REGIS: What's New?

Please note: Older links nearer to the bottom of this listing may no longer work. While more current links should work fine, this page is not updated when older links are changed.

10/1/2006	Completely revamped the Help Desk page and relocated its left-hand navigation button throughout the website.
9/28/2006	Added the new REGIS Project Manager, Todd Bailey, to the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages. Also made minor corrections to many other site pages.
9/22/2006	Added the new REGIS Programmer, Ella Li, to the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages.
8/31/2006	Corrected the telephone number and e-mail address for Priscilla Martin on the Contact Us page.
8/28/2006	Added the Printed Map Order Form to the Printed Map page.
8/25/2006	Minor changes to the Homepage, Data and Data Ordering pages. Added placeholder information for new Printed Maps page.
8/2/2006	Changed the website address for Kent County on the Participants page.
7/20/2006	Added two updated Quick Reference sheets to the REGIS User's website: Geocoding, Single Address and Geocoding, Multiple Address. Also updated Section 4 (Querying Data) for the REGIS ArcGIS 9.0 User's Manual, also available on the REGIS User's website. Updated the Calendar.
7/1/2006	Added New REGIS Login Information: July 1, 2006 to the REGIS User's website.
6/20/2006	Revised the Agency Staff page to reflect the change in title of the newest two REGIS technicians: Amy Ensing and Joan Majewski.
6/1/2006	Added several new Quick Reference sheets to the REGIS User's website.
5/20/2006	Revised the New or Improved Data Layers section of the REGIS User's website with several new data layer additions or updates.
4/27/2006	Added the New ArcGIS 9 Extensions Available to the REGIS User's website and updated the Help Desk page.
4/25/2006	Added three new REGIS QuickReference documents to the REGIS Users website and updated the New Data page.
4/13/2006	Updated the Meetings & Events page.
4/12/2006	Updated the Calendar, the GVMC page, the LBA page, and the RTAG & Project Coordinators page. Added a REGIS Supported Advisory Group (R-SAG) Members page, an R-SAG Meeting Minutes page and an R-TAG Meeting Minutes page.
4/5/2006	Updated the Calendar.
3/28/2006	Updated the Calendar, Agency Bylaws and various other pages across the website and within the secured-access portion of the site.
2/21/2006	Updated the Agency Staff page with the new Director.
11/15/2005	Updated the Calendar. Updated the homepage.
6/3/2005	Uploaded the revamped REGIS Users website.
3/21/2005	Updated the Calendar. Began preparations for the revamped REGIS Users website.
1/7/2005	Uploaded the "REGIS Re-Think" page with documentation and meeting minutes pertaining to the ongoing reorganization of REGIS.
1/4/2005	Added the January 4th ArcGIS 9 Migration Update to signal the beginning of the user roll-out process; also updated several pages on the ArcGIS 9 Migration website. Updated the Calendar.
12/22/2004	Added the December 22nd ArcGIS 9 Migration Update
12/15/2004	Added announcement for Employment Opportunity: GVMC Land Use Planner
12/1/2004	Updated the Calendar Added the December 1st ArcGIS 9 Migration Update
11/24/2004	Updated the Agency Staff page to reflect the appointment of Andy Bowman as Interim REGIS Director
11/22/2004	Updated the IMS Status page to show most of the remaining REGIS IMS (Public) applications are again online.
10/27/2004	Added the October 27th ArcGIS 9 Migration Update
9/14/2004	Added the REGIS Services (HTML) and REGIS Services (PDF) information to the Overview and FAQ pages.
9/13/2004	Updated the Calendar. Added new documents to the Arc9 Technical Documents page.
9/2/2004	Added new documents to the Arc9 Technical Documents page.
Aug. 2004	Migrated much more of the website to the new site style.
8/4/2004	Repaired broken link to the City of Grand Rapids website on the Participants page. Migrated the Links, In the News, The REGIS Record, and all Data-related pages to the new site style.
8/3/2004	Updated the Calendar. Added a new map to the Maps page. Migrated REGIS Participants page to new site style. Updated Arc8/9 Migration site; added new documents to Arc8/9 Technical Documents page.
7/26/2004	Major updates and restyling of several pages. Updated the Calendar.
