12:19:43 AM Amy Sebring:I am pleased to welcome you to an 
experiment in the Virtual Classroom.

12:19:57 AM Amy Sebring:We are trying to find out if this 
medium can be used to actually provide instruction, and you 
all (as we say down here in Texas) get to be our guinea pigs.

12:20:08 AM Amy Sebring:Let me do a couple of disclaimers 
right at the start.  I am NOT a GIS expert, nor am I 
floodplain manager.  I am however, very interested in the 
potential of GIS for general emergency management purposes.

12:20:26 AM Amy Sebring:I am also interested in how this 
technology may be brought to the local emergency manager in a 
very economic way.  What I will demonstrate today can be done 
more effectively with a licensed copy of ArcView I expect...

12:20:36 AM Amy Sebring:however, that will cost you about 
2,000 dollars.  That is still pretty steep.  Another lowcost 
option for GIS is the LandView/MarPlot approach.  I just 
discovered yesterday that RTKNet is making LandView III, and 
county data available for FREE download.

12:20:48 AM Amy Sebring:There is a link from our Technology 
Arena, Pre/Post Event Data Sources page for that resource.  
However, MarPlot still seems pretty limited in the number of 
formats it can handle, although it is supposed to import 
ArcInfo ungenerate format.

12:21:00 AM Amy Sebring:The ArcExplorer solution is still not 
ideal, however ESRI is supposed to be releasing an upgrade 
"soon" as well as an ArcExplorer Internet server.  I am hoping 
that future releases will permit even more flexibility as to 
data sources.

12:21:13 AM Amy Sebring:My last disclaimer is that I am not 
even extremely proficient with ArcInfo/ArcView as we use 
MapInfo in our office.  All that being said, I will give it a 
shot.

12:21:25 AM Amy Sebring:Please note that we will be posting a 
transcript of that session, so you do not need to copy down 
the URL's that I will be using.  I will provide an html 
version of the transcript with the links embedded.

12:21:41 AM Amy Sebring:For starter's let's take a look at a 
page that ESRI has recently posted about using FEMA Q3 data 
with ArcView.  Go ahead and click on the following URL, and 
position and size your browser window as needed.  This may be 
useful for future reference.

12:21:51 AM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.esri.com/base/common/fldoffer/q3instr.html

12:22:07 AM Amy Sebring:Here are the system requirements for 
what we are going to demonstrate today:

12:22:18 AM Amy Sebring:1. Workstation with Windows 95.  If 
you have Windows 3.11, then you may wish to investigate the 
ArcView 1.0 option available (free) from USGS.  I have not 
tested ArcView 1.0 since it will NOT run on Windows 95.

12:22:28 AM Amy Sebring:2. Copy of ArcExplorer (free 
download).

12:22:39 AM Amy Sebring:3. FEMA Q3 Data (CD ROM furnished by 
FEMA).

12:22:48 AM Amy Sebring:4. Import utility (free download).

12:23:00 AM Amy Sebring:5. Other data such as street layer 
(free? download).

12:23:36 AM Amy Sebring:First, let's get the ArcExplorer 
program which is available for free download from ...

12:23:58 AM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.esri.com/base/products/arcexplorer/arcexplo
rer.html

12:24:10 AM Amy Sebring:The downloaded file is over 6 meg so 
it will take awhile, depending on the speed of your system.  
Decompress the downloaded file by running the self extracting 
archive file and follow instructions to install.

12:24:24 AM Amy Sebring:You have an option during installation 
to do a typical or custom installation.  ArcExplorer may also 
be used as an Internet client, and although there is not much 
data available yet via Internet...

12:24:35 AM Amy Sebring:it is probably a good idea to install 
with the Internet option; otherwise if you need in the future, 
you will have to repeat the entire download and install 
process.

12:24:47 AM Amy Sebring:Let's take a look at a screen shot of 
the ArcExplorer window and the menu options briefly.

12:25:01 AM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy01.gif

12:25:14 AM Amy Sebring:The File menu option is used to 
open/close/save/print an ArcExplorer View which is an 
ArcExplorer Project file (*.aep).  Once we have imported our 
data we will save it as a View, which can be opened directly 
from then on.

