Ever wonder how you can get in to Wyo State Lands that are open to you? Read the Wyofile report and use the Office of State Lands and Investment's new map tool to find out how.

Great new tool for access to state lands

The Office of State Lands and Investments just launched a great new online mapping application to navigate access to state lands, which are open to the public. Here’s the url for the site;

 

http://onanypc.com/statelandaccess

The state administers about 3.5 million acres of surface estate held in-trust and managed almost exclusively for the benefit of Wyoming schools. State lands are typically located on Sections 16 and 36 of each township, and are represented as blue squares on maps as part of a complex checkerboard of surface ownership. In addition to energy development, logging and agriculture, state lands provide myriad hunting and recreational opportunities. But access is tricky, because you MAY NOT cross private lands to access state lands without specific approval.

According to a news release today, the new interactive mapping tool on the Office of State Lands and Investments web site is intended to help determine where state lands are located, and where potential access points exist.

“Access to state lands is very important to the people of the state. These maps will hopefully provide a useful tool to guide the thoughtful and appropriate use of State trust lands,” Gov. Matt Mead said in a prepared statement. “Too often the Board of Land Commissioners is in the position of mediating disputes between sportsmen, landowners and other state lessees after the fact. These maps help provide information on the front end and hopefully this will limit these sorts of conflicts going forward.”

The Office of State Lands and Investments listed a phone number for more information; (307) 777-8510.

Here's the link to this story on Wyofile: http://wyofile.com/2011/11/great-new-tool-for-access-to-state-lands/

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Written by Dustin Bleizeffer | Published on November 14, 2011 | Filed under: The Pitch
Keywords: access, recreation, state lands

GIS Day Seminar: Laramie’s Gem City Atlas and OpenStreetMap Party

GIS Day Seminar Adventures in Hometown Mapping: Laramie’s Gem City Atlas and OpenStreetMap Party Speakers: Alyson Hagy, Professor Department of English, University of Wyoming Margo Berendsen, Research Scientist Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Introduction by Jeff Hamerlinck, Director, WyGISC Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 4:15 p.m. Business Auditorium
Presented as part of Geography Awareness Week in cooperation with the UW Geography Club/GTU and the UW Department of Geography	Contact Information: Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc
© 2011 University of Wyoming

WyGeo WebEx Quarterly Meeting Online - Video Link

For those of us that may have missed it, the Nov 8 the WyGeo Quarterly meeting was conducted over the web using the WebEx meeting space and is provided here for online viewing.

Brett Governanti, WyGeo Treasurer and City of Casper GIS, presented his perspective on the use of a web of social networks to move the WyGeo Organization's purpose and goals forward. “It’s not your child’s social network anymore,” assures the presenter. 

Immediately following this, Destry Dearden presented on hosting maps easily and quickly through the ArcGis.com portal using a variety of sources. This presentation was an informative introduction to creating online maps that can be quickly shared and collaborated both publicly or as part of a private group. Destry is the GIS Coordinator for Lincoln County Wyoming.

The group finished with a business meeting and the determination of some management and scheduling details.

If you’d like to view the meeting, check out the instructions and link below: 

WebEx recording of the Nov 8, 2011 WyGEO Quarterly Meeting. Click the link below to play it (install the ActiveX Control if prompted and allow some time to load the video). It jumps in a few minutes after the beginning of the presentation.

http://bit.ly/WyGeo_WebEx_20111108

Cheyenne 4-H needs a GeoMentor

From: wygeo@googlegroups.com [mailto:wygeo@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Alan Caffrey
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 10:56 AM
To: 'wygeo@googlegroups.com'
Cc: Esther Worker (eworker@esri.com)
Subject: [WyGeo] FW: Cheyenne 4-H needs a GeoMentor please

WyGEO members--- FYI,  Please see email sent by Esther Worker, ESRI Denver Education Account Manager. We are looking for a GIS professional willing to act as a GeoMentor in the Cheyenne area…

Please share with other GIS professionals in the community.