7/21/2004	Major updates to several pages, including moving them to a slightly new page style, including most of these linked from the Who's Who? page. Revised the Agency Staff page.
4/1/2004	Made minor updates to several pages. Uploaded the latest issue of The REGIS Record. Updated the Agency Staff page.
3/8/2004	Updated the Calendar. Added a slightly-tweaked version of the Digital GIS Data Order Form to the Data Distribution page. Debut of the Arc8 Migration website.
1/26/2004	Updated the Calendar. Added the revised Digital GIS Data Order Form to the Data Distribution page.
1/13/2003	Added "Integrated Web-Based Public Parcel Application" press release to the News section.
12/12/2003	Updated the Agency Staff page listing for System Administrator Matthew Wiese.
12/9/2003	Got busy today and... Added publicly-available pages for accessing meeting minutes: REGIS Board Meeting Minutes REGIS Executive Board Meeting Minutes Revamped and corrected the City of Kentwood's phone number on the REGIS Participants page. Adjusted the REGIS Participants Map to take into account three "non-geographic" members. Updated information on the Who's Who? and Partners pages. Updated the GVMC page to reflect the new Executive Director and re-linked the GVMC Membership Maps. Fixed several links in the Data Distribution: GIS Software & Viewers page and added a link to a new GIS viewer. Updated the REGIS Board and REGIS Executive Board information in both the Who's Who? and Participant Docs (Secure Area) sections. Revamped and revised the Meetings & Events page. Fixed several broken links on the Conferences page. Updated the Site Map & Search page. Updated the Calendar.
12/5/2003	Added new photographs for Shane and Irene to the Agency Staff page.
11/25/2003	Updated the address for the Interurban Transit Partnership on the Participants page.
11/5/2003	Added photographs for Jessica and Alan on the Agency Staff page.
10/27/2003	Linked to the October 2003 update of the Downtown Grand Rapids Map from the Maps page. Updated the Printed Maps page in the Data portion of the website, including some new printed maps of the Grand Rapids area as well as updated several dead links. Updated the Contact Us and Agency Staff pages to include Heather Haskell's new status as GIS Technician, added to the two current REGIS Interns and retired Shelly Hoogewind who has moved on.
10/16/2003	Updated the Calendar.
9/24/2003	Updated REGIS Administrative Assistant Heather Haskell's contact information on the Contact Us and Agency Staff pages.
9/18/2003	Updated the Calendar with new REGIS Board Meeting date, time and location (at Millennium Park), including a map to the meeting location. Added the above Map to Millennium Park to the Maps page as well.
9/10/2003	Updated the Calendar.
8/25/2003	Updated the Calendar and added additional REGIS Board and Executive Board meeting minutes to Participant Docs (secured-access page).
8/20/2003	Added a link to the 2002 Celebration on the Grand Map to the Maps page.
8/6/2003	Minor update to REGIS Users' page. Uploaded new version of REGIS ArcView Theme Listing and the 8/6/2003 REGIS User Update.
7/28/2002	Uploaded the latest edition of The REGIS Record to the website.
6/20/2002	Updated the Calendar.
6/4/2003	Added information on how REGIS Participant Users can access Kent County Health Department West Nile Virus Bird Report data to the REGIS Users website. (This is a secured-access page available only to REGIS Users.)
4/30/2003	Added the new REGIS GIS Intern, Heather Haskell, to the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages.
4/21/2003	Uploaded the latest edition of The REGIS Record to the website.
4/8/2003	Debuted a slightly redesigned REGIS Homepage. The former homepage is retained for historical value and sentimental reasons.
4/4/2003	Added links to the Public REGIS IMS website on the Homepage, Data, Maps and What's New pages.
4/2/2003	The various REGIS Website feedback forms are once again operational. The forms are: Contact Us - general REGIS comments, suggestions, etc. REGIS Street Centerlines Error Reporting Form - report any improperly-attributed, missing or otherwise wrong street centerlines here. REGIS/Kent County Parcel Error Reporting Form - reporting any improperly-attributed, missing or otherwise wrong parcels here. REGIS IMS Feedback - give us your thoughts, opinions and feedback about the REGIS IMS (Internet Map Service). Removed the Village of Sparta weblink from the Participants page. Added a Printed Maps page to the Data section.
