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<DIV><SPAN class=512220814-23072007><FONT face=Arial>Tim,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=512220814-23072007><FONT face=Arial>You are right Georgia is a
bit unique when it comes to land systems. We currently have two different land
systems in the state. The Headright system in the eastern 1/3 of Ga and the Land
Lottery system in the the remainder. I just gave a presentation on Georgia Land
History at the GAAO convention. It was something my Dad and I put together. It
is amazing how many folks mapping or surveying parcels do not know how the
original parcels were created. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=512220814-23072007><FONT face=Arial>I have been attending the
SHRUG conference for the last several years. During that time I have run into
folks from all over including south Georgia, Alabama, the US Virgin Islands,
central, eastern, and southern Florida in addition to those in the pan handle. I
would strongly encourage you to attend. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=512220814-23072007><FONT face=Arial>The SHRUG conference is truly one of
the best out there. It is well run with a lot of good presentations and reduced
cost training classes. I look forward to it every year. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left>Tripp Corbin, MCP,
CFM, GISP</P>
<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left>Associate Vice
President, GIS/Mapping</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px" align=left><B>Keck & Wood,
Inc</B> offers instructor led and virtual training for ESRI's ArcGIS &
ArcView software.<BR>Please visit <A href="http://www.keckwood.com/"><FONT
color=#0000ff><U>www.keckwood.com</U></FONT></A> for more information including
a schedule of upcoming classes. <BR></P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Tim
Spivey<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 23, 2007 9:56 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> shrug-l:
surveying<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007>Though we in south Georgia use metes & bounds and
the peculiar problems associated with that system, perhaps this web site will
shed some light on how surveyors work in the real world -</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007><A
href="http://www.samsog.org">www.samsog.org</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007>There have been some lively GIS/surveyor discussions
on their message board, which have </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=308494913-23072007>helped me immeasurably,
and we have some small dialog between the GIS and surveyor
worlds.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007>And a question - would a south Georgia GIS grunt be
welcome at SHRUG conferences?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007>Tim Spivey</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=308494913-23072007>Tift County GA</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Sykes,
John<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 23, 2007 9:32 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Wolfe,
Heather; Mayo, Michele L.; shrug-L@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B>
RE: shrug-l: Heads Up<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=912541413-23072007><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#0000ff>Within the past year, I have attended the ESRI San Diego
conference, the SERUG conference and, of course, the last two SHRUG
conferences. Of the three, the SHRUG meeting has consistently been the
best. I think the mix of Florida; State, County and Local ArcGIS users
creates the best environment for the exchange of useful
information.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=912541413-23072007><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=912541413-23072007><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#0000ff>Don't get me started on surveyors, I've gone through four
companies before getting the workproduct I needed on one site alone (50 - 160+
ft errors should not occur in a sealed survey). You've probably seen my
latest postings here about a survey problem, but I have to balance that with
"map-accuracy", widely used GIS layers that I know are off by 50 - 100 ft or
more as well. Part of the problem is that neither "map-accuracy" nor 1
part in 10,000 "survey accuracy" are acceptable in today's precision GIS
environment (1 part in 1,000,000 is more like it!).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=912541413-23072007><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=912541413-23072007><FONT face=Tahoma
color=#0000ff>Anyway, my recommendation is not to mess with the SHRUG
conference, it is one of the best around and the price is right. It will
likely be the only meeting I will get to attend this fiscal year because of
the State's travel & conference cut-backs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->
<P><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Brush Script MT" size=6>--
John</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN> </P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wolfe,
Heather<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 23, 2007 8:55 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Mayo,
Michele L.; shrug-L@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: shrug-l:
Heads Up<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I'm not in the Seven Hills area, but wanted to submit a
thought to the rest of you. I have always thought that one of the
major sources of disagreement between surveyors and GIS professionals is
that they did not understand each other's roles. My personal opinion (I am
sure some of you feel differently) is that if I can trust a surveyor to
collect field data for me, if he can do it more accurately than me, and if it
is not prohibitively priced for my organization, let him (or her) go to it! My
job is not threatened by this as the majority of what I do is analyzing
data that has already been collected. I fly a desk, not a Trimble. Neither
does my existence as a GIS professional not under the direct supervision of a
surveyor threaten the surveyor's job. Many times I have questioned about
the validity of putting a GPS in the hands of a field tech instead of a
surveyor simply because it's cheaper. Most of the non-surveyor GPS work that I
have seen in different organizations has been done that way- by field techs,
not by expensive GIS professionals.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The second observation is that many GIS professionals I
know don't attend FLURISA because it's "mostly for surveyors" (quote from
another GIS professional I know). Most of us have to choose which conference
to go to. Which should we spend our education allotment on- SHRUG,
SERUG, FLURISA or the San Diego ESRI conference? Usually both SHRUG
and FLURISA lose this contest. This is a shame because there seems to be
a widening breach between GIS professionals and surveyors, two groups who
could cause incredible change to our world for the better if only we can get
along. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>In view of that, I think that it would be very beneficial
for the two groups to have a joint conference. More dialogue usually equals
more understanding and eventually cooperation. This seems like a great
opportunity to help along the relationship between our two groups. Will it
make SHRUG bigger? Maybe. Is that bad? Sometimes. But there are many issues in
Florida where the participation of more people would be beneficial to all
(standardized shapefiles, to name just one). I think that in this
situation the greater good outweighs the lesser evil. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=652222512-23072007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks for listening to my soapbox
speech!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>Heather Wolfe<BR>Sr. GIS
Analyst, Planning & Development<BR>Seminole County Government<BR>1101 E.
First St.<BR>Sanford, FL 32771<BR><BR>Office 407-665-7378<BR>Fax
407-665-7412<BR>HWolfe@seminolecountyfl.gov<BR>www.seminolecountyfl.gov<BR></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Mayo, Michele L.
[mailto:Michele.Mayo@dep.state.fl.us] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 20, 2007
5:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> shrug-L@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B>
shrug-l: Heads Up<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">Hello List,<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">A proposal was introduced in Thursday's
SHRUG quarterly meeting to investigate a merger of our annual conference with
that of FLURISA, known as the Joint Mapping
Conference.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><ST1:PERSONNAME w:st="on"><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">Lee
Hartsfield</SPAN></FONT></ST1:PERSONNAME><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">, current SHRUG president, announced that he had recently
been elected president of FLURISA. Lee now serves as president for both
organizations. After giving a very general outline of his proposal to
discuss combining the two conferences, Lee asked the small gathering to vote
for or against further discussions with FLURISA, saying that, according to
SHRUG by-laws, there were enough people present to take a vote on the
matter. Although several of us expressed reservations, Lee did take a
vote and his motion was carried.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">This is not a trivial decision. In
my opinion, any proposal that could fundamentally change the character of our
organization should be put to the SHRUG membership at large before any
negotiations are conducted with outside parties. The grass-roots
character of SHRUG has kept our organization strong, solvent, vibrant and
valuable for eight years. We could lose that if we fail to keep the
membership informed and involved in plotting our future
course.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue">If this proposed action concerns you,
please let your SHRUG officers know. Their contact information can be
found here:<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P>
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