History

• March 16, 2005
- First Board elected under new election rules assumes duties.


• Jan 13, 2005
- HCGUG and Hennepin Co. announce an agreement whereby entities with an HCGUG member
can obtain aerial imagery at a 4% discount.


• Dec 13, 2004
- By-law change made to alter election process and move it back to the month of March.


• April 30, 2004
- Updated Web site.


• April 19, 2004
- By-law change made to split Secretary/Treasurer position into separate seats.


• April 2, 2004
- Started membership drive.


• March 23, 2004
- Opened Business account for the "Hennepin County Users Group".
Deposited User group funds.


• March 22, 2004
- Received employer's Identification Number from IRS (Tax ID).


• Dec 15, 2003
- Received Articles of Incorporation


• Dec 3, 2003
- Filed for Articles of Incorporation
Now a state 517A, will submit request for federal 501(c)(3).
Will submit request for tax id numbers and look into tax questions.


• Sep 8, 2003
- Funding for "start-up" received from MetroGIS.


• Aug 25, 2003
- www.hcgug.org website in place, email accounts established.


• Aug 15, 2003
- Submitted request to MN GIS/LIS for a grant to incorporate - forwarded to MetroGIS.

Early History

Initial Users Group Meeting January 31st, 2000 - Organized and sponsored by Hennepin County Structured as an organizational forum to gather interest 125 attendees (County, City, Private, Utility Co.) Presentations by Hennepin County staff included: Creation and use of the County’s parcel basemap Discussion of the color digital orthophoto project Using ArcView for route planning Web applications Breakout groups offered feedback on organizational structure, participation, expectations and opportunities for the Users Group. Steering Commitee Planning Group of volunteers met on April 19th, 2000 and May 5th, 2000 to discuss the organizational structure, activities and future direction of the Users Group SIG Groups created to offer discussions on specific topics including Data (Metadata, Formats) Technical (Software/Hardware, Applications) Redistricting (Short term topics) Education (Demonstrations) User Group Meetings June 6th, 2000 Focused on what GIS is and how is it used Presentations by Rowekamp, Intergraph and SEH SIG discussions July 11th, 2000 Update of Hennepin County’s progress in redistricting SIG discussions August 21st, 2000 Markhurd offered an in-depth look at the aerial survey process Viewed GIS applications that use orthophotos November 15th, 2000 GIS Day at the Ridgedale Library Presentations, exhibits and demonstrations Activities Suspended One more Steering Committee meeting to discuss orthophotos No other meetings until another group of volunteers started discussions a few months ago "Revival" Organizing Commitee Becky Blue Bill Brown Will Craig Mike Eberle Keith Ehrlichman Bob Moulder Dave Tripp Ben Verbick