10:53:00 AM Amy Sebring:Ok, here testing my connection

10:53:08 AM Amy Sebring:I just upgraded to Netscape 4.04

10:53:23 AM Amy Sebring:and hopefully that will take care of 
the problems I have been having.

10:53:31 AM Amy Sebring:Also have cleared out some disk space

10:53:38 AM Amy Sebring:Not sure what I got rid of!

10:53:45 AM Amy Sebring:This seems to be working fine now.

10:53:55 AM Amy Sebring:Will just hang here for awhile.

11:03:20 AM Amy Sebring:Still hanging.

11:05:26 AM Amy Sebring:Stepping out for a moment.

11:10:22 AM Amy Sebring:OK. I am back.

11:10:29 AM Amy Sebring:Still seem to be working ok.

11:15:09 AM Amy Sebring:Looking good.

11:34:19 AM Amy Sebring:Out again.

11:38:31 AM Amy Sebring:Back again.

11:51:35 AM Amy Sebring:Good morning Tim.

11:51:43 AM Amy Sebring:I was getting lonely all here by 
myself!

11:52:39 AM Amy Sebring:Well, I seem to be working OK this 
week.

11:52:52 AM Amy Sebring:Just downloaded Netscape Communicator 
4.04...

11:53:07 AM Amy Sebring:and that seems to have cleared up my 
Java problems....I hope!

11:53:19 AM Amy Sebring:There's Avagene!

11:53:40 AM Amy Sebring:Yes, Tim, I can see your text on 
moderator screen.

11:53:47 AM Avagene Moore:Hello, sorry to be late coming in.  
Been a rough morning  -- my dad had problems.  Seems to be 
doing OK at the moment.

11:53:53 AM Amy Sebring:Good morning Kurt. Gald you could 
come.

11:54:05 AM Amy Sebring:Sorry about your Dad, Ava.

11:54:34 AM Amy Sebring:I show about 9 minutes of.

11:54:34 AM Avagene Moore:So am I.  Tomorrow is his 85th 
b'day.

11:54:40 AM Amy Sebring:Oh my goodness.

11:55:24 AM Amy Sebring:Welcome John. We will get started in 
about 8 minutes.

11:56:22 AM Amy Sebring:Avagene, do we have a gatekeeper?

11:56:46 AM Avagene Moore:Kevin is supposed to do it.  Want me 
to go back out until he comes in?

11:56:56 AM Avagene Moore:No problem to do so.

11:57:03 AM Amy Sebring:Sure. Be sure to log back in as 
moderator when you come back.

11:57:13 AM Avagene Moore:OK.  I will watch the time.

11:57:19 AM Amy Sebring:k

11:59:49 AM Amy Sebring:About 5 more minutes.

12:00:05 PM Amy Sebring:Hello Mike, welcome.

12:00:16 PM Amy Sebring:Hi Daisha, glad you could make it.

12:00:52 PM Amy Sebring:Welcome Tam.  About 4 minutes to go.

12:02:06 PM Amy Sebring:I am usually just the Moderator; 
something different for me to be Speaker!

12:02:16 PM Amy Sebring:A lot more nerve wracking!

12:02:40 PM Amy Sebring:The guys hammering on my wall doesn't 
help any!

12:02:51 PM Amy Sebring:Oh, now they are drilling!

12:03:19 PM Amy Sebring:We'll wait about 2 more minutes for 
folks to get situated.

12:03:35 PM Amy Sebring:Hello Cindy. Glad you found the room.

12:04:03 PM Amy Sebring:Welcome Burrell.

12:05:10 PM Amy Sebring:Ok, I think we are about ready.

12:05:21 PM Amy Sebring:I am pleased to welcome you to an 
experiment in the Virtual Classroom.

12:05:32 PM Amy Sebring:We are trying to find out if this 
medium can be used to actually provide instruction, and you 
all (as we say down here in Texas) get to be our guinea pigs.

12:05:48 PM Amy Sebring:Let me do a couple of disclaimers 
right at the start.  I am NOT a GIS expert, nor am I 
floodplain manager.  I am however, very interested in the 
potential of GIS for general emergency management purposes.