Brittany Johnson, with UW Cooperative Extension Service in Laramie County works with Operation Military Kids (children of military dependents) and would like to apply for an Esri 4-H GIS Grant.  In order to apply for the grant she must have a GIS professional on her team to act as an advisor, GeoMentor, etc.    

In some situations the GeoMentor acts only as an advisor, other times the GeoMentor gets more involved in the 4-H GIS club by providing back burner projects, project/subject leader support and expertise, guest presenter, map judging for the county fair, or in a few cases, they become the actual club leader for the youth!  I can tell you that it is a very satisfying relationship; it doesn’t matter at what level of involvement.   GeoMentors defiantly have an impact on the value of informal education for 4-H youth.

Do you know anyone in the Cheyenne area that might be willing to help Brittany out?     It could be a good opportunity for the right student as well.

Please contact Brittany directly at bjohns92@uwyo.edu.  She does need to find a good GeoMentor by Thanksgiving.

Thanks much, let me know if you have questions.    The grant information is posted at www.esri.com/4-H.

Esther

Esther Worker | Esri Denver Education Account Manager

Esri | 1 International Ct | Broomfield CO 80021

T 303.449.7779 ext 8216 | M 303.378.3351 | F 303.449.8830

eworker@esri.com | esri.com/education | http://edcommunity.esri.com

GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week

From: wygeo@googlegroups.com [mailto:wygeo@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Morrell, Trent
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:43 PM
To: wygeo@googlegroups.com
Subject: [WyGeo] GIS Day and Geography Awareness Week

Come Celebrate GIS Day!

Wednesday, November 16^th, 2011

10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

                                  College Community Center

Hosted by Laramie County Community College and the Cheyenne and Laramie County Cooperative GIS Program as part of National Geography Awareness Week

v  Demonstrations

v  Presentations

v  Open House and Map Gallery                                                                                                                                                                     

v  ESRI Kiosk and educational videos

v  Information booths from local GIS users

v  Drawings for prizes

Tentative Schedule of Events and Presentations

10:00 - 3:00:  Open House, Map Displays, Information Booth, Videos, Giveaways and More

10:00 – 10:30:  Trent Morrell, Welcome and “What is GIS?”

10:30 – 10:45:  Geospatial Revolution Project

10:45 – 11:30:  Various Demonstrations of Geospatial Technologies (Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities 3-D View of Water Infrastructure, Cheyenne Growth Animation, Laramie County Online GIS Map Website, etc.)

11:30 – 1:00:  A Tour of the World Using GoogleEarth; in Conjunction with the International Student Activies

1:00 – 1:30:  Ben Saunders, GIS Solutions, Inc

1:30 – 2:00:  Mike Londe, Geodesist, Bureau of Land Management

2:00 – 2:30:  Barbara Ray, U.S. Geological Survey

2:30 – 3:00:  LCCC GIS Student Presentations

For more information contact Trent Morrell @ 778-1312 or Joyce Pukash @ 633-4314

http://www.gisday.com/

[Wyoming GeoChat] Reminder: Wednesday November 16 is GIS Day!

From: Jake Mundt [mailto:jacob.mundt@wyo.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:19 PM
To: Wyoming GeoChat
Subject: [Wyoming GeoChat] Reminder: Wednesday November 16 is GIS Day!

 

There are several GIS Day Events in Wyoming, here are details on a few.  If you have time, please try to stop by an event or two.  If you want to participate - contact the people listed below!!!

 

Cheyenne @ the Capitol; 9AM - 3PM

Contact:  jacob.mundt@wyo.gov

Website: http://www.wyoming.gov/loc/04222011_1/news/Pages/GISDayInCheyenne.aspx

Stop by to go Geocaching, eat some snacks, get some SWAG, hear some presentations, and meet the Governor!

 

Laramie @ University of Wyoming WyGISC; 1:30PM - 5:30PM

Contact: wygisc@uwyo.edu

Website: http://www.uwyo.edu/wygisc/news/nov_2011/gis_day_2011.html

Join us in celebrating GIS day and WyGISC's 15th Anniversary! At 4:15 PM there will be a special lecture on Adventures in Hometown Mapping!