3/31/2003	Added the newest REGIS GIS Technician, Nichole Hutchins, to the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages.
3/28/2003	Added two new listings to the News page: Hudsonville Orthophotography Project Kent County Targeting Announcement for Orthophotography Project Added links to the new Official Kent County Road Map and other Kent County Road Commission maps to the Maps and Links pages. Updated the Calendar.
3/27/2003	Corrected the fax number for the Land Base Administrator.
3/26/2003	Added a new, improved Kent & Eastern Ottawa County School Districts map to the Maps page.
3/11/2003	Another update to the REGIS Users website: How to Join Your Data to REGIS Data Major overhaul of the REGIS IMS pages. New information has been added to assist users in accessing and using the REGIS IMS application. (This is a secured-access page available only to REGIS Participants.)
3/10/2003	Two major updates to the REGIS Users website: New information on geocoding to street centerlines with a "directional" component as part of the street name A new secondary set of street centerlines is available within REGIS.
3/5/2003	Updated the link to the Participant-Only Access to REGIS IMS on the Participant-Only REGIS IMS Homepage. (This is a secured-access* page available only to REGIS Participants.)*
3/3/2002	Updated the Calendar.
2/3/2002	Uploaded the latest edition of The REGIS Record to the website.
1/27/2003	Added a link to the Michigan DNR Aerial Imagery Archive to the Links page.
1/23/2003	Added the GIS Technician Position Available listing to the In The News page.
1/21/2003	Changed Brian Berdanier's title to reflect his position on the Agency Staff page. Also added a new photo of Amy Ensing to the same page.
1/16/2003	Added two news articles to the In The News page. Added information about the new REGIS Technical Advisory Group to the Whos Who section and the Secured-Access area.
1/13/2003	Happy New Year! A slew of updates this time around: Updated the Calendar. Updated the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages with Amy Ensing's new name and contact information and Shelly Hoogewind's new contact information. The REGIS Users website has been somewhat redesigned and thoroughly updated with a great deal of new information! Updated the Meetings & Events and FAQ pages.
11/25/2002	Updated the Calendar.
11/20/2002	Added Mark Rambo as the new Project Coordinator for the City of Walker.
11/19/2002	NEW Digital Data Now Available for Purchase! See the Data Distribution page for more information...
11/14/2002	IMPORTANT new REGIS User Login information has been added to the REGIS Users website. This is a secured access area -- the REGIS Website Login ID and Password are required!
11/4/2002	Added The REGIS Record page, from which visitors can receive an informational update on REGIS happenings. This newsletter is being published primarily for the respective Boards and Councils of the REGIS Participant Communities.
10/29/2002	Added information about the REGIS Server Upgrade, including notices on the Home Page and the REGIS Users page.
10/28/2002	Redesigned the layout of the Links page and corrected the link to the SEMGOG GIS website.
10/18/2002	Added a new GIS Software & Viewers page to our Data Distribution section and Links page. This will assist users of REGIS digital spatial data who do not have access to ESRI's ArcView software work with the data or convert it to a variety of different formats.
10/8/2002	Updated the Calendar.
10/2/2002	Updated the Calendar.
9/27/2002	Made slight change to the License Agreement for REGIS Digital Geographic Data Sets as linked from the Data Distribution page.
9/24/2002	Added samples of each of the data layers REGIS sells to the Data Attributes page.
9/3/2002	Added the new Newsworthy Notes from Brian to the website, linked from the homepage. This replaces the old Thoughts from the REGIS Director page. Added more content and features to the Participant-only REGIS IMS Website (secure access area).
8/28/2002	Updated the Calendar, Contact Us, Help Desk, and Agency Staff pages.
8/20/2002	Added a page to the REGIS Users website detailing the various REGIS ArcView Palettes. Updated the Calendar.
8/8/2002	Updated Shelly Hoogewind's e-mail address on the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages.
7/30/3003	Added a link to the King County GIS Center (Seattle area) to the Links page.
7/29/2002	The REGIS Agency Bylaws are now available online for convenient viewing.
7/26/2002	Added information regarding recent changes and improvements to ArcView and related data to the REGIS Users website.
