Such an association might create good funding advantages for our group. He anticipates additional updating of the site in the future. Milo suggested that the site should contain a mission statement and requested that members submit written ideas at the next meeting. Tim also announced that the IUN Division of Business and Economics has a GIS course scheduled for the fall. Cataloging Subcommittee Becky reported that the methodology for cataloging is set.
Funding is now the main goal to get the job started.
It will be up to the group to decide whom to contact for metadata. We will need to phone people and get contacts. With so many local organizations participating in our forum we already have a good place to begin to look for data to catalog. Infrastructure Subcommittee Kathy Luther questioned the necessity for this subcommittee. Upon further discussion it was decided that the entire group might deal with any questions regarding GIS hardware requirements as they arise.