1996
- 1998
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Fiscal year 1996 was a busy time for NRIS. The
Natural Heritage Program, Water Information System, and Geographic Information
System filled over 2,180 mediated requests for natural resource information
and services. During 1996, 1997, and 1998, NRIS continued to expand
internet services including deployment of a File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
server, electronic mail services for all of the NRIS staff and the State
Library, and a Telnet server that allows remote log in to the NRIS network.
The most visible Internet service, our World Wide Web (WWW) site, was enhanced
and expanded to be the center piece of the NRIS clearinghouse activities
and services. With its myriad of links to other related sites around
the nation, the NRIS web site is a major step forward in making natural
resource information easily and readily accessible for all Montanans.
During FY 1997 alone, there was an average of nearly 1,700 user sessions
per week on the NRIS web site. In addition, NRIS began hosting web
sites for other state agencies including: the Montana Department
of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality,
the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, and the Montana
Historical Society. The Internet services NRIS and these agencies
are providing extend access to services to all Montana citizens regardless
of the time of day or where they may live.
In 1998, Jim Stimson became NRIS's fourth Director. |