St. Charles, IL – The Sidwell Company will host a free, daylong GIS Forum for local government users across the state of Iowa. This event will be held at the Holiday Inn-Airport in Des Moines on February 10, 2010. You are encouraged to join the many who have already registered for this educational forum, which is being held in conjunction with the annual Iowa Supervisor’s Conference.

The theme of this year’s forum is “Making GIS Work for Everybody!” Veteran GIS experts from Sidwell will offer practical lessons and insights on topics such as verifying and protecting the integrity of your GIS data, and how you can make sure your data is not only serving the needs of your office, but also providing tangible benefit to users throughout your jurisdiction. Technical experts from Sidwell will also detail how to prepare for the next important software release from industry leader ESRI: ArcGIS® 10. Additional topics include a discussion of the value of GPS in GIS, and the power that mapping and GIS bring to the process of emergency management and E9-1-1.

For event details and to register, visit www.sidwellco.com/IA2010GIS.


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About Sidwell
For over 80 years, The Sidwell Company has provided outstanding products and services, evolving and innovating every step of the way. Sidwell is an employee-owned firm providing integrated land records management solutions and GIS mapping and software development to local government and private-sector organizations across the United States. Sidwell’s premier parcel mapping solution, Parcel Builder™, is currently used by over 150 customers nationwide. Sidwell also offers a full range of aerial photography and photogrammetric services, and is the Midwest Distributor for Ashtech™ (formerly Magellan) GPS products and solutions. For more information about Sidwell services and products, call 877.SIDWELL (877.743.9355) or visit www.sidwellco.com.