Friday, July 29, 2011

Intergovernmental Agreement GIS Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Iberia Parish GIS Committee will be Wednesday, August 10, in the council chambers, 4th floor Iberia Parish Courthouse, 10:00 am.

In this meeting, the delegates nominated by each participating entity in the intergovernmental agreement will be recognized and installed as voting members of the committee.

There will be a presentation of the current status of the GIS Department, and discussion about future goals and deliverables.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Esri User Conference 2011



Waiting for the opening session doors to open
 Amy Brassieur, Iberia Parish GIS Manager, attended the Esri International User Conference in San Diego July 10-15. It was awesome. Production values very high. It was like a theme park for geographic information systems. There were about 30 tracks, including technical workshops and paper sessions, plus short demos on the exhibit floor.

Exhibit floor demo session

Oh, and did I mention the technical support staff that would sit down with you one-on-one and solve your problems?
Tech support on exhibit floor

There was also an area where you could sit down and do a 20-minute hands-on training session.

Hands-on training room

I made some new contacts and learned the bits I was missing during the technical workshops.
The conference center is built a little like a cruise ship - decks on every side, and glass walls and ceilings.


Harbor side view of San Diego Convention Center