DASC News
14-01-2011 2010 NAIP GeoTIFFs now available
09-11-2010 Kansas Adjutant General's Department and the U.S. Geological Survey sign Structures Stewardship Agreement
09-11-2010 Kansas signs new ESRI Master Purchase Agreement
14-10-2010 Intro to ArcGIS Javascript API presentation online
07-10-2010 State Releases LiDAR Request for Proposals (RFP)
06-10-2010 Sign up for the Kansas GIS Response Team
04-10-2010 Upcoming DASC attendance for October, 2010
09-11-2010 Kansas Adjutant General's Department and the U.S. Geological Survey sign Structures Stewardship Agreement
09-11-2010 Kansas signs new ESRI Master Purchase Agreement
14-10-2010 Intro to ArcGIS Javascript API presentation online
07-10-2010 State Releases LiDAR Request for Proposals (RFP)
06-10-2010 Sign up for the Kansas GIS Response Team
04-10-2010 Upcoming DASC attendance for October, 2010
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| 14 |
| Jan |
| 2011 |
2010 NAIP GeoTIFFs now available
The 2010 National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery in GeoTIFF format has been received and is now available for request on external hard drive from the DASC office. The statewide dataset is approximately 6,000 files and 1.2 TB is size. DASC also received a 10:1 compressed version of the quarter quad tiles in JPEG2000 format that is approximately 78GB in size. DASC is also working on creating a seamless image service from the raw imagery that will be available via ImageServer - imageserver.kansasgis.org.
The county mosaic version of the 2010 NAIP in MrSID format is available for download from the DASC web site
If you are interested in acquiring a copy of the 2010 NAIP in GeoTIFF format, please contact the DASC office via phone or email - 785-864-2000, or dasc@kgs.ku.edu.
Category: DASC News
| 09 |
| Nov |
| 2010 |
Kansas Adjutant General's Department and the U.S. Geological Survey sign Structures Stewardship Agreement
Kansas Adjutant General's Department and the U.S. Geological Survey sign Structures Stewardship Agreement: A Memorandum of Understand (MOU) was signed on October 1, 2010 establishing joint responsibilities between the Kansas Adjutant General's Department (KSAGD) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for the stewardship of the National Structures Dataset. The NSD is digital spatial data set comprised of the geospatial location, classification, and other characteristics of manmade buildings and facilities, commonly referred to as structures.
The USGS is the principal civilian agency for geospatial activities and provides a nationally consistent framework for features such as Fire Stations, Hospitals, and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations within the National Structures Dataset.
The Adjutant General's Department is responsible for emergency management for all disasters and coordination of recovery and response activities statewide, and homeland security for the State. In support of this mission, the KSAGD is actively collecting and maintaining structure data layers in Kansas.
These two agencies will coordinate to maintain these common structure data layers to provide current, accurate, and consistent structures data to meet the needs of the State of Kansas and the USGS National Structures Dataset.
Points of contact are Jessica Frye for KSAGD, and Ingrid Landgraf for USGS.
The USGS is the principal civilian agency for geospatial activities and provides a nationally consistent framework for features such as Fire Stations, Hospitals, and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Stations within the National Structures Dataset.
The Adjutant General's Department is responsible for emergency management for all disasters and coordination of recovery and response activities statewide, and homeland security for the State. In support of this mission, the KSAGD is actively collecting and maintaining structure data layers in Kansas.
These two agencies will coordinate to maintain these common structure data layers to provide current, accurate, and consistent structures data to meet the needs of the State of Kansas and the USGS National Structures Dataset.
Points of contact are Jessica Frye for KSAGD, and Ingrid Landgraf for USGS.
Category: DASC News
| 09 |
| Nov |
| 2010 |
Kansas signs new ESRI Master Purchase Agreement
The State of Kansas signed a new Master Purchase Agreement (MPA) that covers ESRI software and services. The pricing identified in the MPA is offered to both state and local government organizations. The document can be downloaded in PDF format at the following location http://da.ks.gov/kito/gis/docs/KS-MPA-Amd5-Nov2010.pdf.
