar Recap
The 2007 public works seminars were a huge success. The presentations addressed the role of GIS for operational awareness, asset management, mobile use, and operational planning. The seminars also featured a video of ESRI president Jack Dangermond discussing the importance of data sharing for public works agencies and video presentations from our seminar sponsors, Azteca and Topcon. View the presentations.

Public Safety Update
Learn about how the Portland, Oregon, Police Department improved incident tracking and public information sharing using ArcGIS. Read the ESRI press release.

Cadastral Update
Read about how the City of Encinitas is using ESRI's ArcGIS Survey Analyst with Cadastral Editor software to improve the accuracy of its GIS basemap and cadastral layers. Read the ESRI press release.

Introducing the New Public Safety Log Newsletter!
ESRI's Public Safety Log is a no-cost, print newsletter for the public safety, homeland security, and law enforcement communities. Read the first issue [PDF] and subscribe to future issues.

Solutions in Land Records
ESRI and business partner Sidwell have been working together to provide complete implementation of a cadastral map maintenance workflow based on Parcel Builder software and ArcGIS Server. Download the white paper GIS Streamlining Land Records Management [PDF] to find out how it could improve your land records workflow.

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ESRI Employment Opportunities

Community Development Industry Manager—Use your expertise in the government industry to help broaden the applicability of ESRI's software solutions within the wider community development sector. Create the worldwide business strategy for the planning, economic development, housing, and redevelopment marketplace.

Engineering Marketing Specialist—Utilize your years of experience in the engineering field to plan and implement specific industry marketing plans and programs, both short and long range, to support sales and revenue objectives.

Consultant/Project Manager, Local Government—An individual with local government experience is needed to lead projects and support ESRI software users throughout the entire implementation life cycle on projects varying in size and scope.

Learn more about career opportunities on our government team and apply online at www.esri.com/careers/govt.

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