2023 User Group Meetings for GIS users

Join a User Group Meeting to hear from fellow colleagues and to share the GIS work we do. All are scheduled to be virtual meetings.

Click on the user group name below to access and add the series .ics file to your calendar.  

ArcGIS Pro User's Group Meetings for anyone interested in ArcGIS Pro

4th Friday Quarterly, from 1pm-2pm

May 26, Aug 25, November 17th (3rd Friday)

Python User Group Meetings for anyone interested in using Python

2nd Thursday Quarterly, from 1pm-2pm

June 8, Sept 14, Dec 14

GIS User Group Meetings for ALL GIS users or anyone interested in GIS at MNDNR

4th Tuesday Quarterly, from 1pm-2pm

July 25, Oct 24

Agendas and past meetings are available online. Please visit our web site today!

The DNR Resource Assessment Program (RA) has been busy updating image services for peak fall color photography across northern Minnesota. You can now access 2021 and 2022 color and color-infrared image services (UTM and web mercator) on the GDRS and MN Geospatial Commons. These collections include the following counties (see above map), for 2021: Lake of the Woods, Koochiching, St Louis (northern half), Lake (northern half), and for 2022: Roseau, Beltrami, Clearwater, Mahnomen, and Itasca.

In fall 2023, RA will set their sights on central Minnesota in the Mississippi River Valley.  

Watch for Summer Webinar Series

The GIS Support team will be hosting a few GIS focused webinar series over the summer.

Cartography 101 (Using ArcGIS Pro)

Map Accessibility Multi-Part Webinar Series

Python Multi-Part Webinar Series

Invitations will be shared via the GIS Community Team when available.

Don't Forget: Stay "In the Know" and join the GIS Community Team for all upcoming event updates!

GIS Collaborative GIS Bytes

Missed the GIS Bytes on Arcade? Watch online at MN State GIS Collaborative Yammer website.

Starting in June, the GIS Collaborative will offer a two-part GIS Bytes on LiDAR data LiDAR collection and the important role we all play in data collection! 

Invitation will be shared via the GIS Community Team when available.

Don't Forget: Stay "In the Know" and join the GIS Community Team for all upcoming event updates!

Have a project you'd like to share during a GIS Bytes? Complete a GIS Bytes Submission Form.

Did you know, ArcMap only has one default geodatabase, but ArcGIS Pro creates a new default geodatabase for every project!

If you like to save things in the default geodatabase and are worried you won’t find it again, never fear! You can change Pro’s geodatabase settings. In the Project Option Settings, you have the option to change the default geodatabase location for existing projects and even change the settings so new projects always point to the same default geodatabase.

This tipsheet outlines how to create a new geodatabase, change a project’s default geodatabase, and the default for all new projects.

Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium Update

Accepting Fall Conference Presentation Proposals

Fall Conference is October 4-6th and the Consortium is accepting Presentation abstracts. If you have a project, tip, workflow, panel discussion, anything GIS/LIS related please submit your abstract today! As a reminder, one presenter per accepted submission will receive discounted conference admission.

Join the Conversation

Add yourself to the DNR GIS Community Microsoft Team today. It has been designed for any DNR employee using or interested in GIS technology. Anyone can be as active or passive in the Team as they desire. 

The Community is an interactive environment for members to ask GIS related questions and collaboratively share ideas. Join to Be Informed, Get Answers to Questions, or Get Feedback on Ideas.

DNR employees can add themselves to the DNR GIS Community with the Team code 5izzvto.

In Teams, click on the Join or create a team button at the bottom of your list of Teams.

Type in the code 5izzvto and click Join team.

The DNR GIS Community Team is an additional communication tool to enhance (not replace) the purpose of this DNR GIS Newsletter or the GIS Section Intranet pages. 

Want to know more? Check out the Team's Frequently Asked Questions.