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The MAGIC Clearinghouse Committee is established for the sole purpose of facilitating progress and growth among state GIS data clearinghouses in order to enhance statewide and national initiatives and better serve local, state, and national GIS communities. The primary activity of this group will be to organize an annual summit for state GIS clearinghouse staff and strategic partners. Additionally, the Clearinghouse Committee hopes to expand the technical capabilities of state clearinghouses through the open exchange of information regarding successful programs and projects, strategic plans and standards, technical architecture, and the like.

In addition to the annual summit, the clearinghouse committee envisions the following collaborative projects and activities:

• Quarterly conference calls that highlight a successful GIS project or coordination activity within the MAGIC region;
• Metadata Triage - collaborative proposal to FGDC
• GIS Server Technology Information Exchange - ESRI & open source technologies
• Annual clearinghouse technical architecture survey
• Workshops or webinars - ArcGIS Server, GeoPDF, LiDAR, data management and storage

If you have questions or ideas, you may contact the Clearinghouse Chair, Ken Nelson.

Resources & Materials

• MAGIC Metadata Triage Curriculum Materials (2008)
• State of Iowa Rural GIS Summit (September 2009)
• State of Missouri Rural GIS Summit (September 2009)

Reports

• MAGIC States Clearinghouse Portal Report (August 2006)
• Arkansas County Assessor Mapping Program (CAMP) Report (2006)

USGS Resources

• National Geospatial Programs Office Powerpoint
• Dialog on the Changing Geospatial Information Landscape at USGS (November 2004)
• MAGIC/USGS National Map Technical Workshop Materials (December 2004)
• MAGIC/USGS National Map Technical Workshop Outcomes (December 2004)
• National Geospatial Programs Office Powerpoint (November 2004)