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Here is a link to the document that I created that will help us document how best to add news articles to the various sections of the KGIS portal and how to restrict it to the correct audience of users. KGISPortalManagementProcedures.pdf

(This notice itself should only be visible to KGIS staff....If you are NOT a member of the KGIS staff, please contact Keith Stump and let him know that this announcement is visible...because it shouldn't be!)

                                   Scheduled Topic: "Creating a New Map Project in ArcGIS"

The monthly KGIS Users Group meeting, which normally is conducted on the last Monday of each month, has been re-scheduled to Wednesday, April 3rd, from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. in Room 453 ("City War Room") of the City-County Bldg.

KGIS's database administrator Chris Halcomb plans to conduct a basic introduction on how to create a new map project using the ESRI ArcGIS desktop suite of software. He will step users through the basic steps of connecting to the KGIS database, opening a new edit session, and creating basic point, line or area features in the new map project. 

Then, if time permits, Chris plans to demo how that new map project can be accessed via KGIS's Advanced Maps web application (which is currently in "beta").

The annual Tennessee GIS (TNGIC) Conference will be held at Montgomery Bell State Park on March 27th - 28th, 2013. This event is a great way to meet GIS professionals from across this State and to discern how the technology is being used. Special training opportunities are also available. Visit the conference website for more information.

The  School Zone Search and KGIS Maps applications have now been updated to display the recently adopted 2013-2014 elementary and intermediate school zone boundaries for Knox County. The elementary and intermediate zones were adjusted in the western portion of the county to accommodate the new Southwest Elementary School.[Note: High and Middle school zone boundaries are not scheduled to change.] For more information about the zone changes, visit the Knox County Schools website.