12:06:05 PM Amy Sebring:I am also interested in how this 
technology may be brought to the local emergency manager in a 
very economic way.  What I will demonstrate today can be done 
more effectively with a licensed copy of ArcView I expect...

12:06:22 PM Amy Sebring:however, that will cost you about 
2,000 dollars.  That is still pretty steep.  Another lowcost 
option for GIS is the LandView/MarPlot approach.  I just 
discovered yesterday that RTKNet is making LandView III, and 
county data available for FREE download.

12:06:39 PM Amy Sebring:There is a link from our Technology 
Arena, Pre/Post Event Data Sources page for that resource.  
However, MarPlot still seems pretty limited in the number of 
formats it can handle, although it is supposed to import 
ArcInfo ungenerate format.

12:06:57 PM Amy Sebring:The ArcExplorer solution is still not 
ideal, however ESRI is supposed to be releasing an upgrade 
"soon" as well as an ArcExplorer Internet server.  I am hoping 
that future releases will permit even more flexibility as to 
data sources.

12:07:13 PM Amy Sebring:My last disclaimer is that I am not 
even extremely proficient with ArcInfo/ArcView as we use 
MapInfo in our office.  All that being said, I will give it a 
shot.

12:07:29 PM Amy Sebring:Please note that we will be posting a 
transcript of that session, so you do not need to copy down 
the URL's that I will be using.  I will provide an html 
version of the transcript with the links embedded.

12:07:51 PM Amy Sebring:For starter's let's take a look at a 
page that ESRI has recently posted about using FEMA Q3 data 
with ArcView.  Go ahead and click on the following URL, and 
position and size your browser window as needed.  This may be 
useful for future reference.

12:08:07 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.esri.com/base/common/fldoffer/q3instr.html

12:08:31 PM Amy Sebring:Here are the system requirements for 
what we are going to demonstrate today:

12:08:50 PM Amy Sebring:1. Workstation with Windows 95.  If 
you have Windows 3.11, then you may wish to investigate the 
ArcView 1.0 option available (free) from USGS.  I have not 
tested ArcView 1.0 since it will NOT run on Windows 95.

12:09:09 PM Amy Sebring:2. Copy of ArcExplorer (free 
download).

12:09:22 PM Amy Sebring:3. FEMA Q3 Data (CD ROM furnished by 
FEMA).

12:09:34 PM Amy Sebring:4. Import utility (free download).

12:09:51 PM Amy Sebring:5. Other data such as street layer 
(free? download).

12:10:09 PM Amy Sebring:First, let's get the ArcExplorer 
program which is available for free download from ...

12:10:25 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.esri.com/base/products/arcexplorer/arcexplo
rer.html

12:10:41 PM Amy Sebring:(Do NOT download now.)

12:11:03 PM Amy Sebring:The downloaded file is over 6 meg so 
it will take awhile, depending on the speed of your system.  
Decompress the downloaded file by running the self extracting 
archive file and follow instructions to install.

12:11:23 PM Amy Sebring:You have an option during installation 
to do a typical or custom installation.  ArcExplorer may also 
be used as an Internet client, and although there is not much 
data available yet via Internet...

12:11:46 PM Amy Sebring:it is probably a good idea to install 
with the Internet option; otherwise if you need in the future, 
you will have to repeat the entire download and install 
process.

12:12:04 PM Amy Sebring:Let's take a look at a screen shot of 
the ArcExplorer window and the menu options briefly.

12:12:21 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy01.gif

12:12:53 PM Amy Sebring:The File menu option is used to 
open/close/save/print an ArcExplorer View which is an 
ArcExplorer Project file (*.aep).  Once we have imported our 
data we will save it as a View, which can be opened directly 
from then on.

12:13:14 PM Amy Sebring:The Edit option presents a number of 
formats to which the selected objects may be copied, either to 
the windows clipboard or to a file.

12:13:32 PM Amy Sebring:The View option is used to set various 
display preferences.

