On behalf of Forward Wisconsin, I welcome you to our new 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,

• Advanced Search Graphic: Users and administrators can now search for data in the presentation site using the new Advanced Search graphic.
• GIS Mapping Enhancement: A new pinpoint mapping option is now available (in the admin screen) which allows you to move the dot to a new spot on the map by clicking on the tan "Look up Location" button in the overview screen of any building or site. To do this, click on "edit" next to any building or site and you will see the new button near the middle right- hand side of the page.
• Quick Reference Flyers: This feature allows anyone to print a summary of a building, site or locality record from the presentation site. Building and site flyers are one page; locality flyers are typically four pages. (Please note: until an image has been uploaded for the record, a gray box will appear.) You can save the flyer to your computer as a .pdf and e-mail it to others. If you click on the building, site or locality name in the flyer, it will open the record in LOIS where all of the information can be viewed.
• Localities Listing: By popular demand, LOIS recently rearranged the list of localities on Forward Wisconsin's presentation view. All of the communities, including towns and villages now appear in alphabetical order by locality name, not by prefix. You will notice that the words "town" and "village" appear after each community instead of before it. This change is also reflected in the title of each Quick Reference flyer.
• LOIS Marketing Icon: The graphic that you see at the very top of this newsletter, (powered by LocationOne), is now available to all administrators to utilize on their Web site or marketing materials. To obtain the graphic, click here.

• 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.
• GIS Mapping Enhancement: This feature is accessible from the Maps and Radii Reports link from a building, site or locality record. Under development is a new report, color aerial photos, and a landing page to ESRI Services if more reports are desired.
• 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.

There are many other items on the list of improvements to be made to the LOIS system. It is the role of the Advisory Council, which meets quarterly, to collectively prioritize the order in which enhancements will be implemented. As always, if you have any questions, concerns or ideas for improving the system, please feel free to contact Sharon Seffrood and she will pass this onto the group for review. The next Advisory Council meeting has been scheduled for the end of September.