 

Cheyenne @ LCCC Community College Center; 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Contact: tmorrell@lccc.wy.edu

Open house with presentations, demonstrations, map displays, videos, giveaways, and more from local GIS users!

 

 

 

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Jacob Mundt       

Enterprise GIS Coordinator
Office of the Chief Information Officer
State of Wyoming

Direct: (307) 777-8252

Mobile: (307) 630-2329

Email: jacob.mundt@wyo.gov

 

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Matt Larson presents: “This will be one of the hardest classes you’ve ever taken:” Reflections on 12 years of teaching GIS in Anthropology

Geospatial Forum Series “This will be one of the hardest classes you’ve ever taken:”  Reflections on 12 years of teaching GIS in Anthropology Mary L Larson PROFESSOR & HEAD, Anthropology   Friday, November 11th, 2011 Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm University-level GIS courses are often taught at the upper-division undergraduate and graduate student level.  Usually, such courses expect a level of shared knowledge, allowing the presentation of more advanced concepts in a short space of time.  The use of a common shared conceptual language and presentation of examples familiar to all eases the explanation of GIS theory and method. While some universities expect students from all disciplines to take GIS courses from a single department (e.g., geography), the University of Wyoming has followed a distributed model of GIS instruction, with courses presented by faculty from several different departments across campus. In the ideal world, the anthropology course has only anthropology students and geography is limited to geography majors, somewhat alleviating the shared language problem. Given the popularity of GIS in today’s world and advantage to students in their careers, increasing numbers of students come to the class with a broad range of experience, training, and pedagogical expectations.  Additionally, if one follows the philosophy that in order to “do GIS”, students need to have a basic knowledge of geographic concepts to understand why and what they are doing, an instructor is often faced with the difficulty of introducing students to introductory level subjects, while at the same time presenting the advanced topic of the course.  Students who wish to pursue other courses in GIS on campus must have these fundamentals to be successful. Fortunately, some textbooks compensate for these difficulties through the inclusion of introductory level information. Still, many students struggle with the multitude of knowledge expected of them for the class. My presentation discusses my 12 years of experience teaching GIS in Anthropology at UW and takes an anthropological perspective on the nature teaching and learning within a relatively homogeneous group of students.  I argue that some of the difficulties faced by students in GIS courses involve a lack of a common language and diverse backgrounds (even within homogeneous populations).  I will briefly talk about the need to understand the “culture” of the student before one they can learn and give some thoughts on how best to teach within the framework of diverse backgrounds.
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums.  For more information about these talks please visit our website.	Contact Information Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc
© 2011 University of Wyoming

[Wyoming GeoChat] Job Announcement: Broadband Coordinator (Cheyenne)

From: Jake Mundt [jacob.mundt@wyo.gov]
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:08 AM
To: Wyoming GeoChat
Subject: [Wyoming GeoChat] Job Announcement: Broadband Coordinator (Cheyenne)

The State of Wyoming, Office of the CIO has a grant to enhance broadband deployment throughout the State of Wyoming.  This grant is funding a contract position for an Enterprise Broadband Coordinator to be housed with the Enterprise Coordination team in Cheyenne.  

The position is not a State employee at this time.  If successful we will attempt to change that at a later time though it would require the approval and support of the Governor and the Legislature.  

Please spread the word if you know someone that join our team to help make Wyoming an even better place to live.

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Jacob Mundt       

Enterprise GIS Coordinator
Office of the Chief Information OfficerState of Wyoming

Direct: (307) 777-8252

Mobile: (307) 630-2329

Email: https://webmail.casperwy.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=c318cb3df34040a8a634c97a77617bc4&URL=mailto%3ajacob.mundt%40wyo.gov

Brett's talk at Miami Unversity's Institute for Environment and Sustainability

In case you were wondering, Brett completed his talk at Miami University's Institute for Environment and Sustainability and the 2011 Environmental Professionals Symposium.

