Rhode Island Feeds

RIGIS User Group Meeting (theme: municipal water, stormwater, wastewater mapping)93 Narragansett Avenue, Jamestown (Town Hall)
1:00pm   Introductions / Background on Phase II Stormwater in RI                      Shane White, RIGIS Coordinator / Allison Hamel, RIDOT1:15pm   "Using GIS to Comply with Phase II Stormwater and EPA CMOM Requirements in Jamestown"                      Justin Jobin & Andrew Aveledo, Town of Jamestown1:45pm   "Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Mapping Projects"                      Mike Doyle, Fuss and O'Neill2:15pm   BREAK2:45pm   "Using GIS to Comply with Phase II Stormwater and EPA CMOM Requirements in S. Kingstown"                      Carol Baker, Town of South Kingstown3:15pm   "Using GIS to Manage RIDOT Stormwater Maintenance Programs"                      Allison Hamel, RIDOT3:45pm   Wrap-up4:00pm   Adjourn

Please mark Tuesday, February 7th on your calendar for our next quarterly RIGIS User Group meeting to be held at the Jamestown Town Hall (93 Narragansett Ave, Jamestown RI, 02835) from 1:00pm until 4:00pm.  The theme for the afternoon will be municipal stormwater/wastewater mapping.  If you are interested in speaking on this topic, please contact Justin Jobin (jjobin@jamestownri.net) or me (shane.white@doa.ri.gov).

A new collection of statewide orthophotographs is now available from RIGIS!  It consists of multispectral (4-band), 6-inch spatial resolution orthorectified digital aerial photographs that were collected April 29 - May 2, 2011.  These images were contracted by a partnership consisting of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Rhode Island Department of Transportation, United States Geological Survey, and RIGIS.

Not only are these orthophotographs available in JPEG2000 and GeoTiff formats as traditional file downloads, but RIGIS has teamed with the University of Rhode Island Environmental Data Center to also make these images available via a series of online map and image services.

Please visit the data download area for more information and to begin working with these data and associated services.

Please save this date on your calendar for our next RIGIS User Group meeting (originally scheduled for November 1st).  The meeting on Thursday, November 17th will be held at FM Global in Johnston (270 Central Avenue) from 1-4pm.  The agenda is "in the works", and is currently slated to include a presentation on FM Global's commercial insurance mission, and one on how they perform flood zone mapping for their clients.  We are currently looking for 2 more speakers, so if you would like to show off your latest GIS efforts, please contact me (shane.white@doa.ri.gov or 401-222-6483).

More info to come...     - Shane