• Interns from GIS coalition attended to talk about assisting in re-organizing of website.
• Libraries is hiring a new Open Source Geospatial professional.
• OPP will be flying new imagery and LiDAR in the spring.  Data should be available by the fall.
• PA EMA is also flying new LiDAR this spring.
• We would like to move the Users Group into a more formal “Working Group” and would like input on that in the next meetings.

• Ridge Waddell and Geri Miller form esri attended these meetings.  They are the esri campus representatives.
• GIS Users Group page will transition to the main GIS landing page for campus.

• Next meeting: James Spayd will give a brief overview of GIS is PSIEE.
• Additional meeting topics welcome.

• Justine Blanford was elected to the Board of Directors for the UCGIS.
• There is an effort to bring more perspective on data sciences degrees.  Please participate.
  A UCGIS Call to Action: Bringing the Geospatial Perspective to Data Science Degrees and Curricula
• TRELIS For Women in the Geospatial Sciences  There will be workshop at Syracuse University in Spring 2019.
• John Richendrfer provided an update from OPP GIS.
• We are still looking for more speakers for GIS Day.  Please contact Tara LaLonde (TLL38@psu.edu) if interested.

• In an effort to better establish ourselves in the campus community, we are currently accepting all suggestions on a mission statement for this group.
• D. Goldberg recently attended the Tech Plus Conference, an AEC expo that was in NYC in May. They talked a lot about using BIM to create “digital twin” models of buildings to simulate changes or updates to the buildings.
• Again the topic of trying to get an ArcGIS Server instance up and running for general use came up.
• J. Richendrfer from OPP will give a brief talk in the next UG meeting.

• ESRI passes for the 2018 International Users Conference are being worked out by Beth King from Dutton Institute.
• R. Baxter updated the instructions on the website for requesting licenses.  This goes for instructors using licenses in courses and faculty/staff that need tools for daily tasks.  Please visit : https://sites.psu.edu/psugis/technology/how-to-acquire-arcmap-and-arcgis-pro/ and let us know if you have any feedback.
• The brand new campus map is live!
• Dan Meehan gave a brief talk about the Geodesign Program.
• The annual PA GIS Conference is May 14-16 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College.  

• We spoke briefly about how AGOL accounts are setup for students.  Some BMPs need to be developed for this.
• OPP is in the process of hiring a new GIS Analyst
• We decided to keep a formal meeting at about every 6 weeks.  Next UG meeting will be March 1st at 10AM.  Location TBD.
• We will have a less formal HH every 6 weeks in between the formal meetings.  First HH of 2018 will be Feb 6th, 4PM at Whiskers.

• Esri representatives will be on campus for the Spring Career Fair.
• PSU Spring Career Days: Mon–Tues, Feb 5-6, 11-4 at Bryce Jordan Center
• Esri info session: Mon Feb 5, 5:45-7:45 in 229 Walker
• Career discussion with GEOG 390 class (others welcome to attend!): Wed Feb 7, 4-5:15 p.m. in 105 Walker

• Do we need a dedicated ArcGIS server for general PSU use?

• Ridge Waddel and Geri Miller are in from the ESRI Philadelphia office to introduce themselves and give an update.
• They are looking to add new disciplines to their support coverage.
• Looking at Management Information Systems (MIS), data analytics and big data.
• InCommon is needed to get single-sign-on for PSU

• Licenses were auto renewed at the end of September 2017.
• Website is up to date and current.  Advanced licenses are $0.
• Named users can be easily adjusted.
• ArcGIS Server is now wrapped under Enterprise
• With server: real-time, big data, raster analytics, networking, hosting.
• Professional Services offer a hosted services option for cost.

ESRI Talk and Workshop

Esri representatives will be on campus on Monday, October 2nd. They will be providing updates on ArcGIS Pro, Esri Insights, and giving a hands-on workshop for mobile application development. This will take place in 302 Paterno. You don not need to commit to attending the entire workshop.

AGENDA:
- ArcGIS Platform (9-10am) This part will be broadcast via ZOOM: https://psu.zoom.us/j/566280643
- Insights for ArcGIS (10:15-12noon)
- Esri Mobile Field Apps (1pm-5pm)

All attendees must sign up as spots are limited. Please enter the required information below.

REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES:
• Mobile Device or tablet with internet connectivity.
• A user account on the main Penn State ArcGIS Online Organizational
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• There are only 35 desktop computers in this lab and they will be filled on a first come, first served basis. We encourage you to bring your own laptop.

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OVERVIEW:

ArcGIS Platform: In this session we’ll discuss the ArcGIS Platform and how it can be used to deploy the Web GIS pattern – both in the cloud and in your own infrastructure. The ArcGIS software product portfolio will be presented in context of the overall platform, as well as how they integrate and work together. Concepts such as the geoinformation model, the web map, and web scenes will also be discussed.

Insights for ArcGIS: In this hands-on session we’ll explore the Insights for ArcGIS app – a new app which enables iterative and exploratory analysis of your spatial or non-spatial data. Insights provides an intuitive technology with a simple drag-and-drop UI, which enables information to be easily extracted from your data. We will learn about the various data sources we can utilize with Insights, and the possibilities that are available for analyzing this data. The deployment options for Insights for ArcGIS will be discussed as well.

Details:
– Visualize data through interactive maps, charts and tables
– Conduct spatial analytics to answer questions of your data
– Share your results with others

Esri Mobile Field Apps hands-on workshop: This is a practical hands-on session where you will learn about Esri’s mobile field Apps strategy. An overview will be presented, followed by a discussion on the detailed workflow to perform data collection in the field. You will learn how to leverage ArcGIS Online to create a hosted feature layer, then use Collector for ArcGIS to collect map-centric field data. Next, you will use Survey123 for ArcGIS to collect form-centric field data. Participants will perform these tasks and “play” with the software. After performing data collection in the field, you will be shown options on how to present your data results using the configurable application templates and Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS.

Details:
– Create a new hosted feature service in ArcGIS Online, based on a template
– Collect field data with Collector for ArcGIS: point, line, polygon – based on map data
– Create a survey form with Survey123 for ArcGIS web designer, will be shown Survey123 Connect
– Collect field data with Survey123 for ArcGIS – a form based field data collector
– See how the field data can be “presented” in a web app, with the configurable app templates and Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS

• Campus Bird contract has been signed.
• There are ongoing meetings, inquire to Pam Garbini (PWG3@PSU.EDU) if interested.
• Strategic Communications Office & Enterprise IT are the two executive leads on this project.
• There will be two map coordinators for campus.