See the talk here: http://youtu.be/lozRnrF0GPw

Sleepwalking into the Future: A World without Geospatial Education, Dr. Joseph Kerski

Sleepwalking into the Future: A World without Geospatial Education Dr. Joseph Kerski ESRI, DENVER, CO Friday, October 28th, 2011 Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm The use of geospatial technologies in education around the world is a landscape marked by pedagogical and technological trailblazing by enterprising educators who have overcome numerous challenges to teach about GIS and teach with GIS. A growing international GIS education community focuses on problem-solving, inquiry-driven pedagogical techniques that use real-world data and geotechnologies to analyze spatial patterns on a local to global scale. Despite progress made since 1990, not only do challenges remain, but forces are acting that could confine GIS in education to a relatively small part of educational practice and research. Join Joseph Kerski as we discuss recommendations about what needs to happen to advance the use of GIS in education at all levels, to avoid sleepwalking into the future.
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums. For more information about these talks please visit our website.	Contact Information Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc
© 2011 University of Wyoming

WyGISC Geospatial Forum Series

Geospatial Forum Series US Census Update James Castagneri US Census Bureau   Friday, October 21st, 2011 Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Mr. James Castagneri is a Geographer with the US Census Bureau, Loveland, CO.  In this week’s forum he will highlight certain trends and changes observed in the most recent census.  This will be followed by a discussion on topics pertaining to the US Census.
WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums.  For more information about these talks please visit our website.	Contact Information Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Room 301, Agriculture Building C Phone: (307) 766-2532 Fax: (307) 766-2744 E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu www.uwyo.edu/wygisc

Brett Governanti will be presenting at Miami University's Institute for Environment & Sustainability

Brett will be presenting at Miami University's Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) at their Professional Symposium on October 22, 2011. The Symposium is dedicated to spotlighting IES graduates and invites them to discuss environment and sustainability issues in their fields of practice.

Brett hopes to also attract some up-and-coming environmental professionals to come live and work here in wonderful Wyoming.

Brett received his master's degree in environmental science with a focus on environmental management and GIS from Miami University's IES Program in 2005.

If you would like Brett to mention anything specific about your organization, company, or career as it pertains to sustainability issues in Wyoming, send along your ideas or details to Brett at bgovernanti@cityofcasperwy.com.

Download and view the Symposium schedule here: http://www.box.net/shared/gahhe7t32sx7ovgi2fo9

Geospatial Forum Series: "The Hot Zone: Predicting where and when the Rift Valley Fever Virus will reach the US"

Geospatial Forum Series

The Hot Zone: Predicting where and when Rift Valley Fever virus will reach the US
Drs. Sarah Konrad & Scott Miller

RENEWABLE RESOURCES, UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

Friday, October 7th, 2011
Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Endemic to Africa, Rift Valley Fever periodically wreaks health and economic havoc in Africa by sickening domestic livestock, and less frequently, humans with potentially serious health effects including mortality. If the disease were to cross the Atlantic, it could severely affect livestock operations, with estimates in economic disruption ranging into the billions of dollars. Since mosquitoes are cold-blooded creatures they must be supplied with external heat to be able to transmit the virus. We have developed a spatially explicit modeling tool based on climate inputs that identifies whether an area is at risk or not for virus transmission. This presentation will discuss the GIS implementation of the modeling effort, which includes a real-time web service that uses continental-scale data from NOAA to produce real-time risk and forecast maps for the lower 48 US states for the benefit of control districts and health officers.

WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums.

For more information about these talks please visit our website.
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071


Room 301, Agriculture Building C
Phone: (307) 766-2532
Fax: (307) 766-2744
E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu/wygisc

© 2011 University of Wyoming

Planner position open in Cody, WY

I just found that the town of Cody is looking for a planner. If you or any member of your network is looking for a position with a strong GIS component and a Smartgrowth edge, check out the listing here: http://www.geographyjobs.com/details.php?id=NDgxNQ%3D%3D&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+geographyjobs-GIS_USA+%28GIS-USA%29  Good luck!

