SHRUG is an alliance
of multidisciplinary GIS professionals and users focused
in the Tallahassee regional area to promote and support the use of GIS. Membership
includes staff from consulting firms, educational institutions, all levels of governing
agencies, hardware/software vendors, and non-profit organizations.
SHRUG meets quarterly at a revolving location to address such issues as data
sharing, training needs, and an assortment of industry-focused, technical topics.
Meeting locations rotate to provide local users the opportunity to visit each other's
GIS shops, at the same time giving the host an excuse to "show off" and demo their
talent in an open house setting. SHRUG has met nearly every quarter since its first
meeting in April of 1999.
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Past hosts include:
FSU Department of Geography
URS Corporation
FDCA Emergency Operation Center
FAHCA
FDEP GIS Section
FDOT Office of Statistics
Tallahassee/Leon County GIS
PBS&J Information Solutions
FDACS Division of Administration
FDOH
Short strategy meetings start each SHRUG gathering and are open for any and
all interested parties. A core group of roughly a dozen representatives meet to
discuss operational concerns, such as:
- the generation of a governing charter
- planning/location for the next meeting
- community outreach, etc. |
