1. Regional GIS User Group Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:00 AM - Noon Amphitheater, C – Level www.atlantaregional.com/rgug www.atlantaregional.com/gis

2. 2011 Data Collection Latest Zoning and Future Land Use (FLU) information (polygons with codes and metadata) Latest Parcel Polygons / footprints if available Full Tax Digest – Please advise if this needs to be collected from the Tax Assessor Office for your area Latest Street Layer (Lines with Attributes) Latest Community Facilities Latest Sidewalk Data Contact – Tim Maguire Tmaguire@atlantaregional.com 404-463-3155

3. Cooperative Purchase 2013 Send out notice and information June 2011 –Purchase of Imagery and LiDAR Other buy-ups available –Should watershed boundaries be considered –Possible USGS grant money available

4. Retroreflectivity New Federal Highway Administration Minimum Sign Retroreflectivity Regulations –Revision 2 of the 2003 Edition of the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) –To address this disparity, the FHWA has adopted new traffic sign retroreflectivity requirements –- By January 22, 2012, an assessment or management method MUST be in place. –- By January 22, 2015, all regulatory, warning, and ground mounted guide (except street name) signs failing to meet the minimum levels must be replaced –- By January 22, 2018, all street name and overhead guide signs failing to meet the minimum levels must be replaced Is anyone working on this project

5. GIS Training at ARC ARC is now teaching the new ArcGIS v10 Certified Curriculum Three class series, will offer it 2-3 times per year depending on demand – next classes offered in late summer/early fall, TBD Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis Registration is handled through ARC’s Community Planning Academy Available to local government staff only, Class size limited to 12 Check atlantaregional.com/cpa page of ARC’s website for upcoming classes and online registration, check ESRI website for course detailsatlantaregional.com/cpa Please contact Paul DiGirolamo at 404-463-3520 or pdigirolamo@atlantaregional.com for more information or to be added to the Community Planning Academy mailing list for upcoming training pdigirolamo@atlantaregional.com

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