When attempting to import Census 2000 Geographic ID data into a specified Summary File template using Microsoft Access 2007, the text-based fixed-width geographic ID data file will not import correctly using "automagic" default settings. Information from the data dictionary will have to be supplemented into the import settings to properly import the data.

I will present an example using the Summary File 3 template file.

In Access, open the SF3.mdb template file.

The Biodiesel Committee of CCURISA is focusing on an alternate fuel which has far-reaching implications for the Washington DC metro region. Using the mapping expertise and web resources of our nonprofit, we hope to jumpstart awareness and availability of biodiesel. The Committee has developed a three stage program. The first stage raises awareness of biodiesel in the community. The second and third stages aim to increase access to the fuel and vehicles that would use biodiesel fuel.

CCURISA is a local chapter of the international organization URISA. URISA consists of 2,500 individuals worldwide attending conferences and training, becoming certified Geographic Information System (GIS) practitioners, and collaborating on GIS solutions. URISA educates local government workers within the fields of information and spatial technologies. Upcoming URISA conferences are:

Caribbean GIS Conference / 25-29 August 2008 / Cayman Islands

URISA's 46th Annual Conference & Exhibition / 7-10 October 2008 / New Orleans

2nd GIS in Public Health Conference / May or June 2009

Given the number of federal agencies in the region, one would expect to easily find a Geographic Information System (GIS) conference pertinent to one's own specialty. It's not so easy with busy schedules and gridlock bearing down on us. Here is a quick overview of GIS Conferences in the area. Perhaps it will help you get to where you are needed most.

Maryland
Towson University GIS Conference

Opensource for GIS is gaining traction and is being used at many different levels of government. This is ccurisa's shopping list for opensource GIS tools. We will start with the distributions.

Linux Distributions

• Debian GIS is almost ready for you, this is a Debian Linux distribution for GIS users.
• Ubuntu GIS enters the opensource GIS roster.
• LinGis, makes your SUSE 9.1 Linux distribution sing with GIS apps. It includes GMT, cfitsio, dcmms, demeter, gdal
  
  

Membership to The Chesapeake Chapter is free of charge. We ask for your email address and name so that we may communicate with you about upcoming events. The Chesapeake Chapter does not publish emails (unless you choose to do so) nor shares emails with other organizations and will minimally communicate with you by email.

Membership entitles you to receive announcements of upcoming events, comment on those events, help build publications online, and access online content on events that you may have missed.