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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Back in early October, the volunteer steering committee for statewide GIS coordination released a GIS Use Survey (details on the survey are below). We are happy to report that nearly 200 individuals have taken the survey, representing a broad range of GIS users within the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>At the SHRUG workshop, we briefed on the results of the survey, and now Martin Roche has volunteered to host a webinar for those who weren’t able to join us at SHRUG.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you are interested, please join us for this webinar to review the results of the survey --</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Topic: FL GIS Use Survey Results <br>Date: Friday, December 10, 2010 <br>Time: 1:30 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00) <br><br>----------------------------------------------------- <br>To register for this meeting <br>----------------------------------------------------- <br>1. Go to <a href="https://geoplanningservices.webex.com/geoplanningservices/j.php?ED=144227607&RG=1&UID=1154796627&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D" target="_blank">https://geoplanningservices.webex.com/geoplanningservices/j.php?ED=144227607&RG=1&UID=1154796627&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D</a> <br>2. Register for the meeting. <br><br>Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the meeting. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The survey is still open for input, if your organization hasn’t yet contributed -- <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FL-GIS-Coordination-Survey">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FL-GIS-Coordination-Survey</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Thanks,<br></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Martin Roche, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>CEcD, GISP<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>President/CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>GeoPlanning Services LLC</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><a href="mailto:mroche@GeoPlanningServices.com">mroche@GeoPlanningServices.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Phone (407) 608-4186<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax (407) 608-3690<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cell (407) 608-9548<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3564 Avalon Park Blvd E<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Ste 1, #243<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Orlando, FL 32828<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<br>Richard Butgereit<br>GIS Administrator, Florida DEM<br><a href="mailto:richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com">richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com</a><br><a href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis">www.floridadisaster.org/gis</a><br>850-413-9907<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Butgereit, Richard <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 01, 2010 2:53 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'shrug-l@lists.dep.state.fl.us'<br><b>Subject:</b> GIS Use Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Remember the volunteer steering committee for statewide GIS coordination (yes, we are still meeting via teleconference) and the Strategic Plan for Statewide GIS coordination (please see <a href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/capgrant">http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis/capgrant</a> for more details)?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>One of the recommendations made by that plan was that a statewide GIS program office should be established within a state agency, most likely the State CIO’s office, which is known as the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology (AEIT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Recently, a survey was conducted to obtain information regarding the use of GIS at state agencies to bolster the case that GIS should be considered a “statewide enterprise information management technology”. It is my feeling (and hope!) that this process will culminate in at least more coordination among state agencies, and hopefully grow to include other stakeholders, and eventually, all of the recommendations made in the strategic plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Looking towards those other stakeholders – i.e. county and city government, Water Management Districts, Regional Planning Councils, universities, and business, you are invited to participate in a further survey <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The intent of this survey is to gather information to build a business case for coordination of GIS within the State of Florida. Information provided by this survey will assist in demonstrating both the cost and benefits of GIS programs at various levels of government and business. <br><br>All entities are welcome to take the survey. In any reports or presentations that are created based on this survey information will be presented in summary only, to protect the confidentiality of individual responses. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Completion of this survey is requested by October 15, 2010 but the survey will remain on-line and additional submissions are welcome after that date. Thank you in advance for your participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FL-GIS-Coordination-Survey"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FL-GIS-Coordination-Survey</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<br>Richard Butgereit<br>GIS Administrator, Florida DEM<br><a href="mailto:richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com">richard.butgereit@em.myflorida.com</a><br><a href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/gis">www.floridadisaster.org/gis</a><br>850-413-9907<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>