From owner-vgin-announce@virginiainteractive.org Wed May 28 13:37:11 2008 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: VGIN_Public_Listserv: Virginia Geospatial Newsletter - Spring 2008 Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 13:36:57 -0400 Message-ID: <1C735474F4067C4FBBC488F94425A76D038C3D7C@elessar.cc.w2k.vt.edu> Thread-topic: Virginia Geospatial Newsletter - Spring 2008 Thread-index: AcjA4vcVObTEtdMSTHeDeQIjuOKBxQABhQVQ From: "McGee, John" <jmcg@vt.edu> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 May 2008 17:36:58.0225 (UTC) FILETIME=[6DCEEE10:01C8C0E9] Precedence: bulk X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.99c.4 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Hey Folks- The Spring 2008 edition of the Virginia Geospatial Newsletter is hot off the press. Access the geospatial newsletter through the following URL to learn more about Virginia's innovative geospatial products, services, opportunities, and other resources: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/gep/pdfFiles/VAGeoNewsletter-Spring2008.pdf This edition of the newsletter includes the following articles: * Local Government: Appomattox County's Path to GIS Implementation * VGIN: VGIN Update * Federal Government: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses GIS to support the Virginia Hurricane Evacuation Restudy * Special Feature: USDA's Farm Service Agency Partners With Commonwealth of Virginia for Acquisition of 4-Band One Meter Leaf-On Imagery in 2008 * VAMLIS: VAMLIS and VAPDC Reach Agreement for 2009 Conference Partnership * Higher Education: Funding Opportunity * Save the Date! * 2008 VAMLIS GIS Conference: GIS Poster Competition Winners * Movin' On! The Virginia Geospatial Newsletter is produced quarterly by the Virginia Geospatial Extension Program. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide a forum to showcase innovative geospatial products, services, and initiatives available across Virginia at local, state, and federal levels. In addition, the newsletter serves as an efficient means to present geospatial issues that could potentially impact Virginia's geospatial community. For future reference, please note that an archive of the Virginia Geospatial Newsletter is available on the Virginia Geospatial Extension Program Website (http://www.cnr.vt.edu/gep) under "News and Information". If you have suggestions or comments regarding the Virginia Geospatial Newsletter, or would like to contribute an article to the newsletter, please reply to John McGee (jmcg@vt.edu). John McGee, Ph.D. Virginia Geospatial Extension Specialist Department of Forestry 319 Cheatham Hall (mail code 0324) Blacksburg, VA 24061 Office: (540) 231-2428 Fax: (540) 231-3698 Email: jmcg@vt.edu Skype: mcgee2428 URL: http://www.cnr.vt.edu/gep