12:13:45 PM Amy Sebring:The Theme option is used to 
add/remove/zoom data layers or themes and set theme 
properties.

12:13:59 PM Amy Sebring:The Tools option presents the zoom 
in/zoom out tools, pan, identify, find, and query tools that 
are also displayed on the button bar.

12:14:16 PM Amy Sebring:The Help option is as per usual.

12:14:42 PM Amy Sebring:Next, we need our FEMA Q3 data.  There 
is a very good chance that you or your floodplain manager has 
the FEMA Q3 CD ROM.  In our region at least, FEMA mailed out 
the disks last month.

12:15:00 PM Amy Sebring:Data is provided in 3 formats per 
county on the disk, ArcInfo export format, MapInfo format, and 
*.dlg.  The DLG files do not contain as much useful data and 
are not recommended.  Files are named by county FIPS code.  An 
index is provided on the disk.

12:15:20 PM Amy Sebring:Today, we are going to use sample data 
for Liberty County, Texas, which floods aLOT!  This data and 
other Q3 information is available from the FEMA Q3 webpage at:

12:15:33 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.fema.gov/home/MSC/q3flooda.htm

12:15:56 PM Amy Sebring:The actual demo data that is available 
may be found at:

12:16:10 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.fema.gov/home/MSC/demodata.htm

12:16:40 PM Amy Sebring:and the file we are using is named 
c48291.e00 which represents the state and county FIPS codes 
and the ArcInfo export file format.

12:17:05 PM Amy Sebring:I have created a TEMP subdirectory 
under my ARC directory to hold temporary files.

12:17:30 PM Amy Sebring:The next item we need is an import 
utility.  ArcExplorer does NOT include the capability, 
unfortunately, to import .e00 files directly.  This has 
received several comments on the ESRI site.

12:17:47 PM Amy Sebring:I am hopeful that ESRI will include 
this import capability in its next release.  Also, if someone 
in your organization does own ArcView, they may be willing to 
do the conversion for you.

12:18:00 PM Amy Sebring:In the meantime, we can use a publicly 
available conversion utility, with the following caution:

12:18:12 PM Amy Sebring:this import utility is not up-to-date, 
and you will get some error messages while running.  I have 
not found any significant impact of the errors, but there may 
be some.

12:18:33 PM Amy Sebring:Please also note: FEMA cautions that 
if a property is close to a Special Flood Hazard Area 
boundary, you should verify actual location.  The boundaries 
included on the maps, should be considered as reasonable 
approximations.

12:18:52 PM Amy Sebring:OK, so let's go get the import utility 
at:

12:19:02 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/maps/software.html

12:19:33 PM Amy Sebring:Sometimes this server is hard to 
access.  (Note that you can obtain ArcView 1 from this same 
page currently), but if you scroll down the page, you will see 
a link to Import, and the actual filename is conver.exe.

12:20:01 PM Amy Sebring:Download and run the self-extracting 
archive.  An import.txt file with instructions will be 
included and the extracted program file is import.exe. (later)

12:20:19 PM Amy Sebring:Assuming that the import.exe file and 
the c48291.e00 file are both located in C:\ARC you can execute 
the conversion as follows:

12:20:43 PM Amy Sebring:Select the Start button, Run, then 
enter c:\arc\import.exe c48291 liberty

12:21:03 PM Amy Sebring:After executing in a DOS window, a 
LIBERTY subdirectory will be created under the ARC directory 
with several files.

12:21:21 PM Amy Sebring:The next step is to start ArcExplorer, 
(ArcExplorer.exe), and from the Themes menu option, select add 
theme.  A directory browser will be displayed.

12:21:49 PM Amy Sebring:The Arc Explorer file type displayed 
should be ARC/INFO Coverages.  After selecting the LIBERTY 
directory, a file named PAT.DBF should be the only file 
displayed.  Select and click on Add Theme button.

12:22:07 PM Amy Sebring:The theme name LIBERTY.PAT will be 
displayed on the Local tab of ArcExplorer with an empty 
checkbox.  Check the box to display the map view.  It will 
appear something like this:

12:22:17 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy02.gif

12:22:57 PM Amy Sebring:A little more processing is needed at 
this point.  Double click on the theme name to display the 
Theme Properties window.  Select Unique Values, select the 
field name Symbol, and adjust the colors as desired by double 
clicking on the color boxes displayed.

12:23:20 PM Amy Sebring:I have selected as follows:

12:23:34 PM Amy Sebring:Symbol 0 represents undesignated areas 
= white

12:23:47 PM Amy Sebring:Symbol 3 represents Zone A = red

12:23:59 PM Amy Sebring:Symbol 11 represents Zone X500 = lime

12:24:11 PM Amy Sebring:Symbol 12 represents Zone X = grey

12:24:25 PM Amy Sebring:Symbol 18 represents floodway = blue

12:24:42 PM Amy Sebring:Here is the Theme Properties window 
with these choices:

12:24:56 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy03.gif

12:25:41 PM Amy Sebring:When applied, here is the resulting 
map shading:

12:25:54 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy04.gif

12:26:24 PM Amy Sebring:The map can be zoomed to the full 
extent of the window, and as large as desired.  Using the 
identify tool, you can cross-reference an area to FIRM panel, 
and display the other attributes.

12:26:45 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy05.gif

12:27:29 PM Amy Sebring:Another setup you may wish to use is 
based on whether an area is IN or OUT of the SFHA.  For Theme 
Attributes, select SFHA as the field, and shade IN and OUT 
areas as desired.  For example:

12:27:49 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.emforum.org/vclass/amy06.gif

12:28:54 PM Amy Sebring:Now, we do not have time to go much 
further today, however, the Q3 data would obviously be even 
more useful if you can add a theme for streets and roads.

12:29:10 PM Amy Sebring:I had planned to attempt this using 
USGS data files, also downloaded from the Internet, however, 
all the ftp servers I  needed were down yesterday!

12:29:26 PM Amy Sebring:The final step would be to save your 
view as an ArcExplore project file, using the File menu 
option.  Subsequently, you would open and manipulate the 
project file.

12:29:50 PM Amy Sebring:Let me close by saying, there is a Q3 
Flood Data Users Guide available, via Internet, or from the CD 
ROM which provides good background information, and further 
details about the data. The URL for the guide is:

12:30:06 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.fema.gov/home/MSC/q3users.htm

12:30:24 PM Amy Sebring:and text, WordPerfect, and PostScript 
file formats are provided.

12:30:39 PM Amy Sebring:I think I will wrap it up there.  
Remembering my disclaimers from the beginning, I would be 
happy to try to answer questions about the techniques I have 
shown today.

12:30:56 PM Amy Sebring:I would also be interested in getting 
your comments regarding this experiment; that is, do you feel 
this was a successful application of this technology, in terms 
of using the chat area for a demonstration?

12:31:28 PM Avagene Moore:Any questions for Amy?  Also 
feedback on the demonstration?

12:31:53 PM Amy Sebring:Did I put everyone to sleep? I hope 
not.

12:32:05 PM Avagene Moore:Amy, I thought this was very 
effective -- you did a great job.

12:32:11 PM Daisha Wescott:Very well done, Amy

12:32:18 PM Lois McCoy:Amy! I stand in awe of your work! Great 
demo. How do I download or where??? Lois

12:32:46 PM Amy Sebring:I will post the transcript with all 
the links with the background info in a couple of days ...

12:33:07 PM Amy Sebring:the address will be 
http://www.emforum.org/vclass/980311.htm

12:33:15 PM John Gash 2:Do you know what ERSI's plans are to 
have a web/java based GIS as not to be dependent on WIN90/NT?

12:33:47 PM Amy Sebring:I am not sure what their plans are for 
ArcExplorer...

12:33:54 PM Amy Sebring:they are being somewhat vague!

12:33:59 PM cindy rice:Amy, I found it very useful and would 
like to be included on the list for any future demonstrations 
of ANY TYPE of useful public data and software.

12:34:08 PM Tam Gatje:I think it was a good demonstration.  I 
will have to go to the transcript and reclaim the links.  
Thanks.

12:34:13 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you Cindy.

