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Invest $15M over 5 years

“The issue is the issue” – Shelby Johnson The Arkansas Geographic Information Office (AGIO) is leading an effort to build a coordinated Geographic Information System (GIS) for the State of Arkansas.  To achieve that goal the agency is seeking sustainable funding to invest in creating and maintaining the data.  Shelby Johnson, Arkansas GIO had the […]

11,119 Marion County Address Points Added

Thank you extended to Marion County for providing their address points for use. The address points are now available via GeoStor.County Download: http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=situs+dlStatewide Download: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/

Legislature to Learn About State GIS Business Plan

The Arkansas General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Advanced Communications and Information Technology (JCACIT) will be meeting in Room 130 of the State Capitol on Wednesday June 9, 2010.The committee is comprised of State House and Senate members and is set up to provide leadership on technology issues and opportunities for the State. This particular meeting […]

195,357 Address Points Added

Thank you to Benton, Faulkner, Mississippi, and White Counties for providing your data for use. The situs address points for each of these counties is now available for download. Jefferson County situs addresses were updated. The data will also be provided to http://www.openaddresses.org/ for further use. This data set would not be possible without a lot of […]

Road Centerline File Updated

Miller County Arkansas road centerlines have been updated in the Arkansas Road Centerline File.County Clip: http://www.geostor.arkansas.gov/G6/Home.html?q=acf+dlStatewide ACF Data Set: ftp://ftp.geostor.arkansas.gov/Public_Statewide/ Thank you, Miller County for providing your data.

2008 Impaired Waterbodies

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has released the 2008 Impaired Waterbodies (303(d) List) shapefiles to GeoStor. The 2008 Impaired Waterbodies list includes the category 4a streams and lakes and the category 5 streams and lakes. This list has been formatted to reflect the guidance issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the development of […]

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 […]