On behalf of Forward Wisconsin, I welcome you to our publication called the LOIS Update. It has been designed specifically for administrators like you to help keep you up-to-date on what's new with LOIS. This issue outlines recent changes that have been made to the system and it includes a list of enhancements yet to be made. Enhancements are a direct result of the LOIS system Advisory Council, which meets on a quarterly basis to discuss issues about LOIS. I represent Wisconsin, as a member of this group, and I welcome your suggestions.

Thank you for your ongoing support,

Forward Wisconsin would like to welcome communities in and around Marinette to LOIS! Sharon recently held a training session there on July 27. She plans on traveling to Kenosha on August 11 to host her next session.

• Color Aerial Map: LOIS has included new color aerial maps in the Mapping and Radii Module.
• Button Label Modification: LOIS has changed the name of the button in the Mapping and Radii Module from "Find Target" to "Show Radii".
• Airports: ESRI has added airports to the Mapping and Radii Reports.
• Auto Fill - City Name: In the administration screen, LOIS has added a feature which will automatically fill in the city name, based on the locality you select, when adding a new building or site.
• Back Button in Admin Screen: LOIS has made navigating in the admin screens even easier by allowing administrators to use the back button.
• URL Address: A URL string has been hard coded on the administration site overview page in all sections. The system automatically builds the URL for you, which makes it easy to copy and paste into e-mail.

• Web Trends Reports: Aquila, the company that designed LOIS, is in the process of developing a fee- based service for anyone interested in obtaining statistical reports of LOIS activity based on your unique user profile. More details will follow when available.
• Linking to LOIS: The ability to link to any page/section in LOIS from an external Web site will likely be developed in late 2005. Currently, users can link to sections or specific records but are taken directly to the overview page.
• Hyperlinks: The ability to add a hyperlink in all text sections, i.e. comments, is slated for development in late 2005.
• State, County & Metro flyers: A quick reference flyer for each of these sections is likely to be developed in late 2005.
• Resource Guidebook: LOIS is currently working on the guidebook, which will help you locate data for the Localities section. It is due to be released by sometime this month. LOIS has been posting some useful tips on their Web site. You may view them by clicking here.
• Realtor Component: A component will soon be added to allow realtors and brokers to enter data into LOIS. Specific details to be announced.
• Shopping Cart Feature: LOIS administrators and users alike will be able to check a box next to each building that they would like to include in a one-page PDF flyer.
• Modify Date Filter: LOIS Administrators will have the ability to hide certain data according to date parameters.

The filter which was set to hide buildings under 10,000 square feet has been turned off. We determined that many of the smaller communities who do not have their own Web sites would benefit by having their listings appear on Forward's view of LOIS.