Natrona County Wyoming - Looking for a GIS Technician

Hi WyGEO

Natrona County is currently looking to fill a GIS Tech position in Casper, Wyoming. 

Here is the link to the job description.  www.natrona.net/jobs

Jeff Sun

GIS Instructor

Casper College

Email:  jsun@caspercollege.edu

WyGeo Meeting Archive - Kemmerer 9/8/2011

Weren't able to get to the WyGeo Meeting in Kemmerer and feeling a little down? You came to the right place!

Download audio of the September 8, 2011 WyGeo Meeting here: http://www.mediafire.com/?buupqq29uf1wa

Geospatial Forum Series: "Introducing Remote Sensing to Laramie K-8 Students"

Geospatial Forum Series

Introducing Remote Sensing to Laramie K-8 Students
Dr. Ramesh Sivanpillai
WYGISC & BOTANY

Friday, September 30th, 2011
Ag C 316, 12:00pm – 1:00pm


Earth Observation Day is an AmericaView (http://www.americaview.org/pre-college)sponsored education and outreach activity that promotes remote sensing science and applications in K-12 schools. Through this effort, students in Laramie Junior High (grade 8), Slade Elementary (grade 6), and Spring Creek Elementary (grade 5) schools are introduced to the science of remote sensing. This talk will highlight accomplishments and challenges in introducing remote sensing at these grade levels. Opportunities to integrate remote sensing into the existing curriculum will be also discussed.


WyGISC Geospatial Forums are scheduled on Fridays from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm. Please feel free to bring your lunch to our forums. For more information about these talks please visit our website.

Contact Information:
Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center
Dept 4008, 1000 East University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071

Room 301, Agriculture Building C
Phone: (307) 766-2532
Fax: (307) 766-2744
E-mail: wygisc@uwyo.edu
www.uwyo.edu/wygisc

Top 5 Skills Needed for a Successful GIS Career

What? Free webinar, "Learn the Top 5 Skills Needed to be Successful in a GIS Career"

When? September 27 at 1p.m. EDT

Who's giving webinar? Joseph Kerski

Learn the top 5 skills needed to be successful in a GIS career in American Sentinel University’s free Webinar, ‘Top Five Skills You Need to be Successful in a GIS Career’ on September 27 at 1p.m. EDT featuring Dr. Kerski, education manager for Esri and Dr. Devon Cancilla, Dean of business and technology for American Sentinel University discussing the importance of furthering GIS education, the growing and evolving technology and industry and why the top 5 skills will be even more important as the “geospatial revolution” continues to have a growing impact on society.

Register for the webinar, ‘Top 5 Skills You Need to be Successful in a GIS Career’ right here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/462191912.

Check out the press realease here!

Joseph J. Kerski, Ph.D.| Education Manager
Esri | 1 International Court | Broomfield CO 80021-3200 | USA
Tel 303-449-7779, ext. 8237 | Fax 303-449-8830
jkerski@esri.com | esri.com
Twitter: @josephkerski

Please contact Joseph Kerski after Oct 3rd for the archived URL. Feel free to share with students and colleagues you have been trying to nudge into a career using GIS technology!

State of Wyoming offers a job vacancy for a Senior GIS Developer

The State of Wyoming, A&I Information Technology Division, is seeking to fill a vacancy in Cheyenne for a senior level developer with a focus in GIS. If you or someone you know may be interested, please visit this link for more information:
https://statejobs.state.wy.us/JobSearchDetail.aspx?ID=18735

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Senior C.T. Business Applications Analyst
Working Title: Senior C.T. Business Applications Analyst
(Recruitment ID: CTBA10-18735)

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled FULL HIRING RANGE: $4,569.00 - $5,375.00 per month
DEPARTMENT: Department of Administration and Information, Information Technology Division
LOCATION: Cheyenne
CLASS CODE: CTBA10
FLSA: Non-exempt

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Lead software developer in the design and implementation of Enterprise software applications and/or, in the design and implementation of Enterprise GIS applications, and in support of client agency operations and goals.
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FW: [Wyoming GeoChat] Regional GIS Events Calendar

Please plan for these upcoming GIS activities going on in the Mountain West region as relayed through the Wyoming GeoChat email list and Jacob Mundt. Thanks Jacob!

