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    Jefferson County, AR Parcels Now Available

    Thank you goes to Jefferson County, who recently submitted their parcels for inclusion in GeoStor. The county continues to work to complete a few remaining areas.Download – http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=Camp+parcel+dlFTP (for whole state)– http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=statewide+vectors+ftp

    April 30 & May 1, 2010 Storms-Part2

    Link to ftp (ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Event/20100430_Weather) Little Rock National Weather Service has surveyed storm damage within their area of coverage and provided a new KML file that includes confirmed tornadoes. Data 20100430-0501-Surveyed Tornado Tracks.kml- Surveyed tornado damage from the LR-NWS Dan Kock (@wxmandan) provided a blog post this weekend that provides additional insight to this event.  http://wxmandan.blogspot.com/2010/05/map-of-tornado-tracks-from-april-30-may.html

    GeoStor Fills the Gaps Where Other Programs Fall Short

    Last September, the Banker’s Advocate published an article by the AGIO showcasing how those in the banking industry can use the GeoStor program to their advantage. We recently received feedback from an individual with Chambers Bancshares Inc. (CBI) who came across that article and told us just how extensively the program has been a helpful […]

    April 30 & May 1, 2010 Storms

    Link to ftp (ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Event/20100430_Weather)Little Rock National Weather Service continues to survey damage from this weekends storms. They will provide tornado track information as soon as they can. Currently the following information is available on the ftp site. Data20100430_StormTracks.kml & .shp – Preliminary storm tracks provided by LR NWS. These do not represent tornado paths, only the […]

    April 30, 2010 Strong Storms

    Strong storms passed through the state on April 30, 2010. These storms produced several sever thunderstorm tracks and possible tornadoes. The AGIO has set up an ftp site to provide a single place to gather and distribute maps, and GIS data related to this event. Link to ftp (ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Event/20100430_Weather) Please consider sending your data and/or maps […]

    City Boundary and Road Centerline Updates

    City Boundaries– provided by the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Departmenthttp://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?id=1e4ac0a30bf74bbfc90af81180b36265 Arkansas Road Centerline file– Madison, Union, and Woodruff provided by each countyClip, format, ship- http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=acf+dlStatewide in shapefile format- ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/ (file name: TRANSP_ROADS_ACF_line)

    Justice of Peace Districts Going Digital

         The Arkansas Secretary of State, the GIS Applications Laboratory, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and the Arkansas Geographic Information Office have teamed up on an effort to build a digital version of the Justice of Peace (JP) Districts for the state.  The districts form the basis of electing County Quorum Court members.  […]

    Arkansas Strategic Business Plan for GIS Released

    The Arkansas Geographic Information Office posted the final version of the 2010 State GIS Business Plan on its website today.  The plan represents a hallmark moment in the history of organized geographic information systems (GIS) in Arkansas.  Interestingly enough, the earliest coordination effort began almost 20 years ago by former Governor Bill Clinton.  The plan […]

    Home Sale Reports Turned Visual

    The Arkansas Geographic Information Office (AGIO)has teamed up with the Arkansas Realtors Association to publish their home sale reports using GIS.  Home sales represent an important gauge of the Arkansas economy. The data is gathered by the Association and shipped to the AGIO where its joined with GIS files by county. The maps show home […]