The 2011 spring meeting of the AR GIS Users Forum will be held on March 24th at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development. The meeting is being held during the week of the University's spring break to avoid parking issues. The Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business and Economic Development is located on the north side of the UALR campus, at the corner of 28th Street and University Avenue. Parking is located across the street. Parking and Campus maps can be found on the UALR website.

If you plan on attending and eating lunch with us, please email Bill Sneed so that we will have an accurate head count for the lunch.

Agenda:

10:00 - 10:15 AM               Welcome - Bill Sneed, Chair
10:15 - 10:30 AM               AGIO Update - Shelby Johnson, AGIO
10:30 - 10:45 AM               AR GIS Board Update - Tracy Moy, AGFC
10:45 - 11:45 AM               Census 2010, Geography & Data Presentation - Sunny Farmahan/Phyllis Poche
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM           LUNCH (provided)
1:00 - 2:45 PM                   Handheld Solution for Utility Field Maintenance &
Inspection Presentation* -  Jeff Smith, Trimble and Chad Hicks, NEI  
2:45 - 3:00 PM                   Wrap-up/Giveaways

* Description:  The Trimble® Field Inspector solution is a robust handheld
maintenance and inspection solution for optimizing utility field
operations.  Scalable and easy to deploy, the Field Inspector solution
automates a wide variety of geospatial field applications for electric,
gas, water, and wastewater utilities?from smart meter deployments to
routine asset maintenance inspections.  The software runs on a range of
Trimble Mapping and GIS handheld devices and integrates with existing
utility back office systems, enabling the seamless flow of geospatial data
between field and office. The solution comprises of the Trimble Field
Inspector software for handheld devices and the Trimble Field Inspector
Desktop software for centralized workflow, database, and device
management.