The MidAmerica GIS Consortium, Ltd. is a nonprofit educational organization established to foster the applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and related spatial technologies in the mid-continent region.
2010 MAGIC Symposium In The News & WrapUp
Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg shares what she learned at the MidAmerica GIS Consortium Symposium 2010. Among the highlights: the many paths to effective public facing Web maps and some animated discussions on data sharing and licensing. Read more on Adena's review of MAGIC 2010 at Directions Magazine.
2010 MAGIC Presentations are now available. If you would like to submit yours, please email it to the Web Administrator in PDF or PPS format.
MAGIC 2010 was a great success! Thank you to all who participated and helped with the conference. As we have mentioned before - your participation and passion for GIS in the region are the reasons we continue doing what we do. If you have any comments or suggestions from the conference, please send them to Amber Reynolds, 2010 Symposium Chair. Please don't forget that we are an all volunteer organization and would love to have you help us with our future endeavors! In the coming weeks, we will be collecting conference presentations for mass consumption - so please check back often!
Congratulations Award Winners! 2010 MAGIC Awards winners are: GIS Coordination - John Ellis, of The Chickasaw Nation (OK); GIS Innovation - Chris Bader, Rod Bassler and Paul Moen, of the North Dakota State Water Commission (ND); and GIS Service - Jim Giglierano, of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA). Linda Sibert and Judy Palenske of Saline County, Kansas won the Best Poster and Kathryn Prinslow of Fort Hays State University won the Best Student Poster. Congrats to all!
What is MAGIC?
MAGIC states include, but are not limited to: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma & South Dakota.
In addition to sponsoring the biennial MidAmerica GIS Symposium, the Consortium also sponsors important GIS projects around the region. Projects can be industry specific, such as emergency management, remote sensing and addressing, or they can be related to GIS policy, standards and architecture.
MAGIC provides a focus for:
- Establishing linkages between GIS users having similar application interests
- Facilitating communication and data sharing across levels of government and between government, industry and academia
- Promoting spatial data standards and land records modernization
- Promoting collaboration and advancement of geospatial technologies
