Northwest Indiana GIS Forum
Meeting Notes
Thursday, June 2, 2005
Meeting Location: Northwest Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Members in Attendance: Hector Arroyo, Griffith Police
Department; Darrell Crowell, Town of Schererville; Cornelius Davis,
NIRPC; Wade Dillon, Lake County Surveyor’s Office; Rick Hammond,
Woolpert; Alyson Keaton, USDA- NRCS; Steve Manich, City of Whiting;
Becky McKinley, Hammond Sanitary District; Kevin Miller, Indiana Department
of Environmental Management; Cele Morris, IUN/NWI Center for Data and
Analysis; George Olmsted, IUN; Lauren Rhein, NIRPC; Raymond Riddell,
Porter County; David Schelling, Porter County; Tim Sutherland, IUN/NWI
Center for Data and Analysis; John Tolekis, City of Whiting
Abbreviated regular meeting due to presentation by Woolpert – Technicalities
involved with integrating CAD and GIS
Local Implementation
City of Hammond is currently using GIS for demographic analysis to
include with grant proposals. Becky has been working with Kevin
Miller to obtain spatial data along the Grand Calumet River.
Kevin Miller with IDEM is currently working on a Grand
Calument Feasibility Study with Army Corps of Engineers related
to restoration along the Grand Calumet River. Data is being compiled
and categorized in a GIS database. He is also merging layers to create
statewide layers. He expects that the database may be complete in
18 - 24 months The project will then be forwarded to the federal
level for additional monetary support.
NIRPC has completed the Connections 20/30 transportation plan. Demographic
and transportation data have been used to create maps for the plan.
They continue to organize their spatial data files. The
Online Metadata
Tool will be used to document
the spatial dataset that they have created. Personnel recently attended
a 2005 Census transportation package workshop. They will create a presentation
of the package for those interested in work flow data in Northwest
Indiana.
Working closely with the Lake County Surveyor’s Office, the Lake
County Indiana Sheriff’s Department rolled out Orion Map
GIS for their 911 system. The product has been released to the local
911 community. Datasets will be updated regularly.
NWI GIS Forum Activities
Metadata Tool The Indiana Geological
Survey continues to make minor improvements to the Online
Metadata Tool. Examples of metadata in text format
can now be viewed on the site. They expect final approval in July.
Training Becky has held two rounds
of ArcGIS 9.0 training sessions this year in the IUN GIS lab. IDEM
contributed the training materials. Additional training sessions may
be offered this Fall. Contact
to express interest in participating
in any upcoming sessions.
Administration
Meeting notes will be posted to the NWI
GIS Forum website as soon as possible after meetings. (click on
Minutes)
ESRI Midwest Regional Users Group Conference
The ESRI Midwest Regional Users Group conference will be
held this fall in Bloomington. The Indiana
Geological Survey will co-host
this activity. For more information about the conference check their
website.
INGISI/IGIC Report
2005
Orthophotography Project update – All of the aerial photography
for the state was flown this spring. Information related to deliverables
can be found on the INGISI website. Visit the following website regularly
to keep track of program updates
Information regarding photo processing is available
on the EarthData
Project Tracker website. Username:
indiana1 - Password: hoosier
Other Business
A statewide economic development website is being developed and is
sponsored by the Indiana Department of Commerce with input from economic
development personnel from utilities NIPSCO and Cinergy. Local planning
departments have been contacted to provide available site information.
A GIS component to the site reminiscent of Map Quest is being planned
for the site. It will be up to local entities to add any detail to
the site that they would like. Local planners should be aware of this
project. The site is currently being tested. Becky will forward a URL
when it becomes available.
Next Meeting: Thursday, August 25, 2005, Indiana University Northwest,
Gary, IN, Library - 2nd Floor, across from the GIS Lab – 9:00 –11:00
am
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