12:34:26 PM Tim Murphy:Amy, the demo was great...especially 
considering technical nature of content!

12:34:50 PM Amy Sebring:I think there is real potential for 
widespread use of GIS by the EM community in the future...

12:35:01 PM Amy Sebring:especially if it can be used at very 
low cost...

12:35:10 PM Amy Sebring:and the interface can be kept 
reasonably simple.

12:35:43 PM Amy Sebring:The ultimate would be to have an 
Internet server and use ArcExplorer...

12:36:09 PM Amy Sebring:or similar as a client to query and 
display query results.

12:36:13 PM Avagene Moore:Amy, how much time did you spend on 
mastering this particular technology?  Would it be difficult 
for the average person?

12:36:30 PM Amy Sebring:I have had some experience with GIS 
using MapInfo...

12:36:38 PM Amy Sebring:and also have some database 
experience...

12:36:56 PM Amy Sebring:but I think we have conveyed most of 
the essentials today in 30 minutes!

12:37:08 PM Burrell Montz:Participants might be interested in 
knowing that Susan Cuter at the Hazards Research Center, 
University of South Carolina, has develoe GIS based ...

12:37:10 PM Burrell Montz:multi-hazards analysis for a county 
in South Carolina

12:37:37 PM Amy Sebring:We are also having Philip Schneider 
with us on March 25.

12:37:51 PM Amy Sebring:He will be telling us about the 
further development of HAZUS.

12:38:16 PM Avagene Moore:This transcript will be an excellent 
guide for anyone wanting to try and learn this.

12:38:39 PM Amy Sebring:Well, I think one of the things I 
learned today...

12:38:51 PM Amy Sebring:is I could have easily done another 20 
minutes!

12:39:13 PM Amy Sebring:I also think that when trying to give 
a class like this, using this technology...

12:39:23 PM Amy Sebring:it should probably be unmoderated ...

12:39:37 PM Amy Sebring:so participants can request 
clarification if needed as we go along.

12:39:43 PM Avagene Moore:Are there other pointers you can 
give our audience off the top of your head?

12:39:50 PM Amy Sebring:gee ....

12:40:05 PM Leon Shaifer:How soon will the transcript be 
available for downloading?

12:40:11 PM Amy Sebring:I am looking for a way to collect data 
in the field ...

12:40:20 PM Amy Sebring:that can be uploaded easily into the 
GIS.

12:40:41 PM Amy Sebring:I have not yet found a way to make 
ArcExplorer use data presented in tabular form...

12:40:56 PM Amy Sebring:that is, import from a spreadsheet or 
other database.

12:41:09 PM Amy Sebring:Again, perhaps they will include in a 
future release ....

12:41:21 PM Amy Sebring:or someone will come up with another 
conversion utility!

12:41:33 PM Amy Sebring:I should have the transcript up this 
weekend Leon.

12:41:36 PM cindy rice:Amy, we are in the process of getting 
HAZUS up and going here at KY DES and would like more info.

12:41:53 PM Amy Sebring:Join us on the 25th Cindy...

12:42:00 PM Amy Sebring:and you will be able to ask the 
author!

12:42:06 PM cindy rice:Amy, ArcView can import data from a 
database and then it could be availble for users other than 
the ArcView user, right.?.

12:42:26 PM Amy Sebring:That is correct to my understanding...

12:42:47 PM Amy Sebring:if you have ArcView 3.0 available, by 
all means use it.

12:43:12 PM Amy Sebring:This morning I was thinking of 
contacting some of our acquaintances in the insurance 
industry...

12:43:29 PM Amy Sebring:to see what type of technology they 
are thinking of using in a catastrophic situation...

12:43:36 PM Amy Sebring:for claims adjustment.

12:43:52 PM Amy Sebring:Combined with GIS, this should work 
well for damage assessment.

12:43:57 PM Amy Sebring:I mean...

12:44:01 PM Amy Sebring:gPs

12:44:21 PM Amy Sebring:We are looking for a convenient way to 
do this locally.

12:45:24 PM Amy Sebring:I have also been sent info about some 
other potential GIS applications...

12:45:34 PM Amy Sebring:If you will bear with me, I will type 
the links.

