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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The main work of the Geospatial
Enterprise Office (GEO) is coordination, to ensure the quality and usefulness
of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>'s
geographic information. By “geographic information” we mean the
data (GIS data, spatial data, place-based data), the systems that are used to
collect, analyze, deliver, and display the information and also the way we
conduct this business. One of the principle tenets of GIS philosophy is to
create data once and use it many times. This implies that data created at
various accuracies, scales, and resolutions, in various formats, held in
various places and computing environments, must be integrated on an as-needed
basis to solve problems. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We’re conducting a series of
meetings to discuss how we might more efficiently cooperate in these activities
and share the data once it’s developed. The meeting format is a
facilitated group discussion and the larger and more diverse the group is the
better the results will be. In addition to the GIS community we need
participation from local government, state government, federal agencies,
elected officials, and the private sector. Please participate! Please forward
this announcement and the link to the flyer to others. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Here’s the flyer:</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <a
href="http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/docs/FLYER_RegionalGISmeetings_20090527.pdf"
title="http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/docs/FLYER_RegionalGISmeetings_20090527.pdf">http://gis.oregon.gov/DAS/EISPD/GEO/docs/FLYER_RegionalGISmeetings_20090527.pdf</a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Bend</span></font></b></st1:City><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> and <st1:place w:st="on">Western Oregon</st1:place>
dates and locations and now scheduled.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Thanks, we look forward to seeing you
there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p><em><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Milt Hill, GISP</span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Framework Coordinator</span></font></i></em><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>DAS/Geospatial <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Enterprise</u1:City></u1:City></u1:place></st1:place></st1:City>
Office</span></font></i></em><br>
<u1:Street u2:st="on"><u1:address style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabIndex="0" u2:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>955 Center St. NE</u1:address></u1:Street></span></font></i></em></st1:address></st1:Street><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, Rm 470</span></font></i></em><br>
<u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Salem</u1:City></span></font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>, <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">OR</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</u1:PostalCode></u1:place></st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:place><br>
<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>503-378-3157</span></font></i></em><br>
</span></font></i><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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