7/25/2002	Updated various pages throughout the website to reflect the departure of former REGIS Director Phil Lund and the move of Brian Berdanier into the position of Interim Director, including the Agency Staff, Contact Us, and Thoughts from the REGIS Director pages.
6/20/2002	Added some GVMC-Related links to the Links page.
6/18/2002	Redesigned the Participant Documentation page (secure access area) as well as added links to the Participant Documentation page (secure access area) for the Enhanced Access policy, Intergovernmental Agreement and Resolution to Adopt Enhanced Access Policy.
6/12/2002	Added information regarding the Street Centerline Geocoding tool for ArcView on the REGIS Users website. Also added information about the Street Centerline Update Effort in the Participant Documentation section (secure access area).
6/10/2002	REGIS Digital Spatial Data is now available for sale and distribution! Uploaded an all new Data Distribution page and added the REGIS License Agreement to the website.
6/6/2002	Updated the Calendar.
6/3/2002	Added REGIS Intern Shelly Hoogewind's photo to the Agency Staff page.
5/30/2002	Added new press release to the In the News section: "The REGIS Agency Announces the Resignation of Director Phil Lund." Broke up the Data section into separate pages for Data Distribution, Data Conversion & Loading and Data Maintenance. Changed the URL on the Links page for the Michigan Geographic Data Library (formerly the Michigan DNR Spatial Data Library).
5/29/2002	Updated the Calendar.
5/16/2002	Added Address Geocoding information to the REGIS Users website. Added REGIS Intern Deb Veen's photo to Agency Staff page.
5/15/2002	Added/revised information regarding the Contour data for ArcView on the REGIS Users website.
5/3/2002	Changed the URLs on the Links page for the Michigan Center for Geographic Information (formerly MIC) and the DNR Spatial Data Library.
4/19 & 4/23/2002	Added/revised information regarding the Contour data for ArcView on the REGIS Users website.
4/15/2002	Added Executive Board Meeting Minutes for March 13, 2002 to the secure Participant Documents area.
4/8/2002	Added the RFQ for GIS Services 2002.
4/5/2002	Updated the Calendar.
3/28/2002	Archived the information regarding the February 2000 website overhaul onto its own page. Added a link to Byron Township's new web presence on the Participants page. Added Bob Jubb's photo to the Agency Staff page. Updated the REGIS Calendar page. Updated and added several new items in the REGIS Users site (secured access). Added a set of new School District maps to the Maps page.
3/12/2002	Corrected Matthew Wiese's e-mail link on the Agency Staff page.
3/1/2002	Added Bob Jubb, the REGIS Agency's new GIS Programmer/Analyst, to the Agency Staff and Contact Us pages. Updated the Calendar. Added a new issue to the new REGIS Users website.
2/20/2002	REGIS Website Overhaul & Update.
2/13/2002	Added new Thoughts from the REGIS Director.
2/12/2002	Added Google SiteSearch functionality and made a few tweaks to the homepage. (The Google SiteSearch will replace the current, outdated site search in the near future.)
1/23/2002	Updated Calendar page.
12/18/2001	Added more Local GIS Agency links to the Links page.
12/5/2001	Updated Calendar page, added training sessions. Added link to Water Resources Institute on the Links page.
12/4/2001	Added two articles to the "In the News" page. Modified homepage.
11/29/2001	Corrections and update on Project Coordinators page. Updated Project Coordinator listing in Secured Access area. Added a new map to the Maps page. Added REGIS Intern Jeff Verwey's photo to Agency Staff page.
11/15/2001	Added additional sponsors to the REGIS Debut Event Sponsors page. Minor updates to Board of Directors and REGIS Agency Staff pages.
11/13/2001	Added separate Sponsor and Directions pages for the REGIS Debut Event Added additional event-related information on the REGIS Debut Event page.
10/26/2001	Updated Executive Board listing in Secured Access area. Added REGIS Debut Event page.
10/15/2001	Added a new map to the Maps page.
10/10/2001	Added What's New page. Tweaked Homepage. Tripled amount of links on Links page. Updated Calendar to reflect October-November. Added Contour Tile metadata on Secured Access page. Various minor reformatting on other pages.
10/5/2001	New REGIS Homepage design. Retained Former Homepage.
10/1/2001	Added GIS Programmer/Analyst Position listing.
9/24/2001	Added Links page.