OH-MI GIS User Group

At the 2012 Ohio GIS Conference

Started in 2002 by former Fulton County GIS Supervisor, Roger Freytag.

Met 1 - 2 times a year in the beginning and now we try to meet quarterly.

Main purpose is to give local GIS users a chance to meet, share information, and ask questions in an informal, supportive atmosphere.

Our meetings also support users by providing opportunities to give presentations, co-host, and present map displays which can be used to meet some of the GISP criteria.

About Us

Serving NW Ohio and SE Michigan

We currently operate only through email notifications.

There are 119 people on the email list. Average attendance is around 10 – 20. We have a mix of members from

educational, public and private organizations.

We are always open to new ideas and interests and encourage our members to get involved with planning and facilitating meetings.

About Us (cont.)

Meeting Locations

Main Meeting Locations

Wauseon

Other Locations:o Toledoo Maumeeo Bowling Green

Before meeting “Brown Bag Lunch” and a showing of a recorded seminar from the ESRI User Conference (from San Diego)

Meet and Greet Introductions – “What project(s) are you

currently working on?” Presentation(s) Questions & Answers

Usual Agenda

LBRS Data on a Regional Level – Nancy Reger & Cheri Mansperger, MORPC

OGRIP Strategic Planning Survey – Todd Tucky Dubscovery- Brandon Brown, Rick Frantz and Damon Leonhard, Dublin

Ohio Lucas County’s New LBRS Data – Greg Bonfiglio, Lucas Co. 911 &

Brian Miller, Lucas Co. Engineer’s Office Using the ESRI Local Gov Model – Leitha Sackmann, Fulton Co.

Auditor’s Office Lucas Co. Floodplain Data Management – Bob Neubert, Lucas Co.

Engineer’s Office GIS at Northwestern Water & Sewer District – Gavin Smith, NW

Water & Sewer District Utility Mapping with ESRI Software - Kim Andrews & Jessica Spain,

ESRI Creating Data Driven Maps– Michael Moore, Fulton Co. Intern USPS County (Address) Project – Michael Moore, Fulton Co. Intern

Some Past Presentations

OH-MI GIS User Group would LOVE to create a web site to promote ourselves and offer support to more GIS users, but volunteers are definitely needed before this can happen.

We have plans to add many new Utility GIS Users to our email list and support them with 1 – 2 annual meetings focused on both Utilities and beginning users.

Continue on with local, quarterly meetings and presentations.

Future Goals

Pictures of our past meetings . . . Or an informative, helpful Web Site . . . Or even fancy User Group T-shirts . . . BUT . . .

We may not have . . . Do I detect some T-shirt envy in this statement????

We DO have fun, interesting, knowledgeable, members We DO have informative, quarterly meetings

. . . And we DO have a Logo and BOOKMARKS!!!

Please pick up one of our beautiful bookmarks (Thank you, Brian Miller!) and . . .

Either email Leitha Sackmann at lsackmann@fultoncountyoh.com

Or call 419-337-9605 to be placed on our email list

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at a future meeting!!!

So, if you’re interested in joining us: