Connections to the new State Geographic Information Database ArcSDE 9.3 Geodatabase Server are now available. The 9.3 SGID Geodatabase has been reorganized to improve the usability of data category and feature class names. The new category names attempt to balance the desire to use ISO Topic Category names, where possible, with basic usability for Utah GIS users.
Say goodbye to SGID.U024.Administration.CountyBoundaries...
Say hello to SGID93.Boundaries.Counties.
As of July 7th, 2pm MST, all shapefile and geodatabase download files now carry the new SGID93 name and category conventions.
As you probably know, numerous web, print, and broadcast "news" items appearing in the past month claimed that the Four Corners survey monument - marking the intersection of AZ, CO, NM, and UT - is in the wrong place. These stories also suggested that the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) is the source of this "discovery." Because these stories contained numerous inaccuracies and erroneously cited NGS as the source, NGS management felt it was important that we issue some clarification/correction information. I was asked to put this together, and I have done so.
I am providing this to you for your own information and also to help you in responding to any inquiries you might have received or will receive regarding this (non) issue.
Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this effort to get out the real story of the Four Corners monument.
The annual Utah Geographic Information Council Board of Directors election consists of two rounds: nominations and voting. All members of UGIC are asked to participate in both the submission of nominations and the election held a week later.
For 2009, vacancies exist for the following Board positions:
County Government Representative (1)
State Agencies Representative (1)
At-Large Representative (1)
Nominations must be sent to
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. The dealine is 6 pm on Tuesday, May 19th, 2009.
The following bylaw change has been proposed by the UGIC Board of Directors to improve the diversity and strength of the UGIC Board. This proposal was presented in a plenary session at the 2009 UGIC Conference in Midway.
UGIC members will be asked to vote on this proposal as part of the annual Board of Directors ballot. If you have questions or comments about this proposal, please email
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Amendment Proposal:
The UGIC Board of Directors shall be expanded to include Associate Board of Directors. Associate Board of Directors shall represent a specific organization deemed important to the successful operation of UGIC. Associate Board of Director positions shall be created as follows:
Proposal for Associate Board position by current Board of Director or Associate Board of Director
Approval by a majority vote of existing Board of Directors
Associate Board of Directors shall be further defined as follows:
Position filled by appointment by the represented organization
The term for the appointed Associate Board of Director shall be set by the represented organization. Minimum term of one (1) year
Members affiliated with organizations represented by an Associate Board of Director can not be appointed or elected to any other Board of Director position
The private sector UGIC Board of Director shall be modified and split into two categories, private sector for profit and private sector not for profit. These new categories are further defined as follows:
The current private sector Board of Director will now represent private sector for profit. The term for this Board of Director shall remain the same as the current term.
The private sector not for profit Board of Director position will be filled following the procedure outlined in paragraph two (2) of the Board of Directors section of the current Bylaws. The election for this position will be included in the 2009 election process.
The private sector for profit and private sector not for profit Board of Director positions will be defined as outlined in paragraph two (2) of the Board of Directors section of the current Bylaws.
Connections to the new State Geographic Information Database ArcSDE 9.3 Geodatabase Server are now available. The 9.3 SGID Geodatabase has been reorganized to improve the usability of data category and feature class names. The new category names attempt to balance the desire to use ISO Topic Category names, where possible, with basic usability for Utah GIS users. 
