GIS Software Support Team
Updates
ArcMap 10.8+ and ArcGIS Pro 3x are both available through TIPS.
ArcMap End of Support
ArcMap support from ESRI will end in 2026. OSMRE is working toward transitioning all of its users ArcGIS Pro by the end of 2024.
More information about what the end of support for ArcMap means can be found here: https://support.esri.com/en/arcmap-esri-plan
Software updates and coordination will be done through the TIPS service managers. You can contact them or gis@osmre.gov for more details.
Team Members
The TIPS GIS Workgroup includes members from the States and OSMRE who work together to provide services to TIPS customers. All members are proficient in the GIS software provided by TIPS and continually review changes and enhancements to the software packages.
OSMRE Team Members
Appalachian Region
- Kamiliah Lograsso - klograsso@osmre.gov; (412) 937 - 2843
- Tom Mastrorocco - tmastrorocco@osmre.gov; (412) 937 - 2939
Mid Continent Region
- Austin (John) Willis - jwillis@osmre.gov;
Western Region
- Michael Schuch mschuch@osmre.gov; (720) 601-8537
State Team Members
- Wyoming: Chad Koplin chad.kopplin@wyo.gov; (307) 777 - 6470
Software
ESRI - ESRI is a high-end GIS with capabilities for automation, modification, management, analysis and display of geographic information.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Below are some of the most common questions we get from our AutoCAD users.
How do I convert coordinates from Degrees, Minutes, Seconds into Decimal Degrees?
How to convert from DMS to DD [Example coordinate is 37 degrees, 36 minutes, 30 seconds]
- Divide each value by the number of minutes or seconds in a degree
- 36 minutes / 60 = 0.60 degrees
- 30 seconds / 3600 = 0.00833 degrees
- Now add up the degress to get the answer:
- 37 degress + 0.60 degrees + 0.00833 degrees = 37.60833 DD
What is the difference between the UTM and State Plane grids?
The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system is a worldwide system consisting of 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide and measured in meters. The Y-coordinate (also called northing) is the distance in meters from the Equator. The X-coordinate (also called easting) is the distance in meters from the central meridian of a zone. Positive X-values are east of this central meridian, negative X-values are west of it. The projection is Universal Transverse Mercator.
The State Plane coordinate system is specific for each individual state and is measured in feet. The projection is either Universal Transverse Mercator (for states that are longer north-south) or Lambert Conformal Conic (for states that are longer ease-west).
Instructions for software license downloads and installations are coordinated through your service manager. Information for software downloads will be provided with the completion of updated service agreements.
You can contact your service manager or GIS@osmre.gov for more details.
Additional Resources
The TIPS CAD Team has put together reference files for our users. These are intended to assist our customers with shortcut keys, command aliases, commonly used setting changes, etc.
GIS Cookbooks
Spatial Analyst (Contour, Slope, Hillshade)