 

Thank you,

Brett

 

From: Jake Mundt
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 1:20 PM
To: Wyoming GeoChat
Subject: [Wyoming GeoChat] Regional GIS Events Calendar

 

All,

 

To help keep track of GIS related events and activities, I have created a Google Calendar for GIS in Wyoming and have published it to the CIO Website.  The link below will take you to the page.  You will notice several events have been added, but I also included a mechanism to request other events be added as well.  Of note in the next couple of months:

 

Aug 30 - Sept 3:  GIS in the Rockies (Denver)

Sept 8 - Sept 9: WyGEO (Kemmerer)

Sept 12 - Sept 16: FOSS4G (Denver)

Sept 25 - Sept 29: NSGIC (Boise)

 

http://www.wyoming.gov/loc/04222011_1/statewideIT/gis/Pages/Events.aspx

 

Regards,

-Jacob

 

 

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No-Cost Seminar:

http://www.esri.com/events/seminars/extend-your-reach/index.html

Join us for a no-cost, half-day seminar for best practices on publishing and sharing your maps, data, and models.

Improve Access to GIS

The Extend the Reach of Your GISseminar teaches GIS professionals how to expand the access to their authoritative maps and geospatial information. Esri staff will present practical applications and demonstrations that reflect common workflows.

This seminar will help you:

·                Identify the expanding audience for the geographic knowledge you create.

·                Meet the increased demand for maps by your organization's stakeholders.

·                Share your work with anyone on virtually any device.

WyGeo Quarterly Meeting in Kemmerer! - Sept 8 - 9, 2011

Wyoming Geospatial Organization – WyGEO – General Meeting

Announcing the next WyGEO quarterly meeting. The dates are set for September 8 – 9, 2011. The location will be South Lincoln Training & Events Center –215 Wyoming Hwy 233 - Kemmerer, WY.

We will have lunch from noon - 1:00pm on Thursday 9/8 and our business meeting will from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. We will have a Map Contest and Presentations.
Call for presentations. What are you working on? Do you have a project, some data, a tool, or a method you can share? Some presentations in the works: An inventory of parcels on Casper Mountain, and Lincoln county's GIS Day presentation. Have you created a cool map that you would like to share? Bring it!

On Friday we will have we are planning a guided tour of the Fossil Butte National Monument. So plan on joining your fellow gis'ers and enjoy some of the beauty of Lincoln county.

Staying in Kemmerer: A block of rooms have been reserved at the Best Western Fossil Country Inn & Suites, 760 Highway 189/30, Kemmerer.
These rooms will be available until August 8th. After that you will be on your own for accommodations.
Phone: 877-770-3388 (toll free) Rate: $94.00/night. Government Rate (ID req’d): $77.00.

Other hotels/motels in Kemmerer:
Antler’s Motel:
419 Coral St., Kemmerer, WY
Phone: 307-877-4461

Energy Inn:
3 US Highway 189, Diamondville, WY
Phone: 307-877-6901

Fairview Motel:
501 US Highway 30, Diamondville, WY
Phone: 307-877-3938

For any questions, please contact Destry Dearden, 307-877-2102, dtdearden@lcwy.org.

Wyoming GeoChat unveiled from the state level!

Wyoming's State GIS Coordinator, Jacob Mundt and the office of the CIO recently unveiled the Wyoming GeoChat email list to transmit news about the office's advancements concerning geospatial technologies in the state and to send along general GIS-related updates of concern to citizens of the State of Wyoming. See the state's post to this fact here: http://www.wyoming.gov/loc/04222011_1/news/Pages/GeoChat%E2%80%93GISEmailList.aspx. Email Jacob from the linked page to be added to the list.

WyGeo has a twitter feed!

Hello WyGeo members! We would like to invite everyone to take a look at our twitter feed.