Registration Now Open for the 21st Annual MN GIS/LIS Fall Conference & Workshops

The MN GIS/LIS Fall Conference and Workshops registration opened on Wednesday, August 3rd.  Early registration ends on September 16th.

This year's event in St. Cloud will once again include the EPC promotional booth, and a variety of educational presentations on the use of geospatial technlogies for emergency response.  They include:

• Using GIS in Search and Rescue in a Natural Environment – Simon Morgan, Three Rivers Park District
• Deploying Next Generation 9-1-1: GIS needs from a State Perspective – Dan Falbo, ESRI; Jackie Mines, ECN-DPS
• MNDOT and Counties Team up to Crowd-source Emergency Events – Sonia Dickerson, MN DOT
• Carver County Flood Mapping: Quick and Efficient Map Updates for Road Closures – Chad Riley, Carver County
• Next Generation GIS and 2011 Floods: A review and next steps – Dan Falbo, ESRI; John Blood, HSEM; Kay Anderson, Cass County; Paul Weinberger, MNDOT; Jim Bunning, Scott County; Pete Henschel, Carver County
It is particularily heartening to see two members of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety involved in these presentations for the first time: Jackie Mines and John Blood.  Please be sure to give them a warm welcome to the conference and attend their events if you can!  Full agenda and registration information can be found here.

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Minnesota Geospatial Services During State Shutdown - Updates

As related in previous posts, a website that provides links to geospatial services, data, maps, and other related information available during the state shutdown can be accessed by using the link immediately above the Emergency Preparedness Committtee symbol in the right-most column.  Look for the link entitled: "Available GIS During MN Gov't Shutdown", or click here.

In addition, from Mike Dolbow at Minnesota Department of Agriculture: "If anyone needs an update of a shapefile formerly hosted on the Data Deli, chances are I can get you a version during the shutdown. Just send me a note at mike.dolbow@state.mn.us and let me know the layer name (metadata) and the last time you downloaded it."

And from Brad Neuhauser, GIS Specialist, Elections Division, Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State:
"Hi, noticed the link to the EPC blog and Available GIS in the MN GIS/LIS announcement today.  As sole GIS-related staff at Secretary of State, I generally fly under the radar, but since our office is open (due to it being under a constitutional officer) while so many others are closed, I thought I'd pass that news along in case it might be of use.
Regards,
Brad Neuhauser
GIS Specialist
Elections Division
Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State
651-556-0648
brad.neuhauser@state.mn.us"

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Minnesota Geospatial Services Links

All,
A temporary site showing active geospatial links that may be of value to you during the Minnesota State government shutdown has just been activated.  To access it, use the link directly above the EPC symbol to the right.  Additions and corrections can be sent to mngeoepc01@gmail.com.
Steve

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July 6 is the Deadline for Anoka and Hennepin Counties to Request Federal Public Assistance

FEMA
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Release Number: 1990-002
» More Information on Minnesota Severe Storms And Tornadoes

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- State agencies, local governments and certain private nonprofits in Anoka and Hennepin counties have just a few days remaining to file their official requests for federal public assistance to help recover from severe storms and tornadoes on May 21-22, 2011.

The deadline to file a Request for Public Assistance (RPA) is Wednesday, July 6.  Read more.

Comment: Geospatial technologies have much to offer when it comes to documenting extent of damage following a major disaster.  In turn, those documentation efforts are central to FEMA's reimbursement process.  Thus, the degree to which a community can use geospatial technologies to help develop extent of loss after a major disaster can directly impact the amount of funds available from FEMA for recovery efforts.  Furthermore, as this notice indicates, there are limits on the time in which those requests for assistance can be made - so geospatial response efforts must be timely to be effective in this realm.

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Critical Public Safety Functions To Continue During MN Shutdown

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June 30, 2011 Updated Jun 30, 2011 at 12:22 PM CDT Posted by Melissa Burlaga


St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) Judge Kathleen R. Gearin ruled Wednesday that in the case of a government shutdown on July 1, some critical services must continue to be provided in order to protect the lives and safety of Minnesotans.  The ruling means the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) will continue some services deemed “critical” to Minnesotans and discontinue others in the event of a state government shutdown.   Read more.

Additional details are available by sending a note to mngeoepc01@gmail.com.

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