Category: DASC News
| 14 |
| Oct |
| 2010 |
Intro to ArcGIS Javascript API presentation online
The presentation introducing the basics of how to manipulate the Esri ArcGIS Javascript application programming interface (API) is available online at:
www.kansasgis.org/KAM2010
The presentation includes an introductory slide with links to necessary resources, including the Esri online reference and sample pages, then a "slideshow" demonstrating the incremental stages to style and add a map to a web page, then add and manipulate a point on the map, and finally how to reference a dynamic point layer an ArcGIS Server to display the tabular data associated with a point.
The presentation is intended as a jumping off point. Please contact DASC if you have any questions!
www.kansasgis.org/KAM2010
The presentation includes an introductory slide with links to necessary resources, including the Esri online reference and sample pages, then a "slideshow" demonstrating the incremental stages to style and add a map to a web page, then add and manipulate a point on the map, and finally how to reference a dynamic point layer an ArcGIS Server to display the tabular data associated with a point.
The presentation is intended as a jumping off point. Please contact DASC if you have any questions!
Category: DASC News
| 07 |
| Oct |
| 2010 |
State Releases LiDAR Request for Proposals (RFP)
The State of Kansas Division of Purchasing released the RFP for the 2011 LiDAR Project. The project covers all or parts of 12 counties in central Kansas. For more information on the RFP, please visit the State Division of Purchasing web site.
As soon as the bid has closed and the vendor has been selected, additional information regarding the final project area and product specifications will be added to the LiDAR Resource Center section of the DASC web site.
As soon as the bid has closed and the vendor has been selected, additional information regarding the final project area and product specifications will be added to the LiDAR Resource Center section of the DASC web site.
Category: DASC News
| 06 |
| Oct |
| 2010 |
Sign up for the Kansas GIS Response Team
The Kansas Adjutant General's Department is extending an invitation to GIS professionals to join the Kansas GIS Response Team (PDF).
Following statewide emergency preparedness and response activities, this team will serve three purposes:
Download the Kansas GIS Response Team application (PDF) to apply.
Following statewide emergency preparedness and response activities, this team will serve three purposes:
- Regional Incident Management Team (IMT) support
- GIS support for state and local government leaders during disasters
- GIS support for other state governments during disasters (EMAC)
Download the Kansas GIS Response Team application (PDF) to apply.
Category: DASC News
| 04 |
| Oct |
| 2010 |
New DASC Catalog Design Features
The redesign of the DASC web site is intended to improve access and usability. The new online Catalog will make it easier for users to search for, find, bookmark and understand the data we host at DASC.
A summary of new functionalities in the Catalog include the following:
* Permalinks: At the bottom of each catalog entry is a web site link entitled "Permalink". If you want to bookmark or add a catalog entry to your "favorites", click the permalink before adding the entry to your browser's list of links. Likewise, these links can be copied and pasted into an email to share.
* Search: Note that there is a "Search" tab next to the category listing to help you find entries in the catalog. Your search results are displayed along with their categories.
* Online Services: DASC is committed to providing the best services to our users, and the catalog now reflects our ever-increasing list of online services that can be used with web applications and desktop applications.
Your input is welcome, and we would appreciate hearing any thoughts or suggestions you may have to improve this site.
A summary of new functionalities in the Catalog include the following:
* Permalinks: At the bottom of each catalog entry is a web site link entitled "Permalink". If you want to bookmark or add a catalog entry to your "favorites", click the permalink before adding the entry to your browser's list of links. Likewise, these links can be copied and pasted into an email to share.
* Search: Note that there is a "Search" tab next to the category listing to help you find entries in the catalog. Your search results are displayed along with their categories.
* Online Services: DASC is committed to providing the best services to our users, and the catalog now reflects our ever-increasing list of online services that can be used with web applications and desktop applications.
Your input is welcome, and we would appreciate hearing any thoughts or suggestions you may have to improve this site.
Category: Web Site Updates
| 04 |
| Oct |
| 2010 |
Upcoming DASC attendance for October, 2010
DASC staff will be at the following events in October:
* The Kansas Association of Mappers (KAM) annual meeting in Wichita, KS.
* The MAGIC States Clearinghouse meeting in Oklahoma City, OK.
* Also, DASC will have a booth at the Kansas Association of Counties conference in Wichita in November.
We look forward to seeing you.
* The Kansas Association of Mappers (KAM) annual meeting in Wichita, KS.
* The MAGIC States Clearinghouse meeting in Oklahoma City, OK.
* Also, DASC will have a booth at the Kansas Association of Counties conference in Wichita in November.
We look forward to seeing you.
Category: DASC News