12:46:06 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.manifold.net/explore/manifold_spec_sheet.ht
ml

12:46:31 PM Amy Sebring:This is a GIS analysis tool that sells 
for $65.

12:46:49 PM Amy Sebring:However, it appears to rely on working 
together with Microsoft Access...

12:47:05 PM Amy Sebring:so that would put the price back up in 
the $400 range I would guess. (Note: subsequently corrected; Access is not required.)

12:47:10 PM Amy Sebring:The other one is:

12:47:45 PM Amy 
Sebring:http://www.zdnet.com/adverts/eprints/caliper/pcmg/8012
6bs.html

12:47:56 PM Amy Sebring:This is a product review article.

12:48:03 PM cindy rice:Amy, some of the insurance companies 
are already trying to set something like that up here in 
Kentucky especially since the Great Flood of '97 in KY and 
were talking of using existing data from FEMA, state baselines 
and any other public sources to help recover from a disaster.

12:48:05 PM Amy Sebring:Price is about $400.

12:48:34 PM Amy Sebring:Cindy, I think it would be way more 
efficient if we could pool data.

12:48:56 PM Amy Sebring:The last product I just put up (whose 
name I forget)...

12:49:09 PM Amy Sebring:apparently includes quite a bit of 
data in the purchase price.

12:49:36 PM Avagene Moore:Mapitude 4.0, Amy (if I spelled it 
correctly.)

12:49:43 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you Ava.

12:49:56 PM Amy Sebring:(they at least quit drilling on my 
wall from next door!)

12:50:21 PM Amy Sebring:Avagene, let's go ahead and tell our 
audience about our upcoming events if there are no more 
questions.

12:50:41 PM Avagene Moore:OK.  For starters, tomorrow 
night....

12:51:06 PM Avagene Moore:Round Table discussion on Recruiting 
and Retention of Volunteers...

12:51:18 PM Avagene Moore:Kevin Farrell will lead the 
discussion...

12:51:39 PM Avagene Moore:at 8 PM EST and will have other 
people at the Round Table...

12:51:47 PM Avagene Moore:Lois Clark McCoy for one....

12:51:57 PM Avagene Moore:John Buckman....

12:52:22 PM Avagene Moore:and a High School student from 
Michigan, Megan Gilge...

12:53:30 PM Avagene Moore:Megan joined us yesterday and so 
impressed us with her insight on volunteerism, that we asked 
her to join us.

12:53:55 PM Avagene Moore:Next week, we have a panel on Flood 
Plain Management - High and Dry...

12:54:13 PM Avagene Moore:Chair of ASFPM, Terri Miller.....

12:54:31 PM Avagene Moore:Jon Fuller, rep of private 
sector....

12:54:57 PM Avagene Moore:FEMA Mitigation Flood Plain 
Management rep (name unknown)

12:55:14 PM Avagene Moore:and Burrell Montz, researcher who is 
with us today.

12:56:00 PM Avagene Moore:April is shaping up also and we are 
well into May and June with our lineup of presenters.

12:56:25 PM Avagene Moore:Rick Tobin in the Library on April 
1....

12:56:49 PM Avagene Moore:University of Missouri Fire and 
Rescue in the Classroom on April 8...

12:57:34 PM Avagene Moore:Bob Fletcher, FEMA PTE, and other 
reps to talk about the CAR on April 15 (tax day!).....

12:57:53 PM Avagene Moore:A live presentation from the 
SALEMDUG Conference on April 22....

12:58:40 PM Avagene Moore:And Tim Murphy, SC, with us today on 
April 29....I think I am correct on all of that from memory, 
folks.

12:58:49 PM Amy Sebring:Before we adjourn back to the Virtual 
Forum room ...

12:59:08 PM Amy Sebring:I would like to thank all our guests 
for serving as our guinea pigs today!

12:59:12 PM Amy Sebring:Thank you so much.

12:59:31 PM Amy Sebring:If we are ready, let's go back on over 
to Virtual Forum room.

12:59:43 PM Avagene Moore:On behlaf of our audience, thank you  
Amy!!!