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Mission

The purpose of the group is to bring together users at any level in public, private and educational sectors who are interested in geotechnology. This group will facilitate open dialogue, public awareness, data sharing, professional growth and representation to assist its membership in their everyday jobs.

Charter

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ETUG-L List

Join the ETUG-L Listserve, a low-traffic, on-topic, no-flames information list for discussion of geotechnology issues.

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East Texas GIS Events

ETUG Meeting

The East Texas GIS & GPS User Group will be meeting November 7th from 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM in Longview at the City of Longview Development Services Building (410 S High Street - link to map). ETUG will be providing lunch for those that RSVP to mailto:brownjohnn@sfasu.edu. Charles Ashton with the Columbia Regional Geospatial Service Center will be speaking about weather data! Hope to see you there!!

GIS Day 2008 (posted 10/21/2008)

November 19, 2008, is GIS Day. Events include the following in East Texas:

Gregg County/City of Longview/City of Kilgore: Contact: Brenda Fennel, GISP, Greg County Appraisal District, mailto:gis@gcad.org, (903) 238-8823 ex245.
Smith County: Contact: Wallace Johnson, (903) 510-2995.

Links

These links are provided for information purposes only.

Forest Resources Institute Regional Node: The Forest Resources Institute Regional Node is the prototype for a new data distribution initiative in Texas. Part of the Texas Geography Network (TxGN), the Regional Node Initiative calls for the establishment of a network of regional data hubs across the state. FRI is developing the prototype regional node, in cooperation with the Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS). Point of contact is P. R. Blackwell (mailto:prblackwell@sfasu.edu).
NCEES Task Force Materials: This archive contains materials generated in support of the multi-organization Task Force on the Model Law on Surveying and reference materials published by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES; Click on "Search Our Site", then type in "geographic" in the search
line. This takes you to a page of several links related to this issue).
Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying: News & Newsletters: See NCEES Task Force Draft GIS
Surveyor's Law and GIS: See especially White Paper: "NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors" GIS/LIS Surveying
URISA Certification: Role of GIS and Survey Professionals: This on-line discussion opens the subject of the Role of Surveyors in creating, preparing, and maintaining data in GIS.
Licensing Bill Becomes Law in South Carolina: A bill to license photogrammetrists and GIS practitioners was signed into law by South Carolina Governor James Hodges (D) on May 26, 2000.