Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers

Welcome to the Groupsite for OFWIM!

The Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) has been bringing together state, federal, and non-profit fish and wildlife information managers since 1993 to coordinate and share information technologies, management strategies, and standards on a national level.

OFWIM Groupsite is our meeting place that provides members of the organization with a shared calendar, discussion forums, member profiles, photo gallery, file storage and more.

To become an OFWIM member, go to our public website and join online or mail in membership form.

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OFWIM 2025 Annual Conference - Hold the Date

Hold the Date!October 5-9, 2025Please join us at the Virden Retreat Center in Lewes, Delaware for the 2025 OFWIM Annual Conference.Registration information and call for abstracts will be coming soon.

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Meryl Friedrich

Brandy Bachman

GIS Programmer Analyst

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Lindsey Wise

Biodiversity Data Manager

Institute for Natural Resources, Portland ...

Ben Wasserstein

Research & Species Conservation Database A...

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Binod Chapagain

Shefali Azad

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Michael Barbour posted a new Topic

Monday, May 25, 2015 at 5:26 PM

Webinar: A Legal Framework for UAVs: How We Get From Here to There?

: "GeoBytes Webinar: A Legal Framework for UAVs: How We Get From Here to There?
Friday, 29 May 201511:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
To register, click here.
Abstract: UAVs offer tremendous potential to collect geospatial information in ways that will both replace and supplement existing collection capabilities. Unfortunately, trying to integrate broad comm..."

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Michael Barbour posted a new Topic

Monday, May 25, 2015 at 5:10 PM

Webinar: Navigating the Data Basin Platform: A Guided Tour

: "Conservation Science WebinarNavigating the Data Basin Platform: A Guided Tour18 June 20151pm ET/10 am PT
Space is limited.Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/309356694
Dr. Tosha Comendant, Senior Scientist at Conservation Biology Institute, will give an introductory tour to demonstrate multiple ways to explore ..."

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Andrew Treble posted a reply on Re: Anyone Using Tableau Software

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Said: : "Thanks Lowell. I ended up getting a trial subscription and so far I really like what I see, so am going to see if I can get our IT department to OK the purchase."

Lowell Ballard posted a reply on Re: Anyone Using Tableau Software

Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8:10 AM

Said: : "We use it some here - not tons but some. I can have you hop on the phone with some of our technical guys if you want to pick their brains. There are lots of tools out there but Tableau definitely has lots of momentum in the market. I a...

Danny Lewis posted a reply on Re: Anyone Using Tableau Software

Thursday, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:12 AM

Said: : "I want to say I've seen a presentation, but I'm trying to remember if it was OFWIM or elsewhere. When I get a chance, I'll look back through our past meeting presentations on the website and see if that's it."