October 2018 GISTC Meeting

Location

State Water Commission
900 East Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0850

Meeting Agenda

• News and Information
• Cloud Status
• Living Atlas
• Parcel Resolution
• Esri Training
• Open Forum

Meeting Recap

• News and Information
  • GIS website will be upgraded to use the new state website platform for cost savings
  • Bob attended the NSGIC conference, some key takeaways include:
    • GIS security
    • GIS integration with other systems, e.g., BI
    • Cloud
• Cloud Status
  • GIS proof of concept is continuing
  • Primary issue is the extremely slow connection between on-premise desktop and cloud-hosted database
  • Planning to look into potential cloud-hosted desktop solutions
• Living Atlas
  • Esri demonstrated this at the NSGIC conference
  • There is a wealth of information available to desktop ArcGIS users, definitely worth checking out
• Parcel Resolution
  • The GISTC reviewed and approved a resolution in support of developing statewide parcels
• Esri Training
  • Coordinated training in which an Esri instructor is brought into Bismarck was discussed
  • If there is interest in obtaining Esri training please let Bob know ASAP
  • Depending on the number of students, the training cost per student can be greatly reduced
• Open Forum
  • The GISTC needs to consider ways to improve existing systems, especially in light of looming budget cuts
  • The State Water Commission has upgraded it's LiDAR-derived elevation data dissemination web application; the state is now covered with LiDAR-derived elevation data with the majority of the data being QL3

Date of Notice: 

December 19, 2017

Notice Provided By: 

B Nutsch, 701-328-3212